Granular modified starch binder for dough forming of puffable food products

摘要

A dough binder for puffable food products comprising an alcohol washed, granular hydroxypropyl waxy-maize based starch derivative obtained by the dry reaction of acid hydrolyzed waxy maize starch which has also been treated with anhydrous disodium phosphate and propylene oxide to a hydroxypropyl degree of substitution of 0.3 to 0.5. The granular, crude starch derivative is cold water swelling, and is alcohol washed and dried to 3-5 percent moisture.