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Old 12-13-2009, 05:48 AM   #9 (permalink)
Peter7307
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Originally Posted by Vwbeamer View Post



What about candy? Even if it's free of corn syrup, jelly beans, gummi worms , etc are molded in molds made from compressed corn starch.

Then think about how corn starch fines it way into so many none food products, or used to process everything from rubber to fire works.
The cornstarch is used as a release agent for many products mostly in the food and medicines area. A fine layer is deposited in the mold (which is normally stainless steel) and the food / medicine is injected in or pressed in.
The cornstarch is to stop the food sticking the molds together and make the removal of the item quicker and easier.

In the industrial area silicon is also used but cornstarch is often a viable alternative depending on the anti contaminant requirements.

Pete.
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