Wheat Starches for texture, binding and processing
Native wheat starch solutions for food, personal care, pharma and technical industries
AGRANA wheat starches are native starches. They deliver texture, binding and thickening in bakery and convenience food, and bring plant-based functionality to personal care, pharma, paper and packaging, and adhesives. The portfolio includes WEIZITA wheat starches for food, personal care and pharma, COLLAMYL wheat starch for paper, as well as AMITROL wheat starches for packaging.
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Native wheat starch functionality across four industries
AGRANA wheat starches give manufacturers a flexible ingredient base for products that depend on clean texture, dependable binding and predictable processing.
- Texture, body and structure for food systems
- Plant-based ingredient for personal care formulations
- Defined wheat starch quality for pharmaceutical use
- Wheat-based binders for paper, packaging and adhesives
- Consistent quality across production scales
- Organic option available for selected food and personal care applications
Why manufacturers choose AGRANA wheat starches
AGRANA pairs wheat starch expertise with raw material know-how and dedicated application support. That combination helps customers match a specific starch to their process rather than adapting their process to a generic ingredient, whether the end product is a baked good, a convenience meal, a personal care product, or used in paper and adhesives.
Wheat-based binding for adhesive systems
COLLAMYL wheat starches provide adhesive formulations that require reliable bonding performance and clean processing characteristics with the functionality of renewable polymers. Built on a natural starch backbone, they are suited for industrial adhesive systems where both consistent technical performance and a renewable raw material base are important.
Functions & Benefits
- Wheat-based starch binder
- Renewable raw material basis
- Natural polymer functionality
- Suited to industrial adhesive systems
- Fits starch-based formulation concepts
- Consistent quality for technical production
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Texture and structure for baked goods
AGRANA wheat starches shape texture, crumb structure and processing behavior in bakery formulations, supporting clean-label and plant-based recipe concepts. Their neutral functionality gives bakers room to balance formulation and processing needs, with an organic wheat starch option available for recipes that call for it.
Functions & Benefits
- Texture and structure in baked goods
- Native wheat starch functionality
- Neutral functionality for versatile recipe development
- Suited to clean-label bakery concepts
- Balances formulation and processing needs
- Organic wheat starch option available
Body and texture for prepared foods
AGRANA wheat starches add body, texture and thickening to prepared food systems that need formulation stability through industrial processing. They build the familiar, appealing textures convenience products rely on, on a plant-based foundation suited to scalable production.
Functions & Benefits
- Thickening and body in prepared dishes
- Thickening support for selected convenience systems
- Native starch functionality from wheat
- Familiar, appealing textures
- Plant-based formulation basis
- Suited to scalable industrial production
Wheat-based starch functionality for paper and packaging
COLLAMYL and AMITROL wheat starches deliver renewable technical functionality to paper and packaging systems where processability and consistent quality counts. As wheat-based native starches, they support starch-based industrial performance across selected paper and packaging applications, with clean handling on the production line.
Functions & Benefits
- Wheat-based native starch for technical use
- Renewable ingredient basis
- Supports starch-based industrial performance
- Suited to selected paper and packaging applications
- Clean processability in industrial systems
- Consistent quality for paper and packaging
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Plant-based starch functionality for personal care formulations
WEIZITA wheat starches give personal care manufacturers a renewable, plant-based ingredient for natural cosmetic concepts. Suited to selected cosmetic formulations, they support clean and natural product ideas with consistent quality, and an organic option is available for requirements that call for it.
Functions & Benefits
- Plant-based ingredient from renewable wheat
- Suited to selected cosmetic formulations
- Suited to natural and clean formulation concepts
- Consistent product quality
- Organic option available for selected requirements
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Defined wheat starch quality for pharmaceutical applications
WEIZITA wheat starch for pharma gives formulators a wheat-based starch with the defined quality and predictable processing that controlled formulations demand. Drawn from a single renewable raw material, it suits selected pharmaceutical applications where consistent product performance and a defined starch specification are essential.
Functions & Benefits
- Native wheat starch functionality for pharma
- Defined quality from wheat raw material
- Suited to selected pharmaceutical formulations
- Predictable processing behavior
- Consistent product performance
- Defined starch solution for health-related applications
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Explore our wheat starches portfolio
AGRANA's wheat starches portfolio gives manufacturers native starch solutions for food, personal care, pharma and technical applications. The range covers wheat-based products designed for texture, binding, processing and technical performance, backed by AGRANA's quality standards, service and application expertise.
AMITROL
Ready-mix corrugating adhesives based on wheat or corn starch for standard and high-speed production
WEIZITA for Food & Beverages
Native wheat starches for texture, binding and process stability across food applications
WEIZITA for Personal Care
Natural thickener and aesthetic modifier for solid shampoos, facial cleansers and lotions
WEIZITA for Pharma
Native wheat starches for filling, carrying and process handling in solid dosage forms
Talk to experts who understand wheat starch applications
AGRANA's starch experts work from each customer's application, process and quality requirements to match wheat starch functionality to the task at hand. From bakery and convenience food through to personal care, pharma, paper, packaging and adhesives, we define the right wheat starch for consistent processing, stable performance and scalable production. Every project starts with a clear understanding of the formulation.
