Starches are utilized in various industries as emulsifiers, viscosifiers, defoaming agents, sizing agents, and encapsulation, due to their ability to impart textural characteristics and facilitate film formation or gelling. 

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Major Industrial Applications of Corn Starch

Corn starch or maize starch is extensively used in the bakery industry and manufacturing of other food products, such as puddings, gravies, sauces, concentrated soups, jelly, pâtés, fruit and dairy desserts, and pastes. The primary use of maize starch powder is to enhance the tenderness and texture of cakes, as the starch powder expands the dough and gives it more air. Maize powder is also used to give structural strength to ice cream cones. It is also a basic constituent of sweet food and widely used in salad dressings and desserts.

In addition, it is used in enhancing the bonding strength of corrugated boxes and paper because of its adhesive properties. Moreover, the pharmaceutical industry utilizes it as a diluent, binder, humectant, and disintegrant. As disintegrant, it facilitates the breakdown of tablets and capsules into smaller fragments, to further dissolve the drug after its intake, for its absorption by the body.