“…The extent of this interaction is influenced by the amylose-amylopectin proportion and is characteristic of each molecule depending on the polymerization degree, length and grade of chain branching, molecular weight and molecular conformation (Hoover, 2001;Ratnayake et al, 2002). The swelling capacity of starch is directly associated with the amylopectin content because the amylose acts as a diluent and inhibitor of (Singh et al, 2003) < 110 (Singh et al, 2003) 0.1 (Dhital et al, 2011) 0.1 (Dhital et al, 2011) 0.6 (Dhital et al, 2011) 29.3±0.2 (Yuan et al, 2007) 45.9±0.6/B (Yuan et al, 2007) Sweet Potato Polygonal 5-25 28.9±0.35 (Tan et al, 2006) Cassava Flake-shape and irregular (Falade & Akingbala, 2010) 5-25 0.2 (Vasanthan & Hoover, 1992) 0.3 (Leelavathi et al, 1987) 0.01 (Lim et al, 1994) 23.7±0.1 (Yuan et al, 2007) 8-25 (Paes et al, 2008) 48±0.2/A (Yuan et al, 2007) 12-15/B (Paes et al, 2008) Turmeric Polygonal and Angular 5-70 0.6±0.1 48±3 Ginger Polygonal and Angular 5-40 0.53±0.01 34±2 Dioscorea 3-22 (Yuan et al, 2007) 26.3±0.2 (Yuan et al, 2007) 48.5±0.3/C (Yuan et al, 2007) Lipid, protein and phosphorus contents are shown as % of total dry weight.…”