Starch

Of polysaccharide.   May also be referred to as amylum.

A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.

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  • sago 1 facts

    Powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiff...

  • arum 0 facts

    Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.

  • arrowroot 0 facts

    A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.

  • cornstarch 0 facts

    Starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener.

  • amyloid 0 facts

    A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling...

  • Otaheite arrowroot 0 facts

    A starch obtained from the root of the pia.

  • cassava 0 facts

    A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca;...