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
The other ingredients of commercial glucose, the maltose and dextrin, have of course the same food value as the dextrose, since they are made over into dextrose in the process of digestion.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
When an infusion, or decoction, of roasted coffee is made, about 1.25 percent of the extracted matter is protein, it being accompanied by traces of dextrin and sugar.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
