6. Applications

The combination of different raw materials and different modifications means that the range of starches available is very broad. While traditionally, formulators used modified waxy corn and potato starches, in recent years GMO and allergenic residue problems have led starch manufacturers to apply physical or chemical modifications to all industrial starch sources, further opening up the range of available products.

Starches also have a wide range of properties, and therefore numerous applications. The difficulty lies in the choice. Each food application will have several starch solutions, so it will be necessary, for each development, to precisely define the constraints of the application, and to carry out trials, analyses and new tests before obtaining the solution.