Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Modified Maize Starch
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Features and Benefits
FIRM-TEX® modified food starch has excellent water binding capacity making it ideally suited for applications in the meat industry. It can be used to partially replace skim milk powder and to reduce moisture loss in vacuum packaged meats. Using FIRM-TEX® modified food starch at two to four percent can significantly improve consistency, extended shelf life, and decrease “drip” in a wide variety of smokehouse cooked meats. This starch also imparts good viscosity and a smooth short texture in high pH soups and sauces. Its low gelatinization temperature allows it to function in dry mix products added to “hot water.”
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition Applications
Properties
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Nutritional Information
- Screen Test
- Microbiological Limits
Initial testing is done on a single composite sample against a limit of m. If result is above m, the three class sampling and acceptance below is used.
n c m M Total Plate Count/g 5 3 10,000 100,000 Yeast/g 5 3 200 1,000 Mold/g 5 3 200 1,000 Enterobacteriaceae 5 3 100 1,000 Where n = # of samples tested; c = maximum allowable number of results between m and M; m = upper target limit; M = maximum acceptable value.
- Note
* Not present at level of quantification.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Moisture Content | max. 13.0 | % | — |
| pH (20% w/w slurry) | 4.5 - 7.0 | — | — |
| End Viscosity | 340 - 540 | — | CML-M106 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Escherichia coli | Negative | — | — |
| Salmonella | Negative | /10g | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Total Fat * | max. 0.1 | g/100g | — |
| Cholesterol | 0 | mg/100g | — |
| Sodium | 148 | mg/100g | — |
| Total Carbohydrates | 89.9 | g/100g | — |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 | g/100g | — |
| Total Sugars * | max. 0.1 | g/100g | — |
| Added Sugars | 0 | g/100g | — |
| Other Carbohydrates | 89.9 | g/100g | — |
| Protein | 0.2 | g/100g | — |
| Vitamin D | 0 | mcg/100g | — |
| Iron * | max. 0.2 | mg/100g | — |
| Potassium * | max. 10 | mg/100g | — |
| Total Ash Content | 0.2 | g/100g | — |
| Calories | 360 | — | — |
| Calories From Fat | 0 | — | — |
| Calcium | 3 | mg/100g | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Through U.S.S. #100 Mesh | min. 95 | % | — |
| Through U.S.S. #200 Mesh | min. 85 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Regulatory Data
- Source : Waxy Maize
- United States
- Meets FCC (Food Chemical Codex) requirements.
- Labeling : Food Starch-Modified
- Canada
- CFDA Regulation : B.16.100, Table XIII
- Labeling : Modified Corn Starch
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
FIRM-TEX ® modified food starch is packaged in multi ply Kraft paper bags with net weight of 50 lbs.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 Years
- Storage Conditions
- FIRM-TEX® modified food starch should be stored in a clean, dry area at ambient temperature and away from heavily aromatic material.
- The best before date for FIRM-TEX® modified food starch is 24 months from the date of manufacture.