Modified Starches

with Our Premium Modified Starches

Enhance Texture, Stability, and Performance

Modified starches play a crucial role in food manufacturing, offering improved functionality compared to native starches. These starches undergo chemical, enzymatic, or physical treatments to enhance their properties, making them more adaptable to various food processing conditions. At Marian Gida, we supply high-quality modified starches that help you improve texture, stability, and shelf life in a wide range of food applications.

Types of Modified Starches We Offer

Acid-Modified Starch

This type of starch is treated with acids to break down its structure, making it perfect for confectionery products like gummy candies and jellies. It provides a smooth, firm gel texture and quick gelling properties.

Cross-Linked Starch

Cross-linked starches are chemically modified to resist breakdown under high heat, shear, or acidic conditions. These starches are ideal for sauces, soups, and pie fillings, where thickening and stability during cooking are essential.

Oxidized Starch

Oxidized starches have been chemically treated to reduce their viscosity and improve clarity, making them excellent for use in clear soups, sauces, and salad dressings. They also improve film-forming properties in certain applications.

Pregelatinized Starch

Pregelatinized starch is pre-cooked and then dried, allowing it to thicken liquids without heat. This starch is ideal for instant products like puddings, instant soups, and convenience foods, where rapid preparation is needed.

Phosphated Starch

Phosphated starches are chemically modified with phosphate groups, enhancing their ability to retain moisture and improve freeze-thaw stability. These starches are commonly used in frozen and refrigerated foods like frozen pies and ice cream.

Dextrinized Starch

Dextrins are partially hydrolyzed starches that are typically used as binders or thickening agents in snacks, coatings, and bakery products. They offer improved solubility and clarity, making them suitable for use in candies and glazes.

Benefits of Modified Starches

1. Improved Stability

Unlike native starches, modified starches are designed to maintain their structure and performance under extreme conditions like high heat, acidity, or freezing. This stability is crucial in processed foods that undergo intense production processes.
2. Enhanced Texture

Modified starches provide a smoother, more consistent texture to food products. Whether you are making creamy sauces, soups, or dairy products, the use of modified starches ensures that the final product has the desired mouthfeel and consistency.
3. Thickening and Gelling Properties

Depending on the type of modification, starches can be used to create either thick and creamy textures (for soups, sauces, and gravies) or firm gels (for desserts and confectioneries). This versatility makes them a staple in food formulation.

4. Better Freeze-Thaw Stability

One of the key issues in frozen food products is the breakdown of texture and consistency after thawing. Modified starches, particularly cross-linked and phosphated starches, help prevent this issue by maintaining a smooth texture even after freezing and thawing.
5. Cost-Effective Ingredient

Starches are a relatively inexpensive way to enhance food products, allowing manufacturers to improve product quality without significantly raising costs. This makes them a highly efficient ingredient in food production.

Why Choose Our Modified Starches?

Tailored Solutions for Every Application

Our team of experts works closely with clients to provide the right type of modified starch for each application. Whether you need enhanced freeze-thaw stability for frozen products or a high-performance thickener for sauces, we offer customized solutions to meet your needs.

Consistency and Quality

We prioritize the quality of our products, ensuring that each batch of modified starch provides the same performance every time. Our modified starches are rigorously tested for consistency in viscosity, texture, and stability.

Sustainable and Safe

All of our modified starches comply with international food safety regulations, including those set by the FDA and EFSA. We also focus on sourcing sustainable raw materials to reduce our environmental impact.

Cost-Effective Ingredients:

Modified starches offer an economical solution for improving food products. Their versatility, combined with low cost, makes them a great choice for manufacturers looking to enhance product quality without increasing production costs significantly.

Applications of Modified Starches

Bakery Products

In baking, modified starches improve the softness and moisture retention of cakes, breads, and pastries. They help extend shelf life and improve the dough’s handling properties.

Dairy Products

Modified starches are used in dairy applications like yogurt, cheese, and cream products to improve creaminess and stability. They help maintain the texture of dairy products during processing and storage.

Soups and Sauces

For liquid-based products like soups, gravies, and sauces, modified starches provide the perfect thickening and stabilizing effect. They prevent the product from separating and ensure a smooth, uniform consistency.

Confectionery

In gummy candies, marshmallows, and other confectionery products, acid-modified and pregelatinized starches offer ideal gelling and texturizing properties. They help create a chewy texture that holds its shape without becoming too firm or sticky.

Meat and Seafood Products

Modified starches are used as binders and stabilizers in processed meats and seafood products like sausages, nuggets, and imitation crab meat. These products improve water retention, texture, and mouthfeel.

Instant Foods

In the production of instant noodles, soups, and puddings, pregelatinized starches allow for quick preparation without cooking. These starches provide the required viscosity and texture instantly when added to cold or warm water.

Technical Support and Documentation

We provide full technical support to help you incorporate modified starches into your product formulations. From product specifications to usage recommendations, our team is here to ensure you get the most out of our ingredients.

Custom Starch Solutions

If your product requires specific starch properties that are not met by our standard offerings, we can work with you to create a custom solution. Our R&D team will collaborate with you to develop modified starches tailored to your unique production processes and requirements.