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What are the differences and uses of various starches?
1, wheat starch. Wheat starch is extracted from plant wheat seeds. Wheat starch is mainly used as thickener, gelling agent, adhesive or stabilizer in food. Wheat starch is one of the most common starch types in life, which can be used for thickening, frying, making bread, steamed bread, steamed buns and other foods.

2. Corn starch. Corn is an important cash crop in China. Corn starch is extracted from corn. Corn starch is a common starch type, which is often used as a coagulant for puddings and other foods. Corn starch is the second largest amount of starch besides wheat starch in life.

3. Pueraria starch. Pueraria starch is a pure natural nutritional product extracted from vine pueraria lobata. Pueraria lobata starch has the function of medicine and food homology, and can be used for satiety, meal replacement and health care. Regular consumption of pueraria starch has the health care functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.