This paper aims at investigating the effects of green tea polyphenols (GTPs) on the retrogradation of potato, rice, and maize starches. Starch/GTPs mixing ratios were 2/0, 2/0.1, 2/0.2, and 2/0.3 (w/w) that equated with starch containing 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% GTPs (based on starch weight), respectively. The analytic samples had a water-starch/GTPs ratio of 2:1. The effects of GTPs on the retrogradation of these starches were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The analysis of DSC indicates that the temperature and enthalpy of gelatinization of all th...