Bleached specialty starch range from Cerestar

The specialty starch range improves adhesion and setting times in its applications ranging from poultry and seafood to vegetables, cheese and nuts. A bleached specialty starch range from Cerestar Food and Pharma Specialties is improving adhesion and setting times in its applications ranging from poultry and seafood to vegetables, cheese and nuts. C*BatterCrisp 05530 and 05548 batters can be used at high solid levels without significantly increasing viscosity. They create a crisp-to-hard texture. Their excellent adhesion properties operate on smooth or rough food surfaces: C*BatterCrisp 05530 works best in meat applications such as breaded pork or chicken drumsticks, while 05548 has been developed especially for very smooth and difficult surfaces, such as fish. Johan Peremans, Senior Application Coordinator, adds: These batter starches also perform well in the more standard areas of functionality adding crispiness, improving stability in freeze-thaw and heat lamp conditions, reducing soggy and greasy textures and acting as a carrier for flavours. Another typical application for this bleached specialty starch is tempura batters, where it is best combined at a 17% concentration with wheat flour, rice flour, salt and a leavening agent. For more regular adhesion batter, the recommended concentration of C*BatterCrisp rises to 55%. The products were developed at Cerestar Food & Pharma Specialties Belgian application centre at Vilvoorde. Another variation of C*BatterCrisp, 90240, has been developed by the same team primarily for its film-forming properties. Upon heating in presence of water, this high amylose starch will retrogradate creating a nice film, resulting in very crispy French fries. Cerestar Food and Pharma Specialties Europe is a market leader in speciality products, using its skills and capabilities to develop an innovative range of application specific ingredients solutions. Cerestars Application Centre Food and Pharma in Vilvoorde, Belgium, is rated as the best in Europe. Cerestar Food and Pharma Specialties Europe is a Business Unit of Cargill. Cargill, Incorporated is an international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products and services with 98,000 employees in 61 countries. The company provides distinctive customer solutions in supply chain management, food applications, and health and nutrition.