Study on processing conditions for lotus root starch and red bean dumpling

The role of urea on the dissolution of starch in NaOH–urea aqueous solutions

“…Starch-based materials have been widely used in various applications e.g. in food production, 1 papermaking 2 and pharmaceutics 3 as renewable, low-cost, environment friendly and biocompatible materials. All these properties contribute to minimizing the environmental footprint of the process or product.…”