Cornstarch
Also: corn starch, cornflour, maizena
Pure corn starch that thickens sauces to a glossy finish. Mix with cold water first.
Vegan
No major allergens
Aisle: Dry Goods
Gluten Free
Conversions
- 1 US cup
- 128 g
- 1 metric cup
- 135 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 8.12 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 2.71 g
- Density
- 0.54 g/ml
Weigh when you can: a cup of the same cornstarch varies with how it is filled. Convert Other Amounts
Substitutes
- Potato Starch1 : 1 by weight; Thickens at a lower temperature; do not boil long.
Per 100 g
- Energy
- 381 kcal
- Protein
- 0.26 g
- Fat
- 0.05 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.01 g
- Carbohydrate
- 91.3 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 0.9 g
- Sodium
- 9 mg
From USDA FoodData Central where available.
Recipes Using Cornstarch
No public recipes use it yet.