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Starch is an important polysaccharide found naturally in plant sources and is an important source of energy in foods. While starch increases the nutritional value of foods, it is also a compound that should be analyzed to prevent some fraud in the food industry.
Chemical Structure: Starch is a long polysaccharide chain of glucose units. It is naturally found in plants and contains high energy. It provides energy when broken down into glucose.
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Starch, a carbohydrate, is found in cereals, meat and meat products. Especially in the food industry, starch is used a lot. Starch is a product used to improve the structure of foods, reduce the viscosity of dough and increase gelatinization.
It is obtained from plants such as rice, wheat, corn, potatoes, which contain a lot of starch, using many methods such as crushing, washing, precipitation, centrifugation, drying. The remaining products can be used as animal feed.
Starch is formed in cereal products by the binding of amylose and amylopectins in the floury parts of cereal grains with glucose components. Starch is the stored form of glucose in plants and is used to produce energy. Starch obtained from cereals is named as corn starch, potato starch, rice starch and wheat starch according to the product obtained.
In meat and meat products, starch is a filler especially used to prevent jelly substances from overflowing and to increase the stability of the product. Starch added meat is drier. Although it is used as a filler in meat, it helps the formation of taste in meat by breaking down as a result of enzymatic and microbial activity due to its structure.
Due to its conversion to sugar in the food sector, limitations have been imposed on the amount of use due to the risk of excess calories and diabetes. While it negatively affects the quality of food, it is sometimes used to adulterate food. Therefore, it is important to determine the amount of starch in the foodstuff.
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