Starch: Properties and Potential

Provides a much-needed update of the standard reference material on starch and its derivatives. Focuses on starch and its derivatives in the context of edible products, though many of the important properties of starch are relevant to both food and non-food applications and, where appropriate, reference to the wider uses of starch is included in these articles. Discusses the many areas of application of starch, and recent advances in our understanding of the physical chemistry of starches--advancing the earlier and elegant carbohydrate research. Also covers the changes in the research and the commercial applications of starch due to the current trend away from ``chemicals'' in food towards more ``natural'' products.