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How the type of starch can influence pelleting

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    Publisher Milling & Grain
    Year of publication 2019 October
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    Medium Digital
    Edition1
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    Cereal processes > Animal feed milling

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    Scope & contentBy Mathieu Calmont, Borregaaard LignoTech, Norway

    Starch is one of the primary ingredients used in feed, together with protein. But starches from different sources offer a range of functional properties that need to be considered, not only from a nutritional perspective but also for technological aspects.

    Chemically, starches are polysaccharides that consist of repeating glucose units. Starch molecules have one of two molecular structures: a linear structure, known as amylose; and a branched structure, known as amylopectin…. Read more.

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