“…5). This was consistent with literature data, where an increase in extrusion temperature, to some extent, is accompanied by a decrease in sectional expansion of the extrudates (Brumer, Meuser, van Lengerich, & Niemann, 2002;Della Valle, Vergnes, & Colonna, 1997;Kokini, Chang, & Lai, 1992;Ryu & Ng, 2001). The decrease in sectional expansion with increasing extrusion temperature can be explained by the theory of bubble growth and the role of glass transition temperature, which is related to the rheological properties of the starch melt (Campanella, Li, Ross, & Okos, 2002;Della Valle et al, 1997;Fan, Mitchell, & Blanshard, 1994;Kokini et al, 1992;Vergnes, Della Valle, & Colonna, 2003).…”