Table 3.
MeanA values for the average granule size and the total starch, damaged starch, apparent amylose, and phosphorus contents of potato starches isolated from yellow-fleshed potato flours.

VarietyB Average granule size (μm) Total starch (%, d.b) Damaged starch (%, s.bC) Apparent AmyloseD (%, s.bC) Phosphorus (ppm)E
YKG 41.8±0.7b 94.5±0.5a 0.4±0.1a 24.2±0.2c 870.0±0.0c
GEM 43.9±0.3ab 93.8±0.7a 0.1±0.0b 27.8±0.1a 1150.0±70.7a
VIC 36.5±0.3c 94.8±0.3a 0.2±0.1ab 27.2±0.4b 620.0±0.0d
INN 44.4±2.4ab 92.9±0.8b 0.1±0.0b 24.3±0.1c 525.0±7.1e
SET 34.5±0.6c 93.5±0.3ab 0.3±0.0a 28.1±0.1a 805.0±21.2c
SIG 44.8±0.9a 94.9±0.3a 0.2±0.0ab 26.9±0.1b 985.0±7.1b
Mean value of two measurements; values within a column sharing a common letter are not significantly different (p<0.05).
YKG; Yukon Gold, VIC; Victoria, INN; Innovator, SET; Setina, SIG; Sierra Gold.
dry starch weight.
Determined using the colorimetric method of Morrison and Laignelet (1983).
Determined via inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) (Anderson, 1996).