Horseshoe powder can not be replaced by starch, their properties are different, the structure is also different.

Horseshoe powder can be replaced by tapioca or potato etherized cross-chain most of the time, of course, the choice of denaturation to be moderate is very important. Can also be replaced with sticky rice flour, sticky rice flour, also known as indica rice flour, then rice flour, is a variety of rice in the lowest glutinous varieties.

Horseshoe, also known as water chestnut, is rich in vitamins B and C, vegetable protein, phosphorus, has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness and detoxification. It is the bulb of the water chestnut of the sedge root plant. It mainly grows in southern China. Horseshoe contains a large amount of starch, plus oligosaccharides and monosaccharides, accounting for more than 86% of the dry weight. Starch 18.8%, protein 2.3%, fat 0.2%, ash 1.6%. A variety of vitamins A, B1, B2, C, and the minerals calcium, phosphorus and iron. In addition to this, it also contains a heat-resistant antimicrobial ingredient water chestnut Ying, which has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and so on.