Starch is a powdered glucose extracted from foods that contain a lot of starch, and is mostly used to make glucose, alcohol, and so on. Flour, on the other hand, is a powder made from wheat and is used to make dumplings, pasta, and so on.

Starch is not flour. Starch is a kind of glucose polymer extracted from the substance of starch of groundnut, potato, cassava, corn, etc. In addition to food, it is used in industry to make dextrin, maltose, glucose, alcohol and so on, and it is also used in the modulation of printing paste, sizing of textiles, gluing on paper, and the pressing of medicine tablets, etc. It is insoluble in water. And is not soluble in water. Flour, on the other hand, is a powder that is milled directly from wheat after peeling.

The difference between starch and flour

1, composition

Starch is a part of the flour, the main component is more than 80% of carbohydrates and more than ten percent of water. Flour is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates and dietary fiber, sweet and cool in nature, it has the effect of nourishing the heart and kidneys, strengthening the spleen and thick intestines, in addition to the effect of heat to quench the thirst

2, the nature of

Starch is a polysaccharide substance obtained from the separation of proteins and other substances in the flour, which is not soluble in water, and it will be absorbed and expanded in hot water to turn into a viscous semi-transparent colloid solution. Flour is wheat peeled directly after flick grinding into powder.

3, appearance

Starch is very white, more pure in color. Flour is slightly yellowish compared to starch.

4, feel

Starch will have an astringent feeling, the feeling of hand rubbing starch is very similar to the feeling of fingers rubbing the substitute root powder. When you rub it, it is a little bit of a sinewy feeling. Fingers dipped in a little flour, and then rubbed, it is very smooth

5, cooking

Starch is generally used to make soup, with starch made of soup, such as seaweed and egg soup, clear and have sticky smooth, taste and vision are very good. Flour is mainly used to make steamed buns and make fried (fritters, tenderloin, Kentucky Fried Wings, etc.).

6, use

Flour is more versatile, in addition to thickening, but also can be used to do slim, steamed bread, bread and other food. And starch is relatively speaking, the use is more limited.