Saturday 7 January 2012

The function of Potato Extract

Potato Extract is extracted from potatoes. The plant cells of the root tuber of potatoes plant contains starch grains (leucoplast). To extract the starch, the potatoes are crushed, the starch grains are released form the destroyed cells. The starch is then washed out and dried to powder.
Potato Extract and potato starch derivatives are used in many recipes, for example in noodles, wine gums, cocktail nuts, chips, hot dog sausages, bakery cream and instant soups and sauces, in gluten-free recipes and kosher foods. It is also used in technical applications as wallpaper glue, for textile finishing and sizing, in paper coating and sizing and as paper sacks adhesive. It is also widely used in the preparation of pre-packed grated cheese, to stop the cheese sweating and binding.

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