Food Corn starch (Corn Flour) is used as a thickening agent in liquid-based foods (e.g., soup, sauces, gravies, custard); it is mixed-in with a lower-temperature liquid to form a paste or a slurry.
· Corn flour is sometimes preferred over flour because it forms a translucent mixture, rather than an opaque one. As the starch is heated, the molecular chains unravel, allowing them to collide with other starch chains to form a mesh, thickening the liquid (Starch gelatinization).
· Food Starch is usually included as an anti-caking agent in powdered sugar (10X or confectioner's sugar).
· Baby powders often includes cornstarch among its ingredients
Starch applications in Food Industry:-
o BAKERY (Bread,Buns,Cake etc)
o CEREALS
o BABY POWDER
o KETCHUP & SAUCE
o SOUPS
o SALAD DRESSING
o SYRUPS
o GRAVIES
o PUDDNG POWDER & DAIRY PRODUCTS
o CUSTARD POWDER,ICE-CREAM,WAFFLES
o AS THICKNER / BINDER
o NAMKEEN
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