Modified Starches power innovation across industries

In the food industry, modified starches come into play to meet high demands on texture, stability, and shelf life, while meeting consumers' expectations on consistent quality, great taste, and clean-label options. As thickening, binding and moisture control agents, they fulfill a wide range of functionalities, ensuring products delight consumers every time.

Functions & Benefits

• Thickens sauces, soups and dressings with stable viscosity

• Improves mouthfeel in dairy, plant-based and beverage systems

• Stabilises fruit preparations and beverage suspensions

• Maintains texture in frozen meals and chilled desserts

• Prevents syneresis in yogurt, fillings and bakery creams

• Supports creamy texture in reduced-fat foods and sauces

• Withstands heat and shear in UHT and retort processing

• Provides consistent texture across shelf life in ready foods

Modified starches offer an effective solution to key challenges in the personal care industry, from replacing microplastics to meeting natural expectations and delivering stable, gentle performance in premium formulations. With AGRANA’s expertise, manufacturers can develop high-quality products that combine a natural feel with versatility and reliable performance.

Functions & Benefits

• Improves skin feel in creams, lotions and serums

• Absorbs oil in powders and mattifying skin products

• Enhances texture in shampoos and hair conditioners

• Stabilises emulsions in skin care formulations

• Provides soft focus and smooth finish in cosmetics

• Supports viscosity control in gels and lotions

• Improves spreadability in creams and sunscreens

• Contributes to lightweight texture in hair styling products

Modified starches are a smart, sustainable answer by functional, biobased raw materials to the adhesive industry’s key challenges: replacing fossil-based and animal-derived binders, meeting demand for eco-friendly solutions without petrolbased ingredients, and ensuring consistent performance under high-speed, high-precision production. AGRANA helps manufacturers boost efficiency, versatility, and sustainability.

Functions & Benefits

• Biobased binder for paper, packaging and wood adhesives

• Provides viscosity control and reliable bonding strength

• Supports renewable, low-VOC adhesive formulations

The paper & packaging industry faces pressure for sustainability, cost efficiency, and high performance at high speeds. Starches—native or modified—enable cost-saving paper reformulations, replacing synthetic binders while improving strength, printability, and surface quality. Renewable and biodegradable, they help meet eco-standards without sacrificing product performance.

Functions & Benefits

• Improves wet and dry tack for paper and corrugating adhesives

• Enhances internal strength and dry bond in corrugated board

• Improves coating hold-out and printability on packaging papers

• Provides rheology control for starch-based adhesives and sizes

• Enables fully biobased, low-VOC formulations for packaging glue

In the construction industry, starches offer renewable, high-performance solutions for applications like gypsum board, cementitious systems, and tile adhesives. Modified starches improve workability, water retention, and bonding, helping manufacturers enhance quality, meet sustainability goals, and optimize costs.

Functions & Benefits

• Improves workability in gypsum board and cementitious mixes

• Enhances open time and adhesion in tile adhesives

• Controls rheology in cementitious systems for pumpability

• Improves early strength and setting control in gypsum board

• Reduces water demand and shrinkage in tile and cement mixes