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Starch is naturally produced by all
green plants. It is very versatile in nature. Starch is a soft, white, tasteless
powder. It is insoluble in cold water, alcohol or any other solvent. The basic
chemical formula of the starch molecule is C6H10O5.
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Starch is mainly derived from cereals
but it can also be obtained from tubers.
The modified starch market is experiencing
the growth phase and major reason behind it is the
increasing awareness about convenience foods. Functional properties of starch
are attracting many application industries which are boosting the growth in
modified starch market. Also, demand for starch is increasing due to awareness
among consumers for natural ingredients in food and feed industry.
Unlike natural starch, modified starch has enhanced chemical
stability which will make them to use in different processing conditions.
Therefore modified starch have increased acceptance from consumers side.
The modified starch
consumption is expected to grow from 13.15 million tons in 2011 to 16.28
million tons by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 3.5%, globally for the period
2012 to 2017.
According to figures of a
report, North America is the leader in modified starch market with 37 % market
shares, followed by Asia-Pacific (32%) and Europe (26%).
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The Asian sub-continent also
has the huge potential to drive the growth of the industry in the coming future.
China and India are the leaders form this region, the major drivers of demand
being changing lifestyles and growing economies which is boosting the need for
convenience food sector.
Starch market has some
restrains in growth from biofuel production industry. As biofuel production
also requires availability of corn and Wheat, it leads to shortage of these raw
materials in US and Europe.
Range of products is obtained from
highly sophisticated bioprocess operation of starch processing and refining.
These includes products such as citric acids, lactic acids, lysine, threoninie,
xanthan gums, erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, hydrogenated starch
hydrolyzates, maltodextrins, glucose hydrolyzates and the most recent
nutritional products Sucromalt.
Petroleum and chemical industry can be
said to be working in a carbohydrate economy where the carbohydrates starch and
cellulosics are starting to replace the fossil materials.
In the post recession era, there is a
great opportunity for starch processing industry to fulfill the demand of new developing
economies in Asia, South America and Africa. Brazil, Russia, India and China can
be said to be growth engines for modified starch market.
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industry are constantly in the need of quality research work and tools for
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This will help the business units to
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