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pearl cornstarch [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
OBS

cornstarch: Starch resembling a fine white flour made from corn and used chiefly in foods as a thickening agent ..., in making corn syrup and sugars, and in the manufacture of adhesives and sizes for paper and textiles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
OBS

L'amidonnerie de Maïs est très concentrée, et deux importantes usines assurent pratiquement la totalité de la production.

OBS

Amidon en grains, en poudre.

OBS

Amidon et fécule sont une même substance [...] Mais on a adopté plus particulièrement le nom de «fécule» pour désigner l'amidon des organes souterrains, tubercules et racines [...] en réservant celui d'«amidon» pour le produit industriel tiré des graines (blé, riz, maïs).

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