dextrin
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Others state that dextrin, an edible carbohydrate produced from corn or potato starch, is used to make the adhesive.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2020
The colorant chemicals help determine the different colors we see, and the binder — often a type of starch called dextrin — binds the fuel, oxidizer, and colorant together within the pellets.
From The Verge ● Jul. 3, 2015
After amylases break down starch into smaller fragments, the brush border enzyme α-dextrinase starts working on α- dextrin, breaking off one glucose unit at a time.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Millar, are maltose and glucose, which latter is derived from the hydrolysis of the stable dextrin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
If a natural gum is added, it will be partially converted into sugar when the filtered liquid is inverted, and so make the dextrin determination slightly too high.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various
