The Use of Modified Starches In The Food Processing Industry
Ridgwell (2001 , p . 63 ) defines modified starches as one of the many
ingredients that are found in certain food products and are mostly used
as thickeners in prepared soups , hot drinks , as well as sauces . Modified
starches are likewise called as that because there were several
processes made that were done in order to change or ``correct ' some
part of the starch which will then allow it to exhibit the same
properties that is needed by the food preparation all the time . However ,
it does not mean that they are in any way genetically modified these
starches were just chemically or physically altered so that they could
be used the way that they are in food preparations . Somogyi (2001 , p .
477 ) adds that modified starches are usually found in processed food
preparations that are mostly subjected to processes where normal ,
unmodified starch could not do relatively well . They are used in several
food products such as processed baby food , purees , confectioneries ,
prepared jellies , instant cake mixes , premade dough , several soup mixes
in powdered form and those in liquid form in cans , instant noodles ,
premade desserts like puddings , canned pie fillings , ready to prepare
batter mixes , prepared sauces , prepared salad dressings , dairy desserts
like ice cream , certain snack foods and in canned food . Modified
starches serve as either ``binders ' or ``extenders ' in various
processed meat products like sausages , cured hams and luncheon meat .
Modified starches could also be used as fat...