Corn starch also known as maize starch are extracted from the corn kernel. It is a white, tasteless, odourless, gluten free powder used in several industries like food processing, papermaking, and the production of industrial adhesives.
BENEFITS AND USES:
- We produce Non Gmo corn starch which has high health benefits.
- In foods and beverages, corn starch can thicken ingredients, retain moisture, offer freeze-thaw stability, stabilize ingredients, prevent separation, and replace fats.
- Dextrin, formed by heating starch, are utilized as adhesives.
- It is as a renewable replacement for petroleum feedstocks in the production of industrial chemicals and plastics.
- It is gluten-free so can serve as a wheat flour substitute for those with celiac disease or another form of gluten intolerance.
- Maize Starch is used as filler, diluents, humectant, binder and disintegrant in Pharmaceutical Industry.
- It has vast textile application like to soften fabric as well as providing cloth with the required stiffness. Other uses include material sizing.
- Bioplastics are currently used in disposable items like packaging, cups, straws, bags etc. Bioplastics is typically made from the sugars in corn starch and is biodegradable, carbon-neutral and edible.
- It is used to manufacture pre gelatinized starch which is processed carbohydrate used as a texturizer and or binder.