May 29, 2018 · amylose A polysaccharide consisting of linear chains of between 100 and 1000 linked glucose molecules. Amylose is a constituent of starch (the other being amylopectin). In …

The nonglutinous rice varieties can also be classified as low-amylose (8 – 20 percent), intermediate (21 – 25 percent), and high-amylose (>25 percent) types. Generally Japonica has …