E ta'ua fo'i o mea e maua mai i le masoa, lea e gaosia e ala i le fa'aogaina fa'aletino, kemikolo po'o le enzymatically togafiti ma le masoa moni e suia, fa'amalosia pe fa'aleagaina ai mea fou e ala i le mole, toe fa'atulagaina po'o le fa'aofiina o vaega fou e suitulaga.E tele auala e suia ai meaʻai masoa, e pei o le kuka, hydrolysis, oxidation, bleaching, oxidation, esterification, etherification, crosslinking ma isi.
Suiga faaletino
1. Pre-gelatinization
2. Togafitiga fa'avevela
3. Togafitiga vevela
Suiga fa'a vaila'au
1. Esterification: Acetylated starch, esterified i le acetic anhydride poʻo le vinyl acetate.
2. Etherification: Hydroxypropyl starch, faʻamalosia i le propylene oxide.
3. Acid treated starch , togafitia i acids inorganic.
4. Alkaline togafitia masoa, togafitia i alkaline inorganic.
5. Asala masoa, tagofia le hydrogen peroxyide.
6. Oxidation: Oxidized starch, togafitia i le sodium hypochlorite.
7. Emulsification: masoa sodium Octenylsuccinate, esterified ma octenyl succinic anhydride.