Question

Explain the following terms: mutarotation, inversion of sugar, gelatinization, retrogradation and modified starch.

18 Feb 2026
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Mutarotation refers to the change in optical rotation that occurs when a sugar solution undergoes equilibrium between two anomeric forms. In simple terms, when certain sugars (such as glucose and fructose) are dissolved in water, they can exist in two different structural forms that differ in their configuration at the anomeric carbon. One of these forms is usually more stable, while the other is less stable. Over time, the less stable form will convert to the more stable form, and this shift is accompanied by a change in the ___ ____ __________ __________ ___ ________ _____ _________ ______ ___.
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