retrogradation
Example Sentences
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It will crisp it up, but, fact fans, that heat will also briefly reverse retrogradation – the staling process of starches reverting to their crystalline form.
From The Guardian
The retrogradation of wheat starch in bread is responsible for staling.
From New York Times
Retrogradation is referred to as “staling” in the baking industry.
From New York Times
If you want to know the science behind it, it’s got to do with the same retrogradation of starch that stales bread and firms rice for stir-frying.
From Los Angeles Times
And that reason is retrogradation.
From Los Angeles Times
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