“…Starch is one of the most abundant reproducible biological resources and has been widely used as thickener, colloidal stabilizer, gelling agent, bulking agent, water retention agent, and adhesive in paper, textile, adhesive, sweetener, and food industries [1,2]. Many researches have been paying attention to structural and physicochemical properties of starches from various plant sources, such as wheat, maize, rice, cassava, and potato [3].…”