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cornstarch
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cornstarch, material made by pulverizing the ground, dried residue of corn grains after preparatory soaking and the removal of the embryo and the outer covering. It is used as laundry starch, in sizing paper, in making adhesives, and in cooking. Dextrin dextrin, any one of a number of carbohydrates having the same general formula as starch but a smaller and less complex molecule. They are polysaccharides and are produced as intermediate products in the hydrolysis of starch by heat, by acids, and by enzymes.
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, corn syrup, and corn sugar are produced by the hydrolysis of cornstarch. See starch starch, white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder. It plays a vital role in the biochemistry of both plants and animals and has important commercial uses.
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The AdeS and Maizena nutritional brands continue to do well and Slim--Fast has made further good progress in Mexico.
There was good growth in the nutritional brands such as Maizena and AdeS, while Slim--Fast is doing very well in Mexico and a regional roll-out is being evaluated.
The major brands currently sold by Iberia include; Iberia branded products, Knorr, Maizena, Mistolin, Quaker Spanish Brands, Fruta Viva, Choco Listo, and Corona Columbian Chocolates.
 
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