cornstarch

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Materials Facet
  4. Materials (hierarchy name)
  5. materials (substances)
  6. [materials by composition]
  7. organic material
  8. carbohydrate
  9. starch
  10. cornstarch
Scope note
Starch derived from the endosperm of the corn kernel, separated from glutens and fibrous particles by sieving, wet grinding, and wash flotation. Heated with water it forms a viscous medium which thickens into an opaque gel with cooling. Cornstarch is used as a thickener in liquid based foods.
cornstarch
Accepted term: 17-Mar-2025