Modified corn starch
What the research shows
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A starch treated to change how it behaves.
It thickens food and keeps it stable through heat, acid, cooling or freezing.1
What research says
How it’s made and used
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Nutrient retention in orange products2
Adding modified corn starch to freeze-dried orange juice co-product helped keep vitamin C and flavonoids stable.
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Slow breakdown and release3
In lab studies, modified corn starch mixed with whey protein broke down more slowly and released curcumin gradually.
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References
- 1Modified starch. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 2García-Martínez E, Camacho MDM, Martínez-Navarrete N. In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds of Freeze-Dried Orange Juice Co-Product Formulated with Gum Arabic and Modified Starch. Molecules. 2023;28(2). doi:10.3390/molecules28020810
- 3Li Y, Li R, Chen S, et al. Understanding regulating effects of protein-anionic octenyl succinic anhydride-modified starch interactions on the structural, rheological, digestibility and release properties of starch. J Sci Food Agric. 2024;104(14):8580-8592. doi:10.1002/jsfa.13686