Corn starch, Kyiv

Karkhmal kukruzny, kak prirodny polymer, is one of the main organic sources of raw materials for the food, chemical and many other industries. Native corn starch can be used separately or in a mixture with modifiedfood starch to obtain a thick and dense structure in sauces, desserts and dry mixes. It has a fast-setting structure and is used in the bakery industry to control the density of the dough and provide crumbly properties to dry biscuits and crackers. Starch helps control the crust in baked goods. It increases the crumbliness of the dough and breadcrumbs and helps control the viscosity of the dough. This starch can be used for molding as a filler for molds when drying fruit-gelatin, jelly candies and is a substitute for chocolate, controlling the melting properties of chocolate, and also makes it possible to reduce the chocolate content in hard chocolate recipes for regions with a hot climate. The starch paste obtained as a result of boiling is used as a binding agent during wet granulation and in thick masses that are used for paints. Corn starch can also be used as a moisture absorbent for talcum powder and other pharmaceutical powders. Ego is used in the production of cheese as a means of preventing the sticking of pieces of cheese and as a substance that prevents the sticking of crystallinesugar. Native corn starch can be used as a source of carbohydrates during fermentation under the condition of preliminary heating and hydrolysis before its use.

In the food industry, corn starch is used for:

preparation of jellies, puddings,sauces, ketchup is added to the dough when making biscuits, cakes and other products;
production of dragees, cupcakes, cookies, waffles, ice cream cups;
it is used as a molding material when pouring fondant, liqueur and chocolate types of candies;(//tractor-service.com)
production of yogurts, ice cream, and some types of sausages.
The technical use of corn starch is important for:
paper industry in the production of coated paper, cardboard, paper containers;
of the textile industry for finishing, fabric finishing, as a thickener for printing inks;
construction during painting and finishing works;
flotation method of ore enrichment, when drilling oil wells;
pharmaceutical industry in the production of medicinal products;
leather, printing, tobacco and other industries.