Corn starch is also called corn flour, corn starch, corn flour, raw flour, and in some places it is called bean flour (this is really rare). It is the most abundant starch extracted from corn kernels, but not as good as potato starch. Corn starch is the main raw material flour in Hong Kong.

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Bean starch, also known as potato starch, is the most widely used starch with the most stable quality in China, and it is called too white powder in Taiwan Province Province. It is characterized by sticky feet, fine texture, white color, better luster than mung bean starch, but poor water absorption. increase

When water is heated, it will condense into a transparent and viscous state. In China cooking (especially Taiwanese cuisine), white powder is often mixed with cold water and added to cooked vegetables to make a hook, which makes the soup look thick and the food look shiny.

Ze. Generally speaking, raw flour (corn flour) is used in Hong Kong vegetable juice. However, the soup thickened with white powder will become thinner after cooling, while the soup thickened with corn starch will not become thinner after cooling.

Too white powder can't be directly heated, mixed with water or put into hot food, it will immediately condense into blocks and can't be boiled. After the food boiled with white powder is cooled, the juice will become thinner, which is called "backwater". Therefore, corn starch is generally used instead of white powder to make the material sticky.

Use of corn starch

Generally speaking, corn starch can be divided into several categories, one is edible corn starch, the other is corn starch feed raw material used to produce livestock feed, and the third is corn starch used in chemical and biological fields. The following are some uses of corn starch summarized by Mawang Encyclopedia.

1. Corn starch can be used as sand core binder in foundry industry;

2. Corn starch can be used in food industry, sugar industry and pharmaceutical industry to produce antibiotics and vitamins with starch as raw material;

3. In metallurgical industry, corn starch is often used as a settling agent for flotation ores;

4. In petroleum industry, corn starch is used in oil well drilling mud to make it have water storage;

5. Corn starch is used as electrolyte carrier of dry battery;

6. Corn starch is added to the cement to repair the oil wall;

7. In paint, plastics, dyes, textiles, paper making, tire rubber and other industries, starch, as an essential material, is also the starting material for making various modified starches.

Through the above introduction, everyone has a certain understanding of the use of corn starch. In fact, corn starch has many uses in food. For example, corn starch can be used to thicken and make dishes smoother. You can also make cakes with corn starch. This kind of cake is delicious and nutritious. If you have time, you can try it yourself.

Application of potato starch

Potato starch is a kind of potato starch, which is especially favored because of its special quality. Potato starch is a kind of high-quality starch with a series of unique properties. It has unique qualities and functions that cannot be replaced by other starches. So what are the uses of potato starch? The following Mawang Encyclopedia gives us a detailed introduction to the use of potato starch.

1, meat products are preferred.

The modified potato starch has high swelling degree and strong water absorption capacity. The meat products added with potato modified starch have uniform and delicate texture, compact structure, elasticity, smooth section, fresh and palatable taste and strong water retention when stored for a long time and refrigerated at low temperature.

2. Excellent thickener for sauce

As a good thickener, modified starch is widely used in sauces and hat foods. Using modified starch can reduce the production cost. At the same time, because the quality of the sauce is stable, it can be stored for a long time without delamination, which makes the product look shiny and taste delicate.

3. The new favorite of candy industry

Modified potato starch can improve the taste and chewiness of products, increase elasticity and fineness, prevent the deformation and discoloration of sugar, and effectively extend the shelf life of products. Milk candy products made of potato modified starch are white in color, smooth in taste, thick but not greasy, elastic enough, and can not stick to teeth, which can better reflect the unique flavor of dairy products.