I am sure you have come across cornstarch in various recipes, but have you ever wondered exactly what is cornstarch? Is it gluten-free? Is it healthy? And are there substitutes for it? So ...

Cornstarch, also called maize starch or corn flour in the U.S., is the starch found in corn grains. It is a fine, white powder made from the endosperm or the starchy part of corn kernels.

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When used as a thickener, potato starch functions similarly to cornstarch. Often incorporated into dishes in the form of a slurry (starch dissolved in cold water), the potato starch particles ...