The starch commonly used at home is corn starch, also called corn starch, commonly known as Liugu powder. A yellowish white powder. It is made by soaking corn with 0.3% sulfurous acid, crushing, sieving, precipitating, drying and grinding. Ordinary products contain a small amount of fat and protein.

On the whole, the domestic corn market price shows a slow upward trend. The price of corn in the northeast producing area is firm, the sales area and sub-production area continue to rise slightly, and the main sales area in the south and some coastal areas stop falling and stabilize.

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When mixed with water or milk, corn starch has a unique appearance and texture. Often mixed with white sugar powder as an anti-adhesive, often used as a coagulant for pudding and other foods. Common ready-made pudding powder on the market contains corn starch. Using double steamer, simple corn flour pudding can be easily made of milk, sugar, corn flour and flavoring agent.

Corn starch is also used as a thickener in China and French cuisine. The "thicken juice" in Chinese food is usually made of corn starch and water.

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