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Gelatinization temperature

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002768

The temperature threshold at which gel formation is observed during processing. May be applied to the temperature at which starch in a rice grain begins to swell as water is absorbed, therefore determining cooking time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002768
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsgel temperature; gelation temperature; gelling temperature
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoTemperature; Gelatinization; Gelation
TranslationsSpanish: temperatura de gelatinización
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002768",
  "term": "Gelatinization temperature",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The temperature threshold at which gel formation is observed during processing. May be applied to the temperature at which starch in a rice grain begins to swell as water is absorbed, therefore determining cooking time.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gel temperature",
    "gelation temperature",
    "gelling temperature"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "temperature",
    "gelatinization",
    "gelation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "temperatura de gelatinización"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gelatinization-temperature/"
}

Record 2,738 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.