Starch

"Starch" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain polymer of glucose in the form of amylose and amylopectin. It is the chief storage form of energy reserve (carbohydrates) in plants.

Descriptor ID	D013213
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.078.562.855 D09.301.915 D09.698.365.855
Concept/Terms	Starch Starch Keoflo Keoflo Cornstarch Cornstarch Amylomaize Starch Amylomaize Starch Starch, Amylomaize Amylum Amylum

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Starch".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Biopolymers [D05.750.078]
Glucans [D05.750.078.562]
Starch [D05.750.078.562.855]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Dietary Carbohydrates [D09.301]
Starch [D09.301.915]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Glucans [D09.698.365]
Starch [D09.698.365.855]

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Starch
Inulin

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Bar chart showing 57 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	1	1	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	0	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	2	5
2019	5	0	5
2020	1	0	1
2021	3	0	3
2022	2	8	10
2023	7	1	8
2024	11	3	14
2025	2	0	2

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Miao W, McClements DJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin Q, Ji H, Jin Z, Qiu C. Effects of different polysaccharides on the formation, stability, and rheological properties of oleogels structured by octenyl succinic anhydride starch. Food Chem. 2025 May 01; 473:143076.

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Xu W, Li C, McClements DJ, Xu Z, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Zhao J, Jin Z, Chen L. Construction, characterization and application of rutin loaded zein - Carboxymethyl starch sodium nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Apr; 302:140355.

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Cheng H, McClements DJ, Xu H, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Zhao J, Zhou H, Wang W, Jin Z, Chen L. Development, characterization, and biological activity of composite films: Eugenol-zein nanoparticles in pea starch/soy protein isolate films. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Mar; 293:139342.

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Lin Y, McClements DJ, Zhang J, Ke L, He Y, Xiao J, Cao Y, Liu X. In vitro digestive behavior of emulsifier-stabilized excipient emulsions affects the bioaccessibility of flavonoids. J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Mar 15; 105(4):2146-2157.

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Gu F, Wen Y, Hu X, Liao H, He C, McClements DJ, Pan W, Niu F. Novel Porous Starch Granules Fabricated Using Controlled Lipase-Amylase Treatments: Application as Delivery Systems and Resistant Starches. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Nov 06; 72(44):24762-24775.

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Zhou L, Zheng X, He X, Li M, Dai L, Qiu C, McClements DJ, Qin Y, Sun Q. Effects of recrystallization degree on structure and digestibility of debranched starch. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Nov; 281(Pt 3):136546.

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Headley SA, Chapman DJ, Germain MJ, Evans EE, Madsen KL, Miele EM, Kirton K, Loseke J, Cornelius A, Martin B, Nindl B, Park H, Vaziri ND, Ikizler TA. Effects of High Amylose-Resistant Starch on Gut Microbiota and Uremic Toxin Levels in Patients With Stage-G3a-G4 Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Trial. J Ren Nutr. 2025 Mar; 35(2):248-258.

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Liu W, Liu K, Hu H, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Long J, Chen G, Zou Y, Jin Z, Chen L. Modification of pea starch using ternary mixtures of natural crosslinking agents: Vanillin-chitosan-betaine and vanillin-gelatin-betaine. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Sep; 276(Pt 2):133949.

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Wang Y, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, He K, Lin Z, Peng X, Xu Z, Meng M, Ji H, Zhao J, Jin Z, Chen L. High water resistance starch based intelligent label for the freshness monitoring of beverages. Food Chem. 2024 Nov 30; 459:140383.

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Yan X, McClements DJ, Luo S, Liu C, Ye J. Recent advances in the impact of gelatinization degree on starch: Structure, properties and applications. Carbohydr Polym. 2024 Sep 15; 340:122273.

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