Is Gelatinized Wheat Starch and Pre-Gelatinized Wheat Starch the same thing?!
Is Gelatinized Wheat Starch and Pre-Gelatinized Wheat Starch the same thing?
are they both derived from animal sources
Answers:
They are the same thing. They are not animal derived. The term gelatinized refers to pre-cooked starch, not the addition of gelatin.
The two items are not the same but similar ......................... The first gelintanized wheat starch is.......................... According to A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: " When starch and water are heated the starch molecules burst and form a gelatin." OR
According to The Dictionary of Food Ingredients it is a starch that has been created by swelling wheat in cold water. It is also known as gelatinized wheat starch.
potato flour: high in gelatinized starch, which is good for amylase ................................. The second pregelatinized
According to Food Chemistry: "Pregelatinized flour is made from ground cereals....and is sometimes blended with guar flour or alginates."
When a starch is pre-cooked, it can then be used to thicken cold foods. This is referred to as a pregelatinized
they both appear to be a completely vegetarian product.