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FECULE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

A naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate ... found chiefly in the seeds, fruits, tubers, roots, ... corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice ...

OBS

In English, as opposed to French, there is no distinction made between the starch that comes from seeds and the one that comes from tubers and roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Nom donné à l'amidon lorsqu'il provient d'un tubercule (pomme de terre, manioc).

OBS

On réserve le nom de fécule aux amidons en provenance des parties de plante autres que les semences, c'est-à-dire surtout des organes souterrains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Molinería y cereales
OBS

En sentido estricto se llama fécula al almidón de tubérculos y se reserva almidón para el que se extrae de los cereales, pero ambas sustancias son químicamente idénticas.

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