Abstract:The effect of glycerol monostearate on the starch digestibility in diacylglycerol mooncakes was investigated in this study. Various concentrations of glycerol monostearate (0%, 0.3%, 0.6%, 0.9%, 1.2%, 1.5%, and 1.8%) were incorporated into the mooncake dough, and their impact on the formation of starch-lipid complexes was examined.The results indicate that when the glycerol monostearate content was 1.2%, the resistant starch content was 30.52%. The higher resistant starch content was indicated by a complex index, attributed to the formation of complexes between glycerol monostearate and amylose. Glycerol monostearate increased the relative crystallinity from 6.50% to 23.96%, as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction patterns. A significant increase in enthalpy change, from 188.0 J·g-1 to 328.3 J·g-1 was observed upon the addition of glycerol monostearate, as revealed by differential scanning calorimetry analysis. Glycerol monostearate enhanced the short-range ordered structure of diacylglycerol mooncake dough that was indicated by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra. Therefore, incorporating an appropriate amount of glycerol monostearate (1.2%) into diacylglycerol mooncakes can substantially decrease their starch digestibility. This research offers a theoretical foundation for the development of functional foods.