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Descriptor English:

Starch and Fecula

Descriptor Spanish:

Almidones y Féculas

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	almidón y fécula
Entry term(s)	almidón de maíz fécula de patata goma de tapioca
Scope note:	El almidón es el producto extraído de la porción aérea de plantas comestibles (semillas) etc. La fécula amilácea se extrae de las porciones subterráneas almidonosas de plantas comestibles (tubérculos, raíces y rizomas).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Amidos e Féculas

Descriptor French:

Amidon et Fécule

Entry term(s):

Cassava Starch
Corn Starch
Potato Fecula

Tree number(s):

VS2.001.001.002.009

Scope note:

Starch is the product extracted from aerial parts of edible plants (seeds) etc. The amylaceous fecula is extracted from the starchy edible underground parts of plants (tubers, roots and rhizomes).

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

Related:

Manihot MeSH
Marantaceae MeSH
Solanum tuberosum MeSH
Zea mays MeSH

DeCS ID:

51363

Unique ID:

DDCS051363

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SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]

Health Surveillance of Products

Control and Sanitary Supervision of Foods and Beverages [VS2.001]

Control and Sanitary Supervision of Foods and Beverages

Food [VS2.001.001]

Industrialized Foods [VS2.001.001.002]

Industrialized Foods

Powder for Food Preparation [VS2.001.001.002.001]

Powder for Food Preparation

Ice-cold Foods [VS2.001.001.002.002]

Ice-cold Foods

Sodium Chloride, Dietary [VS2.001.001.002.003]

Sodium Chloride, Dietary

Fruit Jam [VS2.001.001.002.004]

Edible Grain [VS2.001.001.002.005]

Pickles [VS2.001.001.002.006]

Canned Heart Palms [VS2.001.001.002.007]

Canned Heart Palms

Flour [VS2.001.001.002.008]

Starch and Fecula [VS2.001.001.002.009]

Starch and Fecula

Cacao Butter [VS2.001.001.002.010]

Pastas [VS2.001.001.002.011]

Pastas

Cacao [VS2.001.001.002.012]

Cookies [VS2.001.001.002.013]

Plant Creams [VS2.001.001.002.014]

Sugars [VS2.001.001.002.015]

Candy [VS2.001.001.002.016]

Condiments [VS2.001.001.002.018]

Bonbons [VS2.001.001.002.019]

Hydrolyzed Vegetal Protein [VS2.001.001.002.020]

Hydrolyzed Vegetal Protein

Vegetable Fats [VS2.001.001.002.021]

Colorant [VS2.001.001.002.022]

Soups [VS2.001.001.002.023]

Molasses [VS2.001.001.002.024]

Cheese [VS2.001.001.002.025]

Plant Oils [VS2.001.001.002.026]

Tomato Concentrates [VS2.001.001.002.027]

Tomato Concentrates

Rapadura [VS2.001.001.002.028]

Fruits in Syrup [VS2.001.001.002.029]

Fruits in Syrup

Prepared Mustard [VS2.001.001.002.030]

Prepared Mustard

Vegetable Preserve [VS2.001.001.002.031]

Vegetable Preserve

Foods of Confectionery [VS2.001.001.002.032]

Foods of Confectionery

Soy Foods [VS2.001.001.002.033]

Foods Containing Coconut [VS2.001.001.002.034]

Foods Containing Coconut

Foods Containing Peanuts [VS2.001.001.002.035]

Foods Containing Peanuts

Prepared Foods [VS2.001.001.002.036]

Foods Modified by Air Incorporation [VS2.001.001.002.037]

Foods Modified by Air Incorporation

Frozen Foods [VS2.001.001.002.038]

Animal Feed [VS2.001.001.002.039]

Cooled Foods [VS2.001.001.002.040]

Starch and Fecula - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00061567
Scope note	Starch is the product extracted from aerial parts of edible plants (seeds) etc. The amylaceous fecula is extracted from the starchy edible underground parts of plants (tubers, roots and rhizomes).
Preferred term	Starch and Fecula
Entry term(s)	Cassava Starch Corn Starch Potato Fecula

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