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July 20th 2021 Gurgaon-based agency begins making biopolymer from corn starch. Gurgaon-based Hello-Tech Worldwide, a expertise sourcing supplier within the discipline of plastics and packaging, has come out with a plant-based bio-compostable polymer. The biopolymer, made out of corn starch, … Continue reading →

July 12th 2021 Tate & Lyle spins off industrial sweeteners, starches division to focus on specialty food and beverage solutions. Tate & Lyle has struck a $1.3bn deal to sell a controlling stake in its ‘Primary Products’ industrial sweeteners and … Continue reading →

July 07th 2021 Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn’t be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is requiring new safety warnings for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products in light of … Continue reading →

July 07th 2021 Samyang Corp. has developed biodegradable plastic using corn starch. A Bio-material That Can Be Easily Processed into Films. Samyang Corp. announced on July 6 that it has developed biodegradable plastic using corn starch for the first time … Continue reading →

June 25th 2021 A tiny device incorporates a compound made from starch and baking soda to harvest energy from movement. Scientists have used a compound made from a starch derivative and baking soda to help convert mechanical to electrical energy. … Continue reading →

June 24th 2021 In a world-first, a Kobe University research group led by Associate Professor FUKAYAMA Hiroshi of the Graduate School of Agricultural Science has used rice to successfully illuminate the mechanism by which plants regulate the amount of starch … Continue reading →

June 23rd 2021 Researchers look at finding new opportunities for pulse starch. Pulse crops grown in Saskatchewan, including peas, fababeans, chickpeas and lentils, have long been recognized as a safe and nutritious food source. Now, researchers at the University of … Continue reading →

June 09th 2021 Simplified ingredient lists and traceable origins increasingly prioritized. Traceable, fair-trade and simplified labels and other claims are stealing the spotlight in Food & Beverage innovation, and texturizing ingredients are no exception to the trend. The plant-based space, … Continue reading →

June 03rd 2021 USGC teams up with Egyptian corn starch company. Most businesses have a desire to be more efficient with their inputs and increase profitability. To help one of the most renowned companies in Egypt improve its industrial starch … Continue reading →

May 11th 2021 Neanderthals ate starch-rich foods, expanding their brains. Neanderthals and ancient humans adapted to eating starch-rich diets 100,000 years ago, far earlier than previously believed, according to a new study on the evolutionary history of the human oral … Continue reading →