Potato starches for texture, body and clean processing
Native potato-based functionality across food, care and technical systems
AGRANA potato starches are native starches that build texture, thicken and stabilize across a wide application range. The portfolio covers STÄRKINA potato starches for food, personal care and pharmaceutical use. A neutral sensory profile and strong swelling power make them a versatile base wherever formulators need plant-based starch performance.
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Native potato starch functionality for texture, body and clean processing
Strong swelling power and clean taste define how AGRANA potato starches behave in a recipe. They thicken efficiently, build smooth body and process predictably at industrial scale, giving formulators a renewable starch base that performs the same way from first trial to full production.
- Strong thickening and viscosity from a renewable potato base
- Neutral taste that keeps delicate flavor systems clean
- Smooth body and texture across food and care formulations
- Stable behavior at industrial processing scale
- Organic grades available within the STÄRKINA range
Potato starches by application
AGRANA pairs potato raw material expertise with starch processing know-how and dedicated application support. We help customers select the right grade for their system, from bakery fillings and convenience viscosity to ice cream structure and pharma functionality, and stay involved from first trial through stable production.
Structure and body for bakery formulations
In bakery systems, AGRANA potato starches bind water and build structure in fillings and dough-related applications. Strong swelling power gives baked products body and a smooth crumb, while a neutral taste keeps sensitive recipes clean.
Functions & Benefits
- Structure and body for bakery formulations
- Water-binding for fillings and dough systems
- Smooth crumb and texture from strong swelling power
- Neutral taste for sensitive bakery recipes
- Conventional and organic grades available
- Consistent quality for scalable production
Viscosity and mouthfeel for prepared food systems
AGRANA potato starches thicken soups, sauces and ready-meal components, building the viscosity and smooth mouthfeel that prepared foods need. They hold performance through heat processing and keep recipes clean with a neutral sensory profile.
Functions & Benefits
- Thickening and viscosity for prepared food systems
- Smooth mouthfeel in soups, sauces and ready meals
- Stable performance through heat processing
- Neutral profile for clean recipe development
- Fast viscosity build for efficient batch times
- Organic grades available within the range
Plant-based powder feel and absorbency for care formulations
STÄRKINA NATURAL gives personal care formulators a renewable starch ingredient with a soft powder feel and useful absorbency. It positions cleanly as a plant-based component in formulations that call for starch-based texture.
Functions & Benefits
- Renewable, plant-based starch ingredient
- Soft powder feel and pleasant texture
- Absorbency for care formulation performance
- Clean plant-based ingredient declaration
- Consistent quality for care product development
- Application support for formulation needs
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Defined native starch functionality for pharmaceutical use
AGRANA potato starches meet selected pharmaceutical applications that need native starch performance on a defined raw material basis. Organic STÄRKINA grades are mapped for pharma use where consistent quality and defined functionality matter.
Functions & Benefits
- Native potato starch functionality for pharma systems
- Defined raw material basis and consistent quality
- Suited to selected pharmaceutical applications
- Supports starch-based structure and processing behavior
- Organic STÄRKINA grade available
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Neutral taste, texture and viscosity for savory systems
AGRANA potato starches deliver texture, viscosity and clean taste in savory applications. Strong swelling power and a neutral sensory profile build body and consistency in soups, sauces, dressings, fillings and ready meals, without covering the flavors of the recipe.
Functions & Benefits
- High swelling power for viscosity and smooth body
- Neutral taste profile that leaves flavors intact
- Creamy mouthfeel with good cling and spoonability
- Consistent thickening across soups, sauces, gravies and ready meals
- Plant-based texture building from a renewable raw material
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Potato starches for every application
The portfolio brings together STÄRKINA potato starches for food, personal care and pharmaceutical use and COLLAMYL potato starch for adhesives. Across thickening, texture, viscosity and clean processing, each grade is matched to a specific application.
From bakery and convenience food to ice cream, personal care, pharma and adhesives, AGRANA helps customers select the potato starch grade that fits their process and quality requirements.
COLLAMYL
Starch range for paper coating, laminating and related paper applications
STÄRKINA for Food & Beverages
Native potato starches for binding, thickening and baking performance
STÄRKINA NATURAL
Natural potato starch for aesthetic modification and adsorption in personal care
Find your potato starch grade with our experts
AGRANA's starch experts match potato starches to specific application and processing needs, from bakery texture and convenience viscosity to ice cream creaminess, pharma functionality and adhesive performance.
