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Maize Starch
Maize starch chemical formula (C6H10O5)n also know as Corn starch or flour is a fundamental ingredient in most of the packaged food and industrial products. it is extracted from the corn kernel and has a distinctive appearance and feed. Maize starch in natural ,modified, pregeletanised and dextrinised forms provides viscosity, texture and other desired properties to all types of food & paper, products from canned chilled frozen to microwaveable goods, dry mixes and extruded snacks. Practically every industry in existence uses starch or its derivatives in one form or another.
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | | Appearance | Light creamy to white colour fine powder, odorless, free from adulterants, fermented smell, musty dirt & Extraneous matter. | | Solubility | Practically insoluble in cold water. | | Moisture (% w/w) | 12.50 Max. | | Protein (% on DB ) | 0.60 Max. | | Starch, (% on DB) | 98.0 Min. | | Petroleum Hydrocarbons Extractable matter (% on DB) | 0.25 Max. | | Total Ash (%on DB) | 0.25 Max. | | Acid Insoluble Ash,(% on DB) | 0.10 Max | | Cold water soluble (%on DB) | 1.00 Max. | | Viscosity of 2% paste at 75 oC in Redwood Viscometer No.1 | 34 .0 Sec Min / 50 ml. | | Free Acidity (ml of 0.1 N NaoH/100 gms) | 40 ml. Max. | | Alcoholic Acidity(90% alcohol) | 2.0 ml Max | | Sulphur Dioxide ppm | 70.0 Max. | | Sieve Size: + 100 mesh, % | 5.0 Max |
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