Corn(maize) Starch

Corn(maize) Starch

Corn starch (maize starch ) is a powder made through dipping, breaking, separating, refining, and drying from corn. The color of maize corn starch is pure white, and it is widely used in food, pharma, textile, paper industry, starch deep processing, and so on.

Characteristics of Corn Maize Starch

Character: pure white powder

Standard: KOSHER / Food Quality//NON-GMO

Specification of Saigao Corn Maize Starch

ITEM UNIT STANDARD DATA TEST RESULT

1 Appearance --- Pure white powder Conforms to standard

2 Colour --- Pure wihte Conforms to standard

3 moisture % Less than13.5% Conforms to standard

4 Acidity °T Less than 1.8 Conforms to standard

5 Protein(dry basis) % Less than 0.45 Pass Test

6 Fineness (pass 100 mesh size) % More than 99.5 Pass Test

7 PH Value --- 5.5-7.0 Pass Test

8 Sulphate Ash ( dry basis ) % Less than 0.18 Pass Test

9 Sulphur Dioxide ppm Less than 15 Pass Test

10 Whiteness (440nm transparency) % More than 90.0 Pass Test

11 Spot cell/cm3 Less than 0.5 Pass test

12 Fat(dry basis) % Less than0. 15 Pass Test

Heavy Metal Test

13 Pb Mg/kg Less than 0.01 0.008

14 As Mg/kg Less than 0.01 No detected

Microbiological Test

15 Salmonella MPN/100g No detected Pass test

16 E.Coli MPN/100g Less than 30 Pass test

Corn Starch VS Tapioca Starch

Corn Starch

Corn maize starch is also called cornflour. It is starch extracted from corn kernels-the most abundant starch, but not as good as potato starch has good performance.

Tapioca Starch

Tapioca starch is more suitable for foods that require fine seasonings, such as cake pudding or cake fillings. It is very viscous and can be used as a thickener, binder, swelling agent and stabilizer. At the same time, tapioca starch is also a raw material for making chewing gum and jelly.

Use Of Maize Starch

You can find the existence of corn maize starch in various industries including food and beverage industry, paper industry, textile industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc. At present, the most common use of corn maize starch is in baking. The addition of maize corn starch can effectively make the foods like sauces and cakes more thick and tender. And regarding the use of maize starch in the paper industry, it is normally used to enhance the bonding strength of the paper as it holds great adhesive characteristics. With regard to the pharmaceutical industry, you can find the application of corn maize starch as fillers, binders and disintegrants. In a word, as one of the most important cereal starches, maize starch is of great significance to a great number of industries.

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