THERMALLY CONVERTED STARCH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provides an efficient acid conversion method by which a product with lower viscosity and a higher proportion of low molecular weight compounds than the corresponding aqueous acid conversion method can be obtained. SOLUTION: This method for producing thermally converted starches comprises mixing a base starch with an acid, drying the mixture to a substantially anhydrous state and heating the dried mixture for a time sufficient to produce a converted starch having a funnel flow viscosity of about 5 to 50 seconds.