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August 28th 2023 Starch science: researchers discover crucial enzyme for better baking, brewing and milling. A team of UK researchers has figured out how low-quality starch grows in wheat. The discovery, published in The Plant Cell, could help to breed … Continue reading →

August 08th 2023 Combining starch with PLA improves its industrial compostability, researchers claim. Published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and supported by the US Department of Agriculture and MSU AgBioResearch, the team’s research suggests that PLA can sit in … Continue reading →

August 08th 2023 Industry in Cuban central province guarantees corn starch for national demand. The 44-year-old company Producing and Commercializing Glucose, Starch and Corn Derivatives (GydeMa) in the province of Cienfuegos, the only one of its kind in Cuba, has … Continue reading →

July 23rd 2023 Revolutionizing starch factory effluent treatment with AI and ML. Revolutionizing Starch Factory Effluent Treatment with AI and Machine Learning: A New Era in Industrial Waste Management. In the wake of growing environmental concerns, industries worldwide are seeking … Continue reading →

July 11th 2023 “We need to develop a sustainable approach with chemicals that we can synthesize in large amounts,” said Imre Gyuk, director of energy storage research at DOEʼs Office of Electricity. Researchers used a starch derivative to boost the … Continue reading →

June 28th 2023 BENEO is investing 6 million euros in a new drum-dryer for its rice starch facility in Wijgmaal, which will create 6 new jobs too. BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients for the food, feed and pharmaceutical … Continue reading →

June 26th 2023 The role of additives in starch-based edible coatings. Edible films and coating are the effective method for preserving fresh food products. A current review focuses on the effects of additives on the physicochemical and bioactive properties of … Continue reading →

June 07th 2023 Native wheat starch Lory® Starch Saphir pure optimises coating stability. The clean-label, wheat-derived, native adhesion starch from food ingredients specialist Loryma stands out from other such products on the market because it is not modified and does … Continue reading →

May 11th 2023 AGRANA expands production capacity for technical starches and invests € 23 million at Gmünd site. This year, the fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is starting with the construction of an additional drum drying plant at the … Continue reading →

March 23rd 2023 Tapioca starch sweetener gets GRAS status from the FDA. Resistant dextrin derived from tapioca starch — which is a sweetener called FiberSmart made by Anderson Advanced Ingredients — received generally recognized as safe status from the FDA. … Continue reading →