{"id":97364,"date":"2026-04-09T12:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=97364"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:17:35","slug":"cornstarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cornstarch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornstarch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cornstarch Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, researchers reported that at an extreme speed, the cornstarch mixture behaves like a liquid first before becoming tougher.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cornstarch<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a substance <\/span><b>produced through wet milling of corn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Zea mays).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wet milling separates the components of corn kernels, which consist primarily of protein, fibre, starch, and oil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once separated, the starch is dried, forming a white powder called cornstarch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cornstarch <\/span><b>is high in carbohydrates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but lacking in vitamins, protein, fibre, and minerals, making it one of the least nutritionally dense components of corn.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Cornstarch<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It absorbs moisture, however, making it useful <\/span><b>as a thickener and anticaking agent in food products.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It is used in <\/span><b>certain oral medications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where it facilitates the disintegration of capsules and tablets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may be <\/span><b>used as a substitute for wheat flour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in gluten-free foods and as a substitute for baby powder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used in <\/span><b>food processing, papermaking, and the production of industrial adhesives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; it is also a component of many cosmetics and oral pharmaceutical products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been used as a <\/span><b>lubricant in surgical gloves.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/fast-moving-cornstarch-acts-like-a-liquid-before-hardening\/article70837604.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornstarch is a substance produced through wet milling of corn (Zea mays). 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