Clean-label Pea Starch

CLOSTER, N.J.Native pea starch from American Key Food Products offers a clean-label alternative to modified starches. It has a high amylose content (35%) that provides better thickening, gelling and film-forming properties than most other native starches. And, like modified starches, pea starch exhibits stability under high temperature, acid and shear.

Hot viscosity of pea starch remains low and stable, reaching high values only after cooling.  Rapid increase of viscosity during cooling produces a strong, firm and sliceable gel, which is an advantage in cheese and meat applications. Pea starch also forms a gel at a much lower usage level than other starches (approximately 4% vs. 10-20%).

Applications include:

·        Water binding in meat and fish products

·        Stability for aseptic processing of meats, soups and sauces

·        Water binding and gel formation in baking and dairy products

·        Crispiness and volume improvement in extruded snacks

American Key Food Products is a supplier of a wide range of food ingredients, including starches, spices, nuts and seeds.