Bob's Red Mill Potato Starch, Gluten Free, 22 oz
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🌱 Vegan
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🧬 Non-GMO

Bob's Red Mill Potato Starch, Gluten Free, 22 oz

$17.89

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Product Details

Bob's Red Mill Potato Starch is a fine white starch pressed from potatoes, made for gluten free bakers and for anyone who wants a neutral thickener on the shelf. It is certified gluten free.

It pays to know what it is and is not. Potato starch is taken from the starch alone and tastes of nothing much, while potato flour is milled from the whole potato and carries a clear potato flavor; the two are not interchangeable. Set against cornstarch, potato starch tolerates higher heat, though it does better in a quick thickening than in a sauce left to simmer for an hour.

In a gluten free blend it lightens the crumb and keeps cakes, muffins and sandwich loaves tender, usually working beside a whole grain flour and a binder such as xanthan gum. On the stove, whisk a spoonful into a slurry for gravies, pan sauces, soups and fruit pie fillings.

Ingredients

Potato Starch.

Nutrition Information
Serving size1 Tbsp (12g)
Calories40
Total Fat0g (0% DV)
Saturated Fat0g (0% DV)
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol0mg (0% DV)
Sodium0mg (0% DV)
Total Carbohydrate10g (4% DV)
Dietary Fiber0g (0% DV)
Total Sugars0g
Includes Added Sugars0g (0% DV)
Protein0g
Vitamin D0mcg (0% DV)
Calcium4mg (0% DV)
Iron0mg (0% DV)
Potassium2mg (0% DV)
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Questions About This Product

The things people actually want to know before they cook with it.

How much potato starch replaces a tablespoon of cornstarch?
Bob's Red Mill puts it at about 1 3/4 tablespoons of potato starch in place of 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. The two are not a one-for-one swap by volume, so a recipe written for cornstarch needs the amount adjusted rather than the same spoonful measured out.
Is potato starch grain free and corn free?
Yes. It is drawn from potatoes, so it contains no grain and no corn. That is the practical reason many people keep it on the shelf in place of cornstarch, which is made from corn.
Is it kosher, and is it certified for Passover?
Bob's Red Mill lists this potato starch as Kosher Pareve and Non-GMO alongside the gluten free certification. Kosher Pareve and Kosher for Passover are separate certifications, so check the packaging directly if the Passover designation is the one you need.
How is potato starch made?
Bob's Red Mill describes the process as starting with a potato variety high in starch. The potatoes are ground, the water is separated from the pulp, the starch is washed out of that pulp with water, and what is left is dried down to a fine powder.
At what point in cooking should I add it?
Bob's Red Mill advises stirring it into a warm dish rather than one at a hard boil, since very high heat can break the starch down and cost you the thickening you were after. Pull the pan back from full heat, add the slurry, then let it come together.

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