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Amylopectin makes up roughly what share of starch?

AEighty per cent
BThirty per cent
CSixteen per cent
DSixty per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Eighty per cent
1. Amylose is the smaller share at 15 to 20 per cent. 2. The rest of the starch is amylopectin. 3. That comes to about 80 to 85 per cent. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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