100 years of food starch innovation

摘要

National Starch, one of the leading suppliers of speciality starches to the world 's food industry, has now celebrated a Centenary of trading. From modest beginnings in New York as a compounder of starch-based industrial adhesives, the company has expanded and diversified to become a premier global supplier with sales approaching $2.5 billion worldwide and a unique portfolio of premium performance specialty starches for the food industry The following article reviews the technical developments which have led from the initial discovery of starch modification to today's highly sophisticated products - truly the multifunctional ingredient of the food industry.