Maize starch forms viscous, relatively short, and opaque paste with cereal flavor. Its paste sets to stiff gels. It is widely used for thickening sauces, gravies, puddings, and pie fillings. Maize sta...

Maize starch forms viscous, relatively short, and opaque paste with cereal flavor. Its paste sets to stiff gels. It is widely used for thickening sauces, gravies, puddings, and pie fillings. Maize starch finds numerous uses in the baking industry for the production of cakes, cookies, ice-cream preparations, etc..