Use physical, chemical or enzymatic treatment to introduce new functional groups on starch molecules or change the properties of starch granules and the size of starch molecules, and change the natural characteristics of starch to make it more suitable for certain application requirements. After secondary processing, Starches that change their properties are collectively referred to as modified starches.
Modified starch has a wide range of applications and is used in all walks of life, but the most widely used is the food industry. Usually, modified starch is added to the moon cakes we often eat. Today, the editor will take you to learn about the application of modified starch in snowy mooncakes.
Snowskin mooncakes are made differently from traditional mooncakes, and the raw materials are also different. Some snowskin mooncakes are made of glutinous rice, which needs to be kept frozen, hence the name. It can have various fillings, bean paste, jujube paste, durian, etc.
Appropriate addition of modified starch to snow skin moon cakes can make the skin of snow skin moon cakes more shiny, perfectly reflect the characteristics of "ice skin", and can also improve the taste of snow skin moon cakes, making their taste more crisp and tender. In addition, adding The ice skin mooncakes with modified starch have better storage stability and longer shelf life. In order to make the modified starch play the best role in snowy mooncakes, the general selection amount is 20-25% (compared to the amount of flour used to make mooncakes).
Snow skin moon cake is the most frequently used type of moon cake with modified starch at present, and it is also one of the moon cakes with relatively good taste and properties, which is very popular among consumers.