starch

Example Sentences

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The tools were tested for tiny starch granules left behind when plants were processed for food.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

After measuring a sample, staff and volunteers from Ulster Wildlife put the oysters in biodegradable potato starch bags for laying on the seabed.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

My tasting panel dubbed them a superlative Thanksgiving starch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

But there's also a huge -- if largely unrealised -- potential for their use in bioplastics and biofuels, as well as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and textiles, thanks to their starch.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

These kernels are hard to eat, but if you soak them in water for several hours you’ll find they taste like lightly corn-flavored starch.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan