Starches are utilized in various industries as emulsifiers, viscosifiers, defoaming agents, sizing agents, and encapsulation, due to their ability to impart textural characteristics and facilitate film formation or gelling. Moreover, industrial starches can be physically or chemically modified in order to enhance their functional persistence.

Major Industrial Applications of Cassava Starch

In the textile industry, cassava starch is widely used to moisture the yarn required for merging the smooth, greasy, hairless, and slippery thread. Starch lubricates the yarn for preventing it from sticking as the weaving machine moves. Moreover, several industries prefer using modified starch, as cassava starch faces countenance in the procedure of printing patterns. The modified starch is usually imported from outside Asia to suit the textile project. Therefore, manufacturing industries in many regional countries are working on modified starch production from cassava starch.

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Utility of Native Starch over Starch Derivatives

Native wheat starch performs a great role in the food industry, as it is used in a variety of items, such as desserts, instant foods, sauces, and thick custards. It can also be used as a stabilizer, clouding and glazing agent, and emulsifier for moisture retention and binding. Wheat starch is heavily used in alcoholic drinks, soups, sauces, prepared foods, seafoods, and meats, sugar confectionery, snacks, bakery, and dairy products.

Therefore, with the growth in industries around the world, the demand for starches derived from corn and cassava is rising.