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MODIFIED FOOD STARCH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Food Industries
- Food Additives
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Stellar™
1, record 1, English, Stellar%26trade%3B
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fat replacer... may be used in a variety of low-fat and no-fat products, such as baked goods, frostings and fillings gravies and sauces, salad dressings, cheese spreads, confections, and frozen dairy desserts. The ingredient, a modified food starch derived from corn, texture, mouthfeel, stability, and visual qualities of full-fat products. 2, record 1, English, - Stellar%26trade%3B
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A trademark of A E Staley Manufacturing Co. 3, record 1, English, - Stellar%26trade%3B
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Stellar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Stellar
1, record 1, French, Stellar
correct, trademark, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
StellarMC : Marque de commerce de A E Staley Manufacturing Co. 2, record 1, French, - Stellar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- food starch
1, record 2, English, food%20starch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Starch, usually modified, used as a gelling agent in the food industry. 2, record 2, English, - food%20starch
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ingredients. Original : sugar, gum base, corn syrup, natural and artificial flavoring, modified food starch... 1, record 2, English, - food%20starch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amidon à usage alimentaire
1, record 2, French, amidon%20%C3%A0%20usage%20alimentaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- amidon alimentaire 2, record 2, French, amidon%20alimentaire
masculine noun
- amidon d'usage alimentaire 1, record 2, French, amidon%20d%27usage%20alimentaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amidon, généralement modifié, que l'on emploie comme gélifiant dans l'industrie alimentaire. 1, record 2, French, - amidon%20%C3%A0%20usage%20alimentaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le qualificatif «alimentaire» apparaît superflu lorsqu'il décrit l'amidon dans la liste des ingrédients d'un produit alimentaire. 1, record 2, French, - amidon%20%C3%A0%20usage%20alimentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-07-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- extruded cereal
1, record 3, English, extruded%20cereal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Special emphasis is placed on recent applications including candy making, co-extruded products, extrusion efficiency, pretreatment of starch for enzyme hydrolysis, extrusion of oil seeds for solvent extraction and twin-screw extrusion applications.... It has developed from its initial roles of mixing and forming as applied to macaroni production to the point where the food extruder is now considered a high-temperature-short-time bioreactor which transforms a variety of raw ingredients into modified food ingredients and finished food products.... Initial applications of the food extruder involved its use to reform degermed cereal grits into macaroni, snacks and ready-to-eat cereals.... Filled snacks which contain an oil emulsion filling, RTE cereals with a fruit gel or fruit flavored component, and pet foods containing multicolored textured pieces to simulate bones or other meat products are examples. 2, record 3, English, - extruded%20cereal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- céréale extrudée
1, record 3, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9ale%20extrud%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'extrusion est utilisée depuis très longtemps pour la fabrication des pâtes alimentaires et pour la mise en forme des matériaux [...] 2, record 3, French, - c%C3%A9r%C3%A9ale%20extrud%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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