Dextrin is a type of sugar that is found in foods like bread and pasta. It is very soluble in water, which means that it can dissolve quickly in liquids.
The dextrin in the bread made it very soft and fluffy.
The dextrin in the pasta made it very elastic.
noun
any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
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Dextrin malt has no diastatic power.
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Such material is of particular value for converting dextrin to glucose.
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British gum or dextrin is prepared by heating starch.
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Thermally and vacuum stable, if dextrin is not used for desensitizing.
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Dextrin can be added to the solution to stabilize the precipitated product.
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It helps amylase to digest a limit dextrin to produce maltose.
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A novel limit dextrin and its preparation also are described.
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The compound includes dextrin, albumin, glycerin and sodium silicate.
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Amylase is found in saliva and breaks starch down into maltose and dextrin.
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A method of controlling seed germination and growth of the seedlings which comprises contacting plant seeds with a liquid or solid dextrin.