retrogradation
noun
ret·ro·gra·da·tion
ˌre-trō-grā-ˈdā-shən 
-grə-
: the action or process of retrograding
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This is because during the process of retrogradation, some starch molecules form granules that are even more tightly associated than the bonds in the original starch granule.
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Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2016
Low temperatures congeal everything the dough has absorbed and accelerate the staling process, or retrogradation.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2020
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Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2016
Low temperatures congeal everything the dough has absorbed and accelerate the staling process, or retrogradation.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2020
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“Retrogradation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrogradation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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