Abstract:In order to investigate the influence of ultrasonic modified protein on the gel structure and digestive properties of corn starch (CS), soybean isolated protein (SPI) treated with different ultrasonic time was added to corn starch, and the structure of ultrasonic modified protein and CS compound gel system was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffractometry and rheometer, and its in vitro digestive characteristics were analyzed.The results showed that compared with the original CS, the short-range orderliness, intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bond strength, and enthalpy (ΔH) of pasting of CS decreased, when soybean isolate protein modified with different ultrasonic time was added to the starch, and the ΔH of pasting tended to decrease gradually with the increase of ultrasonic time, and the ΔH of the compound gel system decreased by 27.27% when the ultrasonic time reached 30min. The interaction between the ultrasonic-modified protein and the CS was mainly through hydrophobic forces. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the compound gel system showed typical V-shaped structure characteristics, suggesting that the addition of the modified protein improved the starch digestion characteristics, and the content of both slow-digesting starch (SDS) and resistant starch (RS) increased gradually with the increase of ultrasonic time compared with the original starch, and the SDS and RS mass fractions increased by 7.01% and 3.41%, respectively.This study might provide a theoretical basis for the application of modified proteins in starch-based foods.