Corn Starch Features And Application

When starch absorbs water and swells, its water solubility, viscosity, and transparency all increase. Continued heating reduces viscosity, while cooling rapidly restores it. Utilizing these properties, starch is widely used in food processing and industrial products, such as in baby food, baked goods, and various desserts, to increase transparency and act as a thickener. In papermaking, textiles, and pharmaceuticals, it provides adhesion and improves viscosity. It is also used as a food sweetener; through enzymatic action, it can be converted into sweeteners such as maltose, glucose, oligosaccharides, and high-fructose corn syrup, which are widely used in snacks, bread, juices, beverages, canned goods, and dairy products.