Food starch

Structure of starch : From the structural point of view,it is a clustered composition of linear polymers whose columned alpha chined links of 1 & 4 are made of units of Glocose and subsidiary branches of alpha links of 1 & 6 .the sturch is reserved in the molecule as energy.in plants the sturch is reserved in cellular bodies called amiloplast

Sources of starch :

The starch is found in most of the fruits, grains, cereals, plant, glands ( potato ). 4 significant sources of starch are : corn, potato, wheat and rice.

Property	Max.standard
Total protein	Max  %0/5
Humidity	Max %12
Color	Transparent white
Ash ( sulfated ) %	%0/2
Fat	Max  %0/2
PH	5/8-6/4