gelatinization
nounUK /dʒəˌlætɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
US /dʒəˌlætənəˈzeɪʃən/
Gelatinization is when starch grains soak up hot water and swell up into a thick, jelly-like mixture.
The gelatinization of the rice made the pudding thick and creamy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of turning into a gel or jelly-like substance.
Cooling the sauce led to gelatinization and a firmer texture.
3. In food science, the breaking down of starch granules by heat and moisture.
Bakers rely on gelatinization to give bread its soft crumb.
4. A change in a material that makes it set into a semisolid state.
The gelatinization of the mixture was complete after ten minutes of stirring.