Pregelatinized Corn according to http://www.didionmilling.com/productscorn.aspx
Pregelatinized corn flour is a cooked corn flour that hydrates readily in cold, aqueous mediums to form a stable fluid paste.
Pregelatinized Corn Flour - Made from selected streams and cooked at a high temperature to provide a constant viscosity. May be used in fig and fruit paste as a moisture-retaining agent and/or extender. It can also be used as a binding agent in extruded products such as cereals, snack foods or pastas. Widely used as a meat extender, dough conditioner or thickening agent.
Yellow Corn Kibble - Corn meal and corn flour combined and cooked at a high temperature under pressure, then ground to produce a high fat and easily digestible food. Easily hydrates in cold water, forming a viscosity paste. Also called pregelatinized corn meal.
Pregelatinized Corn Grits - A granular precooked lightweight corn grit that is an excellent carrier for flavors and color used in a wide variety of food applications
However, a pregelatinized corn flour might have the following quality and cost limitations: high cost, lack of flavor/aroma, and poor texture. http://www.freshpatents.com/Continuous-production-of-masa-flour-and-whole-corn-flour-for-grain-based-foods-using-a-novel-precooking-dt20070628ptan20070148318.php
Is the ingredient known as pre-gelatinized wheat starch vegetarian?
According to A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: " When starch and water are heated the starch molecules burst and form a gelatin."
According to The Dictionary of Food Ingredients it is a starch that has been created by swelling wheat in cold water. It is also known as gelatinized wheat starch.
According to Food Chemistry: "Pregelatinized flour is made from ground cereals....and is sometimes blended with guar flour or alginates." http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/faqingredients.htm
There is no gelatin in it. Fine for vegans and vegetarians.
