Abstract:To explored the changement of structure and physicochemical properties by repeated gelatinization and retrogradation (RGR) treatments.With sweet potato starch as raw material, the effect of (RGR) treatments at different starch concentration (5%, 10%, and 20%, w/w) ware investigated. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to determine the structure changes, thermal properties, pasting properties, swelling power, solubility and in vitro digestibility were also tested to evaluate the physicochemical and functional properties of the samples. The results showed that starch granule morphology was damaged, presenting irregular lumps after RGR treatments. The X-ray diffraction patterns of sweet potato starches changed significantly, conversing from A-type to B-type. As the increasing of the concentration and treated times, the swelling power and solubility of sweet potato starch decreased. In addition, the slowly digestible starch (SDS) and resistant starch (RS) content of sweet potato starches treated by RGR-1 at a concentration of 10% were highest, which were 29.83% and 39.82%, respectively. Therefore, this study made fundamental knowledge for the preparation of SDS and RS of sweet potato starches and their application in the field of functional foods.