STARCH PHOSPHATE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production
Chemical Properties
Soluble in cold water (unlike regular
starch) and has high thickening power. Can be
frozen and thawed repeatedly without change in
physical properties.
Uses
Thickener for frozen foods; taconite ore binder;
in adhesives, drugs, cosmetics; substitute for Arabic
gum, locust bean gum, and carboxymethyl cellulose.
Definition
An ester made from the reaction
of a mixture of orthophosphate salts (sodium
dihydrogen phosphate and disodium hydrogen
phosphate) with starch.
