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</div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Starch derived from corn (maize) grain</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote 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For cornmeal also known as cornflour, see <a href="/wiki/Cornmeal" title="Cornmeal">Cornmeal</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox hrecipe adr"><caption class="infobox-title fn"><span>Corn starch</span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg/250px-Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg/330px-Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg/500px-Cornstarch_mixed_with_water.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding-bottom:0.25em;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;">Corn starch powder</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.15em; 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padding-right:0.65em;">Other information</th><td class="infobox-data">density 0.54 g/ml <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-top:0.25em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg/16px-Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg/24px-Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg/32px-Wikibooks-logo-en-noslogan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cornstarch" class="extiw" title="b:Cookbook:Cornstarch">Cookbook: Corn starch</a></li><li> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/20px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Corn_starch" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Corn starch">Media: Corn starch</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg/220px-Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg/330px-Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg/440px-Corn_Starch_mixture.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Corn starch mixed in water</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Cornflour</b>, <b>cornstarch</b>, <b>maize starch</b>, or <b>corn starch</b> (<a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a>) is the <a href="/wiki/Starch" title="Starch">starch</a> derived from corn (<a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>) grain.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The starch is obtained from the <a href="/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm">endosperm</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">kernel</a>. Corn starch is a common food ingredient, often used to thicken <a href="/wiki/Sauce" title="Sauce">sauces</a> or <a href="/wiki/Soup" title="Soup">soups</a>, and to make <a href="/wiki/Corn_syrup" title="Corn syrup">corn syrup</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">sugars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corn starch is versatile, easily modified, and finds many uses in industry such as <a href="/wiki/Adhesive" title="Adhesive">adhesives</a>, in paper products, as an anti-sticking agent, and <a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">textile</a> manufacturing.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has medical uses as well, such as to supply glucose for people with <a href="/wiki/Glycogen_storage_disease" title="Glycogen storage disease">glycogen storage disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like many products in dust form, it can be hazardous in large quantities due to its <a href="/wiki/Flammable" class="mw-redirect" title="Flammable">flammability</a>—see <a href="/wiki/Dust_explosion" title="Dust explosion">dust explosion</a>. When mixed with a fluid, corn starch can rearrange itself into a <a href="/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid" title="Non-Newtonian fluid">non-Newtonian fluid</a>. For example, adding water transforms corn starch into a material commonly known as <a href="/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid#Oobleck" title="Non-Newtonian fluid">oobleck</a> while adding oil transforms corn starch into an <a href="/wiki/Electrorheological_fluid" title="Electrorheological fluid">electrorheological (ER) fluid</a>. The concept can be explained through the mixture termed "cornflour slime".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG/220px-Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG/330px-Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG/440px-Brown_%26_Polson%27s.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2374" data-file-height="1892" /></a><figcaption>Advertisement for a Cornflour manufacturer, 1894</figcaption></figure> <p>Until 1851, corn starch was used primarily for <a href="/wiki/Clothing_starch" class="mw-redirect" title="Clothing starch">starching laundry</a> and for other industrial uses.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A method to produce pure culinary starch from maize was patented by John Polson of Brown & Polson, in <a href="/wiki/Paisley,_Renfrewshire" title="Paisley, Renfrewshire">Paisley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> in 1854.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was sold as "Patented Corn Flour". Brown & Polson were muslin manufacturers who had been producing laundry starch for the <a href="/wiki/Paisley_shawl" class="mw-redirect" title="Paisley shawl">Paisley shawl</a> industry and would become the largest starch producers in the UK. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although mostly used for cooking and as a household item, corn starch is used for many purposes in several industries, ranging from its use as a chemical additive for certain products, to medical therapy for certain illnesses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Culinary">Culinary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Culinary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg/220px-United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg/330px-United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg/440px-United_States_Food_Admininstration_corn_products_poster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="514" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Advertisement by the US <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration">Food Administration</a>, 1918, indicating corn starch as "wholesome" and "nutritious"</figcaption></figure> <p>Corn starch is used as a <a href="/wiki/Thickening_agent" title="Thickening agent">thickening agent</a> in liquid-based foods (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Soup" title="Soup">soup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sauce" title="Sauce">sauces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gravy" title="Gravy">gravies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Custard" title="Custard">custard</a>), usually by mixing it with a lower-temperature liquid to form a paste or slurry. It is sometimes preferred over <a href="/wiki/Flour" title="Flour">flour</a> alone because it forms a <a href="/wiki/Translucent" class="mw-redirect" title="Translucent">translucent</a>, rather than <a href="/wiki/Opacity_(optics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Opacity (optics)">opaque</a> mixture. As the starch is heated over 203 °F (95 °C), the molecular chains unravel, allowing them to collide with other starch chains to form a mesh, thickening the liquid (<a href="/wiki/Starch_gelatinization" title="Starch gelatinization">Starch gelatinization</a>). However, continued boiling breaks up the molecules and thins the liquid.