This might be explained as an intrinsic polymer interaction in which
the hydrated polysaccharide network encapsulates the starch granules,
rendering stable starch granules attached to the matrix. This is
in agreement with changes in the microstructure of dietary fiber
enriched pasta (Tudorica, Kuri, & Brennan, 2002). Gluten forms a colloidal
network compacted by KGM where starch granules are aggregated
by hydrophobic bonds and thus hindering amylose leakage
from granules and preventing starch swelling due to limited water
availability. In addition, the continuity of a gluten network, enhanced
by KGM, might be another explanation for the decreased cooking loss.