POTATOSTARCH

Potato starch

Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes. The cells of the root tubers of the potato plant contain starch grains . To extract the starch, the potatoes are crushed; the starch grains are released from the destroyed cells. The starch is then washed out and dried to powder.

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potato starch

Noun

  1. A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.


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