Liquid Glucose (Corn syrup):
Corn syrupis a food syrup, which is made from the starch of maize and contains varying amounts of maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade. Corn syrup is used in foods to soften texture, add volume, prevent crystallization of sugar, and enhance flavor. Technically, glucose syrup is any liquid starch hydrolysate of mono-, di-, and higher-saccharides and can be made from any source of starch.
Industry & Its Applications:
Corn syrupis a food syrup, which is made from the starch of maize and contains varying amounts of maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade. Corn syrup is used in foods to soften texture, add volume, prevent crystallization of sugar, and enhance flavor. Technically, glucose syrup is any liquid starch hydrolysate of mono-, di-, and higher-saccharides and can be made from any source of starch.
Industry & Its Applications:
- Food Industry : manufacturing hard boil, toffees ,caramels, gelatin gums.
- Pharma (SFG) : cough syrups, antacid suspensions & other mixture.
- Leather Industry : Adds softness and weight gain to leather in tanning process.
- Tobacco : Curing of tobacco leaves.
- Building & constructions : Used as in binder.