here, we'll tell you about some cool facts that we learned

• starch begins to gelatinize between 60 and 70 degrees C
• starch is insoluble in cold water and alcohol
• starch paste was used by the ancient Egyptians to cement strips of papyrus stems together for use as writing paper as early as 4000 B.C.
• chinese paper documents of about 312 AD were coated with a starch sizing to provide resistance to ink penetration. starches from rice, wheat, and barely were commonly used at that time
• starch was used in northern Europe to stiffen linen, as early as the 14th century.
• colored and uncolored starches were used as cosmetics. Blue starch was used by the Puritans until its use was banned by Queen Elizabeth in 1596
• a procedure for starch production was given in a Roman treatise by Cato in the year 184 B.C.
• Pliny the Elder (23-74 A.D.) states that the Romans used wheat starch to make papyrus documents, as well as to stiffen and whiten cloth and powder the hair
• yellow starch was fastionable during the middle ages until a female prisoner wearing a bright yellow-starched ruffle was publicly excecuted.

Starch Index
Starch - Basic Info Stuffs
Where Does it Come rom?
Starch structure
Starch Uses and Importance
References

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