Functional starches tailored to your process — oxidised, esterified, etherified, or cross-linked.
Product Overview
Our Modified Starch family covers the full spectrum of physical and chemical modifications applied to native corn starch. Each variant is engineered to deliver specific process characteristics — acid resistance, freeze-thaw stability, film formation, improved paste clarity, cold-water solubility, and more.
With over 2,000 formulations in our active portfolio, we serve customers in food, paper, textile, pharmaceutical, and oilfield industries. Our R&D team can also develop custom modifications to match your exact process parameters.
Typical modifications include: acetylated distarch adipate (E1422), hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (E1442), oxidised starch (E1404), pregelatinised starch, octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA), cationic starch, and acid-thinned starches.
Key Features
Every grade is developed for a specific process window, not a generic use.
Acetylated & hydroxypropyl starches resist syneresis in frozen foods.
Cross-linked starches for low-pH sauces and high-shear extrusion.
Wet-end retention aids with defined nitrogen content.
Instant thickening in cold-water applications.
E-number documentation, kosher/halal certifications, food-contact status.
Specifications
Every lot ships with a Certificate of Analysis verifying these parameters. Typical specification — customised grades available on request.
| Appearance | White to off-white fine powder |
| Moisture | ≤ 14.0% |
| pH (20% slurry) | 4.5 – 7.5 (varies by modification) |
| Ash | ≤ 0.5% (E1420 / E1422 series) |
| Viscosity | Custom per grade (20–3000 cP typical) |
| Fineness (100-mesh) | ≥ 99% |
| Free starch (E1420/1422) | Varies per regulatory monograph |
| Degree of substitution | Application-specific |
| SO₂ | ≤ 30 mg/kg |
| Total plate count (food grade) | ≤ 10,000 CFU/g |
Applications
Acid- and shear-stable grades for ketchup, salad dressings, and sauces.
Freeze-thaw-stable hydroxypropyl distarch for ready meals and pie fillings.
Cationic starches for wet-end retention; oxidised starches for surface sizing.
Viscosifiers and fluid-loss control agents in drilling muds.
Pregelatinised grades as binders, disintegrants, and fillers.
Warp sizing with controlled penetration and strand lubrication.
25 kg paper bags (PE lined), 500 / 1,000 kg FIBC totes. Custom packaging on request.
Dry warehouse < 25 °C. Shelf life: 18–24 months depending on modification type.
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