Ingredion's latest waxy maize modified starch can bring cost savings of up to 15% when replacing in sauces and removes the pasty texture associated with other texturisers, said the company. Derived ...

Ulrick & Short has developed a modified starch replacement made from waxy maize for sauces and ready meals that it says offers greater stability than previous versions. The new ingredient is the ...

News that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a qualified health claim about high amylose maize resistant starch as a weapon in the fight against type 2 diabetes will start a ...

A food review is more useful when it advises one to steer clear, because it saves a would-be consumer time, money and ...

THE starch laid down in all maize kernels contains both amylose and amylopectin, except in the case of ‘waxy maize’ the starch of which contains no amylose or at most an amount too small for detection ...

Siraj Chaudhry, Chairman of Cargill India, is betting big on maize. The Indian unit of global agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. is investing Rs 425 crore in setting up a maize milling facility in ...

Cutting maize seed rates by 5-10% has the potential to lift starch levels by 2-3% and bring harvest date forward by three to five days, according to John Burgess, maize product manager at KWS. The ...

The temptation to start harvesting this autumn’s maize too soon could jeopardise the crop’s starch levels – even though crops look advanced and ground conditions are ideal. That’s the advice of ...