Foodvit Potato Starch Powder 100gm (Pack Of 2)

Foodvit Potato Starch Powder 100g Pack Of 2
Foodvit Potato Starch
Potato starch is made from the dried starch component of peeled potatoes. It has no potato flavours so works well in most recipes. As part of the starch component of a gluten free flour blend, potato starch lends a light, fluffy texture to baked goods. It is also a great thickener in gravies, sauces and even in custards and puddings, which typically use corn-starch. If you use potato starch as a thickener in a gravy or sauce, here's a useful tip unlike corn-starch, a liquid thickened with potato starch should never be boiled. The potato starch loses its ability to thicken once boiled.

• Blood Sugar Helper: Many healthy starches fall into the category of resistant starch foods. As a resistant starch, potato starch has been shown to be helpful to blood sugar regulation.
  
• Boosts Good Bacteria: As a resistant starch, potato starch acts as a prebiotic in the body, which means that it actually feeds the good bacteria in your intestine. Research demonstrates that the helpful effects of resistant starches on the digestive system are likely the result of beneficial short-chain fatty acids being produced by bacterial fermentation taking place in the large intestine
  
• Gluten-Free: For anyone trying to avoid gluten, one of the health benefits of potato starch is the fact that it is naturally gluten-free.
  
• Easy to Cook With: Once it’s cooked, this starch is said to have a lot of desirable culinary characteristics, including “neutral taste, good clarity, high binding strength, long texture and a minimal tendency to foaming or yellowing of the solution.