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cornstarch is usually included as an <a href="/wiki/Anticaking_agent" title="Anticaking agent">anticaking agent</a> in <a href="/wiki/Powdered_sugar" title="Powdered sugar">powdered sugar</a> (icing or confectioner's sugar).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A common substitute is <a href="/wiki/Arrowroot" title="Arrowroot">arrowroot</a> starch, which replaces the same amount of corn starch.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Food producers reduce production costs by adding varying amounts of corn starch to foods, for example to cheese and yogurt.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chicken nuggets with a thin outer layer of corn starch allows increased oil absorption and crispness after the latter stages of frying.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-culinary">Non-culinary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Non-culinary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Baby_powder" title="Baby powder">Baby powder</a> may include corn starch among its ingredients.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corn starch can be used to manufacture <a href="/wiki/Bioplastic" title="Bioplastic">bioplastics</a> (like <a href="/wiki/Polylactic_acid" title="Polylactic acid">PLA</a> used for <a href="/wiki/3D_printing" title="3D printing">3D printing</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and may be used in the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Airbag#Post-deployment" title="Airbag">airbags</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Adhesive" title="Adhesive">Adhesive</a> can be made from corn starch, traditionally one of the adhesives that may be used to make paste papers. It dries with a slight sheen compared to wheat starch. It may also be used as an adhesive in book and paper conservation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical">Medical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Medical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Corn starch is the preferred anti-stick agent on medical products made from natural <a href="/wiki/Latex" title="Latex">latex</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Condom" title="Condom">condoms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diaphragm_(birth_control)" title="Diaphragm (birth control)">diaphragms</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Medical_glove" title="Medical glove">medical gloves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Corn starch has properties enabling supply of glucose to maintain blood sugar levels for people with <a href="/wiki/Glycogen_storage_disease" title="Glycogen storage disease">glycogen storage disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ufhealth_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufhealth-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corn starch can be used starting at age 6–12 months allowing glucose fluctuations to be deterred.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Manufacture">Manufacture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Manufacture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The corn is <a href="/wiki/Steeping" title="Steeping">steeped</a> for 30 to 48 hours, which ferments it slightly. The <a href="/wiki/Cereal_germ" title="Cereal germ">germ</a> is separated from the <a href="/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm">endosperm</a> and those two components are ground separately (still soaked). Next the starch is removed from each by washing. The starch is separated from the <a href="/wiki/Corn_steep_liquor" title="Corn steep liquor">corn steep liquor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cereal_germ" title="Cereal germ">cereal germ</a>, the fibers and the <a href="/wiki/Corn_gluten_meal" title="Corn gluten meal">corn gluten</a> mostly in <a href="/wiki/Hydrocyclone" title="Hydrocyclone">hydrocyclones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Centrifuge" title="Centrifuge">centrifuges</a>, and then dried. (The residue from every stage is used in <a href="/wiki/Fodder" title="Fodder">animal feed</a> and to make <a href="/wiki/Corn_oil" title="Corn oil">corn oil</a> or other applications.) This process is called <a href="/wiki/Wet_milling" class="mw-redirect" title="Wet milling">wet milling</a>. Finally, the starch may be <a href="/wiki/Modified_starch" title="Modified starch">modified</a> for specific purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Risks">Risks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Risks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like many other powders, corn starch is susceptible to <a href="/wiki/Dust_explosion" title="Dust explosion">dust explosions</a>. It is believed that overheating of a corn starch-based powder—despite warnings on the packaging indicating that the material is flammable—initiated the <a href="/wiki/2015_New_Taipei_water_park_fire" title="2015 New Taipei water park fire">Formosa Fun Coast explosion</a> in Taiwan on 27 June 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Names_and_varieties">Names and varieties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Names and varieties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Called <i>corn starch</i> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. The term <i>corn flour</i> refers to cornmeal that is very finely milled; or, after wet processing with <a href="/wiki/Alkali" title="Alkali">alkali</a>, further grinding then drying, <a href="/wiki/Masa" title="Masa">masa</a> flour.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>It is called <i>cornflour</i> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and some <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries. Distinct in these countries from <a href="/wiki/Cornmeal" title="Cornmeal">cornmeal</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Cornflour is commonly derived from wheat in Australia. The starch is extracted from the wheat kernel, and is sometimes referred to as 'wheaten cornflour'. <sup id="cite_ref-Steric_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steric-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amylomaize" title="Amylomaize">Amylomaize</a>, high amylose starch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bird%27s_Custard" title="Bird's Custard">Bird's Custard</a>, the English custard based on cornflour, invented in 1837</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxy_corn" title="Waxy corn">Waxy corn</a>, waxy maize starch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_sauce" title="Corn sauce">Corn sauce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_syrup" title="Corn syrup">Corn syrup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_ethanol" title="Corn ethanol">Corn ethanol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modified_starch" title="Modified starch">Modified starch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potato_starch" title="Potato starch">Potato starch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semolina" title="Semolina">Semolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapioca" title="Tapioca">Tapioca</a> starch</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_starch&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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