A food label ingredient list reads: wheat flour, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt, and cornstarch. What item would be found in the lowest quantity in this food?

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Turner Blair

4 May, 10:39

A food label ingredient list reads: wheat flour, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt, and cornstarch. What item would be found in the lowest quantity in this food?

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Anya Bernard · Answer 1

Cornstarch would be found in the lowest quantity in this food.

Corn starch is the starch obtained from the corn grain. Corn starch is used for household and industrial purposes. It is used as a thickener in soups and in producing corn syrup. It is also used in paper industries and textile manufacturing industries. A small amount of cornstarch is usually used with other ingredients when cooking. Cornstarch is flammable in powdered form and it can be hazardous when taken in large amounts.