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Definitions of starch in various dictionaries:
noun - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
noun - a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
verb - stiffen with starch
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Calorie category |
Laundry supply |
Photosynthesis product |
Boldness |
Laundry stiffener |
Stiffness |
Option at the launderer's |
Shirt stiffener |
Cleaner's spray |
Carbs |
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The name of this variety of complex carbohydrate comes from an Old German word meaning "to be rigid" |
Mr. Potato Head could tell you the 3 best-known polysaccharides are cellulose, glycogen & this |
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Jeopardy! science lab.) Iodine reacts with this carbohydrate in food; if it's present, the iodine turns a bluish-black color |
Before their energy can be released, molecules of this in potatoes must be broken down into sugars |
Long grain rice is rich in amylose, a component of this carbohydrate, making it dry & fluffy when cooked |
In a popular science experiment iodine on a piece of potato turns it dark, indicating this substance is present |
Unprocessed tapioca is this type of substance, related to the type that stiffens shirts |
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shakes things up.) Adding rice to a saltshaker does two things: the rice knocks apart salt lumps during shaking, & this carbohydrate of the rice, C6H10O5, absorbs moisture, so the salt won't clump |
It's composed mainly of amylose & amylopectin |
Gerty Theresa Cori won a Nobel Prize for finding an enzyme that helps the body turn this into sugar |
Starch description |
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Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants as energy storage. It is the most common carbohydrate in human diets and is contained in large amounts in staple foods like potatoes, wheat, maize (corn), rice, and cassava. * Pure starch is a white, tasteless and odorless powder that is insoluble in cold water or alcohol. It consists of two types of molecules: the linear and helical amylose and the branched amylopectin. Depending on the plant, starch generally contains 20 to 25% amylose and 75 to 80% amylopectin by weight. Glycogen, the glucose store of animals, is a more highly branched version of amylopectin. * In industry, starch is converted into sugars, for example by malting, and fermented to produce ethanol in the manufacture of beer, whisky and biofuel. It is processed to produce many of the sugars used in processed foods. Mixing most starches in warm water prod |