CORN STARCH
Listing description
Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize
starch or maize is the starch derived
from the corn (maize) grain or
wheat. The starch is obtained from the endosperm of
the kernel. Corn starch
is a popular food ingredient used in thickening sauces or soups, and is used in making corn syrup and
other sugars.
Detailed description
Use
Cornstarch is used as a thickening agent in
liquid-based foods (e.g., soup, sauces, gravies, custard), usually by mixing
it with a lower-temperature liquid to form a paste or slurry. It is sometimes
preferred over flour alone 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).
It is usually included as an anti-caking agent in
powdered sugar (10X or confectioner's sugar). Baby powder often includes
cornstarch among its ingredients.[3]
Cornstarch when mixed with a fluid can make a non-Newtonian fluid, e.g. adding water makes Oobleck and adding oil
makes an Electrorheological
fluid. The concept can be explained through the mixture
termed "cornflour slime". [4]
Cornstarch added to a batter which coated chicken
nuggets increased oil absorption and crispness after the latter stages of
frying.[6]
Cornstarch is the preferred anti-stick agent on
medical products made from natural latex, including condoms, diaphragms and medical gloves.[7][8] Prior usage
of talc was abandoned as talc was believed to be a
carcinogen.
Food producers reduce production costs by adding
varying amounts of cornstarch to foods, for example to cheese and yogurt. This
is more common in the United States of America where the Congress and the
Department of Agriculture subsidize and reduce its cost to food manufacturers.
When roasted in a standard oven it produced dextrin, a chemical
compound with uses ranging from adhesive to binder for fireworks.
Cornstarch is used to supply glucose to humans who
have glycogen storage
disease (GSD). Without this, they would not thrive
(i.e. little, if any, weight gain) and thus die. Cornstarch can be used
starting at age 6 – 12 months which allows feeds to be spaced and glucose
fluctuations to be minimized.
PRICE
$28.21/KG OR $12.82/IB
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