Potato Starch
Packaging: 25 KGS/BAG
Storage: Keep in dry and shaded place
Shelf life: 12 months
Items | Standards |
color | white to off-white |
appearance | powder |
odor | has a distinctive odor |
Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes. The cells of the root tubers of the potato plant contain starch grains (leucoplasts). To extract the starch, the potatoes are crushed; the starch grains are released from the destroyed cells. The starch is then washed out and dried to powder.
Potato starch contains typical large oval spherical granules; their size ranges between 5 and 100 μm. Potato starch is a very refined starch, containing minimal protein or fat. This gives the powder a clear white colour, and the cooked starch typical characteristics of neutral taste, good clarity, high binding strength, long texture and a minimal tendency to foaming or yellowing of the solution.
These typical properties are used in food and technical applications.