Description
- Corn flour is used to make crispy fried foods and is also used in light cakes and other baked goods
- Maize starch is used as a thickening and binding agent in soups and liquid-based foods, such as sauces, gravies, soups, pies, custards and other deserts
- Corn flour can be used to coat fruits in pie tarts and other deserts before baking
- Maize starch helps in achieving the right degree of clarity structure and mouth feel. It is also used to achieve chewiness in gums
Corn flour also known as maize starch or corn starch is the starch of the corn (maize) grain obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel. Maize starch is basically a carbohydrate, which is in white powder form. Maize starch is used as a thickening agent in soups and liquid-based foods, such as sauces, gravies, soups, pies, custards and other deserts. Cornflour can be used to coat fruits in pie tarts and other deserts before baking.