Do you know the difference between corn starch and corn syrup?

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[cyberswede]

1. Is this a trick question?

If not, corn starch is a thickening agent (powder), and corn syrup is a sweetener, as far as I know.

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4. No

Maybe

[Duer 157099]

2. Yes

One makes you thick, the other makes other things thick

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3. lol

[intaglio]

5. There is a difference

Starch is a polymer of glucose and can be produced by fairly innocuous processes; steeping, light fermentation, separation, drying grinding and then washing and final drying.

Corn syrup is denatured corn starch where the starch is treated to break down the polymer into shorter units such as glucose maltose and fructose. This is an entirely industrial process .

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. If I had the corn starch, I wouldn't walk like this! n/t

[PuffedMica]

9. You might say

One helps relieve discomfort in the crack, the other doesn’t

[dimbear]

8. That's a nice polite way to put it. I usually hear about Shinola, or a hole in the ground. n/t