What is starch powder?
Starch is a white, granular, organic polymeric carbohydrate produced by all green plants. In fact, starch is a chain of sugar molecules connected together. This soft, white and tasteless powder is insoluble in cold water, alcohol or other solvents. The chemical formula of starch is (C6H10O5)n. This substance is an important component of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes and many other plant foods.
It is found in seeds, tubers and other parts of plants and is an important component of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes and many other plant foods. In fact, it is a type of polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers connected in α ۱,۴ bonds. The simplest form of starch is the linear polymer of amylose and its branched form is amylopectin.
History
Starch has been known and used since 100,000 years ago. It is believed to have been used in the preparation of food, such as making bread or foods such as porridge. This hypothesis is based on stone tools discovered in ancient caves. This tool was probably used to scrape and grind wild sorghum starch grains.
These observations led scientists to hypothesize that the inclusion of starch in the diet of early prehistoric humans in the savannahs and forests of Africa improved the quality of the diet. The processing of grains into a staple food represents a shift in the prehistoric diet and is believed to be an important step in human evolution. The word may come from the Old English stearc meaning strong and fierce, which in turn may be of Germanic origin.
