Corn(maize) Starch

Corn starch (maize starch ) is a powder made through dipping, breaking, separating, refining, and drying from corn. The color of maize corn starch is pure white, and it is widely used in food, pharma, textile, paper industry, starch deep processing, and so on.

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Characteristics of Corn Maize Starch

Character: pure white powder

Standard: KOSHER / Food Quality//NON-GMO




Specification of Corn Maize Starch


ITEM

UNIT

STANDARD DATA

TEST RESULT

1.

Appearance

---

Pure white powder

Conforms to standard

2.

Colour

---

Pure wihte

Conforms to standard

3.

moisture

%

Less than13.5%

Conforms to standard

4.

Acidity

°T

Less than 1.8

Conforms to standard

5.

Protein(dry basis)

%

Less than 0.45

Pass Test

6.

Fineness (pass 100 mesh size)

%

More than 99.5

Pass Test

7.

PH Value

---

5.5-7.0

Pass Test

8.

Sulphate Ash ( dry basis )

%

Less than 0.18

Pass Test

9.

Sulphur Dioxide

ppm

Less than 15

Pass Test

10.

Whiteness (440nm transparency)

%

More than 90.0

Pass Test

11.

Spot

cell/cm3

Less than 0.5

Pass test

12.

Fat(dry basis)

%

Less than0. 15

Pass Test

Heavy Metal Test

13

Pb

Mg/kg

Less than 0.01

0.008

14

As

Mg/kg

Less than 0.01

No detected

Microbiological Test

15

Salmonella

MPN/100g

No detected

Pass test

16

E.Coli

MPN/100g

Less than 30

Pass test




Use Of Maize Starch

You can find the existence of corn maize starch in various industries including food and beverage industry, paper industry, textile industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc. At present, the most common use of corn maize starch is in baking. The addition of maize corn starch can effectively make the foods like sauces and cakes more thick and tender.  And regarding the use of maize starch in the paper industry, it is normally used to enhance the bonding strength of the paper as it holds great adhesive characteristics. With regard to the pharmaceutical industry, you can find the application of corn maize starch as fillers, binders and disintegrants. In a word, as one of the most important cereal starches, maize starch is of great significance to a great number of industries. 

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