Maize Starch Powder
It is extracted from the corn kernel and has a distinctive appurtenance 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.
It is a fine White Powder, odorless, taste slight and characteristic and microbiologically suitable as Pharmaceutical grade, useful in Pharmaceutical and Food Industry as a binder, thickener, disintegrating agents in tableting and assorted formulations.....
Specification : |
SR. NO. | CHARACTERISTIC | SPECIFICATION | 1 | Identification | Dark blue color is produced with iodine solution. | 2 | Solubility (ml of 0.1 M NaOH / 10 gms ) | Practically insoluble in cold water and in alcohol Acidity 2.0 Max | 3 | Iron, ppm | 40 Max | 4 | Fluorescence | No fluorescence under screened UV light. | 5 | Oxidising Substance | Absent | 6 | Sulphated Ash % | 0.50 Max | 7 | Loss on drying ( % by weight ) | 15.00 Max | 8 | Sieve Retention on 200 # sieve % | 2.0Max | 9 | Microbiological Analysis | | | A. Total Bacterial Count CFU / gm | 2500 Max | | B. Total Fungal Count CFU / gm | 100 Max | 10 | Specific Organism | Absent | | A. Escherichia Coli | Absent | | B. Salmonellae | Absent |
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Application : |
Food Industry: It is a good foundation of carbohydrate and chosen for certain reasons 1.As thickener 2.As binder 3. As Filler 4. As stabilizer. Depending upon the purposes, Maize Starch is used in Canned and Powder soups, instant desserts, custard powder, Ice-cream, sauces and gravies, bakery products, baby foods and Baking powder.
Pharmaceutical Industry:
Drugs and medicaments are required to be taken in small but accurate doses in the form of pills and tablets. Starch is used because it is bland, order less and capable of absorption.
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