It is cheaper.
When a food label reads "modified food starch", they are telling you that there is some kind of starch in the product. It could be wheat starch, corn starch, tapioca starch, rice starch, etc. What you should do if you see modified food starch is call the 800 number on the pack of the product and specifically ask them what kind of starch is in that product. In North America, modified food starch is safe for celiacs. In other countries, you must contact to find out which starch it is from.
The modified food starch that is used to make the blue raspberry Airheads is chemically treated native starch. There are many other ingredients in blue raspberry Airheads including sugar and corn syrup.
preparation of modified tapioca starch using glycerol?
because that's the ingredient that makes you taste the rainbow
I believe that Chicklets Fruit Flavored Gum is not Gluten Free, because of its Modified Food Starch. When The Ingredients Label lists Modified Corn Starch, that is okay. Or even Modified Food Starch (Corn), is fine. But plain old Modified Food Starch is the thing to avoid if Gluten Intolerant. :)
No !
Starches are used to thicken food products by absorbing liquid. However, when a food is heated or frozen, the liquid comes out of the starch (this is called syneresis). To prevent this, food scientists modify the starches so that they can hold water better. The two ways that starches are modified are by cross-linking and derivatization. These methods help hold starch molecules together or they create pockets in the starch where liquid is trapped.
The difference between starch and midified starch
Nothing at all
Normally called Franken-food, this is a reference to genetically modified foods. It is used as a derogitory term when talking about foods that have been given unnatural characteristics through scientific means. Usually used when speaking of modified corns, or foods that have been made to be enormous in size.
It is a material that contains sugars produced from starch. Used in foods, it can remove fat/ cholesterol from foods, and is used as a dietary supplement.