Corn Starch
By: Max Ghasemi
Corn Starch Uses
- Cooking Ingredient, usually used as thickening agent
- Used as a natural anti-stick agent
- Used to supply glucose to people who have GSD (Glycogen Storage Disease)
Names
Chemical Name: Cornstarch,Maizena
Chemical Formula: C27H48O20
Properties
- White, fine, odorless powder
- It's insoluble
- Decomposes when boiled
Solid
That is the dry powder of Corn Starch
Liquid
When water is added to Corn Starch, it makes a pastey, thick compound.
Chemical Makeup
This diagram shows you the chemical makeup of corn starch.
Fun Facts
- Corn starch can help untangle knots if you sprinkle it on the Knot.
- You can lift scorch marks on your shirts by letting the starch dry on the mark.
- If you combine Corn starch and Cold water and put it on a blood stain on your shirt, the blood stain should come right off.