Is tapioca starch and potato starch the same?

Potato starch and tapioca starch look very similar, but their textures, use, and processing process are different. This article will give you a detailed introduction to their differences.

1. The texture is different.

Potato starch is relatively more viscous, and its texture is more delicate. The color is generally white and looks relatively clean. At the same time, it also has the taste of potatoes, while the color of tapioca starch is generally white and has no peculiar smell.

Tapioca starch and potato starch

2. Different uses:

Potato starch is a purely natural product that can be eaten directly and is widely used in people's daily cooking process and industry processes. However, tapioca starch contains hydrogen cyanic acid, which is a natural poison and can only disappear at high temperatures above 70°C. Therefore, tapioca starch must be heated before eating, and more of it is used in food processing.

3. The processing process is different

In processing technology, both tapioca starch and potato starch use a full swirling process, using fresh raw material, through washing, grinding, separating, refining, dewatering, drying, sieving, then getting high quality starch. But in the washing and grinding part, tapioca and potato starch have some differences in using machines.

Tapioca starch washing machine and potato washing machine

In the first washing part, tapioca starch processing usually uses a dry sieve to remove the impurity from the tapioca; then use a paddle washing machine to wash the tapioca completely; But potato starch using a dry sieve to remove the impurity, then using a gravity destoner to remove stones; next to use rotary washer machine to wash the potato.

In the grinding part, tapioca starch processing needs to use a cutting machine to cut tapioca into a small block, then use rasper to grind. But potatoes are smaller than cassava tubers, it just uses rasper to grind potatoes directly.

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