The rapid expansion of starch utilization in Asia has increased the market demand for native and modified starch, especially made out of Corn, Potato, Rice and Tapioca. While fresh consumption of starchy source tends to decline as per capita incomes in Asian countries rise, consumption of products that uses modified starch in their manufacturing is rapidly increasing.

A recent survey of the Asian countries shows a close correlation between per capita income and the consumption of food and non-food products that utilize starch. The estimation of the Industrial demand for starch by food and non-food industries in Asia is likely to grow by 5-10 percent per year in low and middle income countries in the region. Over time, demand for starch by non-food industries will tend to grow faster than demand for starch by food industries. Among these countries, India will be one of the countries which will need more and more specialty advanced modified starch for both food and non-food applications.

For country like India, the change in life style and the exponential growth in QSR restaurants like Burger and Pizza Chains and many supper food marts created a need for the Processed Food Industries on large scale. At present, India is one of the top agriculture countries. But, due to the absence of large processed food industries and cold storages, India spoils more than 30% of the perishable food from the time it is produced in the farm and the time it is consumed. So, the new wave of large scale processed food industries and cold storages will improve the food utilization efficiently.

Now, most of these large scale processed food industries needs the specialty type of advanced modified food grade starch to improve the texture, shelf life, freshness and quality of the processed food.

Following is the list of processed food products uses modified food starch in their preparation:
• Pre-dusts
• Batters
• Asian Noodles
• Bakery
• Snacks
• Meat and Poultry Products
• Processed & Deli Meats
• Imitation Cheese
• Confections
• Soups, Sauces, Gravies & Mayonnaise
• Frozen and Refrigerated Foods
• Fruit Pie Fillings
• Canned Products
• Dairy Dessert
• Low Fat and No Fat Ice Cream
• Dairy Desserts
• Soft Cookies, Muffins & Yellow Cakes
• Tortillas
• Snack Food
• Baby Food
• General Thickener
• Instant Mixes
• Meat Analog Products
• Vegetable Products
• And many more…

So, If you are looking for specific grade of modified food Grade starch for your application, please visit our website iTradeIMEX – a Chicago based Import Export Trading company to get more information and product samples.

In paper coating, a layer of pigment, adhesive and other supplementary materials is applied to the surface of paper. Coating provides whiteness, brightness, gloss and opacity to the paper as well as a smoother and more uniform surface. Pigment is the primary material for coating paper. The most commonly used pigments are clay, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide and talc.

In paper coating operation, starch is used as an adhesive or binder to bind the pigment particles to each other and to the paper. The same starches used for surface sizing can be used as coating binder too. However, coating starches need to have lower viscosities than starch used in other segments in the paper industry. This is because there is a need for the presence of high amount of starch in coating formula to provide strong binding for the pigment and at the same time the coating should still be leveled and applied as a film on the paper surface. As previously mentioned in surface sizing section, the negative charge of oxidized starch could contribute to the loss of pigment filler if the finished paper is re-pulped; thus, the popularity of oxidized starch as a coating binder has been declined. Hydroxyethylated starch is considered one of the best materials for use as coating binders due to its excellent film forming properties and strong resistance to retro-gradation. We carry several grades of Hydroxyethylated Starch (HES) specifically for the paper coating applications.

If you are looking for specific grade of modified Paper Grade starch for your application, please visit our website iTradeIMEX – a Chicago based Import Export Trading company to get more information and product samples.

The largest volume of starch is used for surface sizing application in paper manufacturing. Surface sizing is an operation in which paper runs through a sizing solution and then through sizing rolls. These rolls press the sizing into the paper and remove the excess from the surface of the paper.

The main purpose of surface sizing is to improve surface properties, to give a better writing and printing surface and to minimize linting. The concentration of starch in a sizing solution can be used up to 15% depending on the type of size press machine and product requirements. The main reason cooked unmodified starch is not used for the surface sizing because of its very high viscosity for most sizing operation. There are several types of modified starches may be obtained from the starch manufacturers which provide consistent results for surface sizing application. Oxidized starch is one of the most common modified starches for use in surface sizing because of its lower cost. However, when the paper is recycled, oxidized starch which contains negative charge can act as a dispersant and contribute to the loss of filler and the starch itself to the waste water causing pollution problem. Also, Paper Manufacturers would like to add more Calcium Carbonate (Ash) as the filler to reduce the overall cost of the paper. But, because of the negative charge of the oxidized starch, it prohibits the paper manufacturer to add more calcium carbonate and hence does not provide overall cost effective solution. That is way more and more paper manufacturers started using advanced modified starch such as hydroxyethylated starch (HES) to improve quality of the printing paper and reduce the overall cost of the paper. Beside their benefits of reduced retro-gradation, hydroxyethylated starch (HES) does not cause filler dispersion if the paper is re-pulped in the recycled process system. we carry several grades of HydroxyEthylated Starch (HES) for Surface Sizing solution.

If you are looking for specific grade of modified Paper Grade starch for your application, please visit our website iTradeIMEX – a Chicago based Import Export Trading company to get more information and product samples.