Corn Starch

Starch is a white, odorless powder found in seeds or tubers of many plants. Corn, wheat and potatoes are among the major starch containing plants. Almost 70% of dry matter of corn kernel contains starch. Starch is used not only in food industry but also in textile and paper production, fermentation, drilling and many other industries. Starch powder is produced through mechanical dehydration of starch slurry with the help of centrifuges or vacuum filters followed by hot air drying. Native starch has several functionalities such as gel forming, thickening, texturizing, water holding capacity, and stabilizing properties.

Technical specifications Corn Starch

Property	Industrial Corn Starch
Moisture Content (%)	<13
Density (kg/m³)	620–670
Protein (% db)	<0.7

Applications Corn Starch

Nonfood Application of Starch

Starch can be utilized in various industries such as paper, cardboard, drilling, textile, mining, adhesive and gypsum board industries.

Application of Starch in Food Industry

Starch is used in various food industries such as bakery, frozen products, snacks, meat products, puddings formulation, sauces and dressings, semi-prepared soups and animal feed. Starch is used in food industry as a filler, stabilizing agent (specially in emulsions), texturizer, moisture regulator, gel forming and film forming agent, etc.

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