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kreynolds
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Location: Baltimore Maryland
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 Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject: modified food starch, what is that |
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| I am going through some of my food in my pantry to see what I can and can not eat. Several of the products have modified food starch. Can some one tell me what that is, and if I can have it? |
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cruelshoes
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
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Location: Washington State
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Modified food starch may or may not be from a wheat source. You need to check it with the manufacturer. If it was manufactured after the new labeling law, and the food starch is from a wheat source, it would need to be labeled as such. If these are things you have in the cupboard that have been hanging around for a while, you probably will want to check them just to be safe.Wikipedia entry
| Quote: | Modified starch is a food additive which is prepared by treating starch or starch granules, causing the starch to be partially degraded. Modified starch is used as a thickening agent, stabiliser, or an emulsifier. Apart from food products, modified starch is also found in pharmaceuticals.
Starches are modified for a number of reasons. Starches may be modified to increase their stability against excessive heat, acid, and freezing; to change their texture; or to lengthen or shorten gelatinization time.
A modified starch may be an instant starch which thickens and gels without heat; or a cook-up starch, such as Colflo 67, which must be cooked like regular starch.
Acid-treated starch (E1401), usually simply called "modified starch", is prepared by treating starch or starch granules with inorganic acids.
Other treatments may produce modified starch with different E numbers, such as alkaline-modified starch (E1402), bleached starch (E1403), oxidised starch (E1404), enzyme-treated starch (INS: 1405), acetylated starch (E1420), acetylated oxidised starch (E1451).
Pre-gelatinised starch is used to thicken instant desserts, allowing the food to thicken with the addition of cold water or milk. Similarly, cheese sauce granules (such as in macaroni cheese or lasagne) or gravy granules may be thickened with boiling water without the product going lumpy. Commercial pizza toppings containing modified starch will thicken when heated in the oven, keeping them on top of the pizza, and then become runny when cooled. Modified starch is used as a fat replacement in low-fat foods. It is added to frozen products to prevent them dripping when defrosted. Modified starch, bonded with phosphate, allows the starch to absorb more water and keeps the ingredients together. Modified starch acts as an emulsifier for French dressing, by wrapping oil droplets and suspending them in the water. Acid-treated starch forms the shell of jelly beans. Oxidized starch increases the stickiness of batter.
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aklap
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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Location: WI, USA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi K,
To make things easier on yourself, try to buy products from these mfgs:
Kraft Family Product List - A list of all the products Kraft has.
Unilever Family Product List - A list of all the products Unilever has.
ConAgra Foods Family Product List - A list of all the products ConAgra Foods has.
This companies will not hide gluten in "natural flavors" and "modified food starch". If there is a gluten containing item, it will be listed. You know if you see modified food starch or natural flavors from the above companies - you know it's not from gluten unless it specifically says so.
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