A Natural Ingredient

A Natural Ingredient

STARCHES: PRODUCTS WITH MULTIPLE PROPERTIES

Starches are natural and traditional ingredients for the food industry. In addition to their food value and energy specific to glucides, starches have multiple properties. It is often for a whole range of properties that starch is used in the preparation of a dish: consistency, lightness, glazed appearance... For example starch makes it possible to obtain, the shorter and non-masking textures required today, which allow the flavour profile and the fat content to come through.

MAIN USES IN HUMAN FOOD

Starch is a large molecule which has the property to fix water. It is this affinity with water which gives the starch its special qualities as an agent of texture: thickening, gelling, binding, emulsifying...

When transformed into sugar, starch becomes: A sweetening substance, anticrystalliser, moistener, colouring, acidifier... It is also a nutritive substrate.

Half of the production of starch is used for human food.

Main finished products:
Sauces, seasonings, soups, milk based products, baby food, pastry making, confectionery, prepared meat and fish products, substitutes for fat content, brewery, dairy ice creams, jams, fruit preparations, liquors, drinks, biscuits.