{"id":5544,"date":"2022-09-22T06:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluecraftagro.com\/?page_id=5544"},"modified":"2025-08-06T06:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:59:57","slug":"how-is-maize-starch-used-in-the-food-industry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluecraftagro.com\/blog\/how-is-maize-starch-used-in-the-food-industry-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How is maize starch used in the food industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Starch is a polymeric carbohydrate\/polysaccharide produced by plants as an energy source composed of two components- amylose and amylopectin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amylose- Linear chain comprising about 500\u20132000 units of glucose<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amylopectin- Highly branched consisting of over 1,000,000 glucose units. Combined, they constitute approximately 98\u201399% of the dry weight of starch.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potatoes, peas, maize, cassava, wheat, tapioca etc are major starch producing crops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Maize is one of the starchiest crops, accounting for about 80% of the total starch production worldwide, and has varied applications across industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains carbohydrates, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, zinc and calories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thomas Kingsford invented cornstarch in 1842 when he discovered a way to isolate endosperms from corn kernels while working in a wheat starch factory in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: Myrecipes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Maize Starch in Food Industry:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Having found its way into the food industry, maize starch has been used as a thickener, binder, emulsifier and texture enhancer. As a <\/span><b>binding agent,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\"> it helps in thickening sauces, gravies and soups. It is used as a <\/span><b>texture enhancer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\"> in foods and beverages. Usually mixed with a cold liquid to create a slurry and then added with a hot liquid to thicken, it forms a translucent mixture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it is devoid of proteins, fats, and fibres, it is <\/span><b>gluten-free.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As a result, it is widely used in the gluten-free baking of bread, confectionaries, pasta, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Maize starch is also a <\/span><b>thickening and stabilising agent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in canned and frozen foods. It helps enhance dairy and confectionery products&#8217; viscosity, thickness and smoothness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Maize starch in found in these food products:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desserts, breads, baby powder, gravies, sauces, chocolate, salad dressings, soups, canned and frozen goods, food coating, baking powder, chewing gum, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Bluecraft Agro, we are one of the major manufacturers and distributors of maize starch. In the food industry, we provide-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 500;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Amylostar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">It is a low-moisture starch used as a thickener, emulsifier and gelling agent in sauces, gravies and cakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/bluecraftagro.com\/product\/blucidex-maltodextrin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blucidex<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Maltodextrin<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maltodextrin is a gelling agent with non-crystallizing properties. It is easily digestible and absorbed by the small intestine. Being a soluble agent, it prevents lumps in food and beverages. It enables hydration, thus being an ingredient in energy drinks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sorbitol<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sorbitol is a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol. A bulking agent, texture enhancer, low-calorie sweetener, stabilizer and cooling agent, it is used in products like toothpaste, cosmetics, confectionaries, chewing gums and energy drinks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 500;\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/bluecraftagro.com\/product\/refined-corn-oil\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Refined maize oil<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">This edible oil effectively lowers cholesterol levels and controls weight. 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