Revolutionise your ingredient list

Tongaat Hulett Starch’s (Tongaat) range of modified food starches are produced using locally sourced non-GMO waxy maize. The company works closely with maize farmers to ensure the highest level of purity. Farming protocols that reduce the risk of contamination of waxy maize with normal or GM maize surpass standards applied in the US. The focus on locally manufactured starch ingredients also benefits local employment - from farm to fork.

Maize is tested from seed to silo and then again when received at the plant. The product is processed at the Meyerton facility, which is ISO accredited for food safety and quality. The University of the Free State conducts independent tests further assuring customers of the highest quality non-GMO raw material inputs.

The latest product to be added to the existing portfolio of waxy maize-based food starches is StygelAWH – an instant modified waxy corn starch, which is crosslinked and stabilised. It hydrates quickly in cold water or milk to form a smooth, non-gelling glossy paste. To obtain the best results you can mix Stygel AWH with other dry ingredients, prior to adding liquid.

Stewart Krook, marketing director of Tongaat Hulett Starch explains, ‘We continue to add locally produced ingredients to the South African market so they can replace imported product. These items lead to better price stability and lower cost to local food manufacturers. Benefits can be passed onto the consumer.’

Tongaat is also assessing the potential to manufacture label friendly modified starches. This will allow manufacturers to utilise a starch with the functionality of modified starches, but without the need for an E number.

Stygel AWH, with its freeze thaw stability, tolerance for heat, shear and high acidity is suitable for applications at pH levels as low as 2.5.

Some applications where Stygel AWH would be suitable include fruit pie fillings, frozen food, cold process mayonnaise, salad dressing, dry mixes, bakery mixes, meat fillings, frozen dough, canned foods and sauces. The product is available in 20kg moisture barrier and multi wall paper sacks. The recommended labelling to be used is modified starch or modified corn starch and/or E1422.

‘For further details and the use of Stygel AWH in your application, the technical services team at Tongaat areavailable to visit factories and discuss ingredients that best suit a particular application,’ Krook concludes •

Tongaat Hulett Starch - www.tongaathulettstarch.co.za