Rice starch, commonly used in the food industry, is a unique in its starch granule size and molecular structure of both its amylose and amylopectin. The small granule size in combination with its neutral taste and white color, makes rice starch very popular as whitening and smoothening agent in confectionery coatings of chocolate lentils, liquorice and chewing gum, and bakery icings and fillings. As natural ingredient rice starch can replace titanium dioxide, being a commonly used additive in the food industry as whitening agent.
