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it has the highest concentration of starch, so is the most effective thickener of all flour based products. it is used in gravys, stock, pasta sauces and in the lemon filling of lemon merangue pie to hold together ingredients and thicken a sauce.

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advantage: it is flavourless so can be used to thicken delicately flavoured dishes.

Disadvantage: it gives cloudy finish to dish so can not be used in clear souces.And it does not have freezing stability.

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The corn flour is used to make maize meal. It is rich in carbohydrates and starch.

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