Tapioca is What?

Starch, along with protein and fat is a most important component in the diet of humans and many other animals ....
Greek starch amilon (chemical formula: (C6H10O5) n) is a polysaccharide carbohydrates amylose and amylopectin mixture contains, the percentage amilose and amylopectin vary depending on the type of starch, this ratio often from 20:80 to 30:70. Starch derived from various plants have physical properties and chemical composition vary. They are all complex carbohydrate polymer of glucose (molecular formula is C6H12O6). Plant starches are created in nature in fruits, tubers, such as grains. Starch, along with protein and fat is a most important component in the diet of humans and many other animals. Apart from food use, the starch is also used in the paper manufacturing industry, alcohol, bandages bones. Starch is extracted from grains such as corn and wheat, from roots and tubers such as cassava, potatoes, starches dong is the main industrial use.