Chestnut powder belongs to corn starch and is made from corn. After mixing with water or milk, it has a unique appearance and texture, and is often used to mix with white sugar powder as an anti-adhesive. It is often used as a coagulant for puddings and other foods.
Remarks:
1. Chestnut flour can be divided into refined corn flour and ordinary corn flour. Refined corn flour, also known as corn starch, is used for cooking and frying meat. Ordinary corn flour can be used to make corn bread, corn paste, corn flour, etc.
2. Starch is a carbohydrate formed by photosynthesis of plants. It is a polysaccharide composed of a single type of sugar unit, which is naturally synthesized by plants. Starch is abundant in seeds, tubers and roots of plants. The varieties of starch include corn, rice, wheat, potato, sweet potato and cassava starch. In addition to the above main varieties, there are acorn, canna taro, kudzu root, Polygonum multiflorum starch and so on.
3, use: mainly the main raw materials for making food, but also plays the role of gel. It can be used not only in making pudding, but also as an additive in making cookies to improve the crispness of internal tissues. In China cooking, chestnut powder not only makes food taste smooth, but also is often used as one of the cured meat materials to soften the meat quality.