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Starch — Starch, CAS# 9005 25 8, chemical formula (C6H10O5)n is a polysaccharide carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose monosaccharide units joined together by glycosidic bonds. All plant seeds and tubers contain starch which is… … Wikipedia
Starch gelatinization — is a process that breaks down the intermolecular bonds of starch molecules in the presence of water and heat, allowing the hydrogen bonding sites (the hydroxyl hydrogen and oxygen) to engage more water. Penetration of water increases randomness… … Wikipedia
Water activity — or aw is a measurement of the energy status of the water in a system. It is defined as the vapor pressure of water above a sample divided by that of pure water at the same temperature; therefore, pure distilled water has a water activity of… … Wikipedia
starch — starchless, adj. starchlike, adj. /stahrch/, n. 1. a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn,… … Universalium
starch — A high molecular weight polysaccharide built up of d glucose residues in α 1,4 linkage, differing from cellulose in the presence of α rather than β glucoside linkages, that exists in most plant tissues; converted into dextrin when subjected to… … Medical dictionary
starch — /statʃ / (say stahch) noun 1. a white, tasteless solid, chemically a carbohydrate (C6H10O5)n, occurring in the form of minute grains in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, wheat, beans,… …
starch — starch1 [sta:tʃ US sta:rtʃ] n 1.) [U and C] a substance which provides your body with energy and is found in foods such as grain, rice, and potatoes, or a food that contains this substance = ↑carbohydrate ▪ He eats a lot of starch. ▪ Avoid fatty… … Dictionary of contemporary English
starch — 1 noun 1 (U) a white substance that has no taste and forms an important part of foods such as grain, rice, and potatoes 2 (C, U) a food that contains this substance: Avoid fatty foods and starches. 3 (U) a substance that is mixed with water and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
starch — The major plant carbohydrate storage substance, particularly but not exclusively found in seeds, and used both as food and feed source and for various industrial processes. A large water insoluble heterogenous group of polysaccharides, consisting … Glossary of Biotechnology
starch syrup — n. glucose syrup, colorless to somewhat yellow syrupy mixture (composed of dextrose, malt sugar and dextrins containing about 20% water) … English contemporary dictionary
Corn starch — Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch is the starch of the corn (maize) grain obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel. Contents 1 History 2 Use 3 Manufacture … Wikipedia
