Corn Starch

Corn starch, also known as maize starch, is a carbohydrate extracted from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a fine white powder with a neutral taste and is commonly used as a thickening agent, stabilizer, and texturizer in food and industrial applications.

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Appearance: A white, odorless, and tasteless powder.

Uses:

• Food Industry: Corn starch is widely used as a thickening agent in food products such as sauces, soups, gravies, puddings, and pie fillings. It helps improve viscosity, and texture.

• Stabilizer and Binder: It serves as a stabilizer and binder in food formulations, preventing ingredient separation and providing cohesiveness to products like yogurt, ice cream, and salad dressings.

• Pharmaceuticals: Utilized as an excipient in pharmaceutical formulations to bind, disintegrate, or dilute active ingredients in tablets, capsules, and powders. It serves as an inert carrier and facilitates drug delivery.

• Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry: In cosmetic formulations such as body powders, talcum powders, and dry shampoos as an absorbent and mattifying agent. It helps absorb excess moisture, oil, and sweat from the skin and hair, providing a silky-smooth feel.

• Textile Industry: Generally, a sizing agent in textile manufacturing provides temporary stiffness and smoothness to yarns and fabrics during weaving or knitting processes. It facilitates handling and prevents yarn breakage.

• Additional Applications: It serves as a natural alternative to synthetic adhesives in industrial applications. In the paper industry, corn starch is added to paper pulp as a sizing agent as it helps control ink absorption and enhance paper surface properties.