starches
Pasta and potatoes
Starches are carbohydrates found in foods like potatoes, rice, bread, and pasta—the starchy foods that form the bulk of most human diets.
In laundry, starches are substances used to stiffen fabric: She starched the collars until they were rigid.
The verb starches means to apply such treatment or, as a plural noun, refers to starchy foods collectively: Cut back on the starches if you want to lose weight.
Edible underground tubers
- riceStaple cereal grain
- breadLeavened flour product
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
corn · cassava · plantains · yams · taro · couscous · polenta · dumplings
Maize-derived thickening powder
- arrowrootDigestible tropical starch
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- rouxCooked fat-flour paste
- slurrySemifluid mixture of solids
thickening · gravy · sauce · bechamel · custard · pudding · gumbo · consistency
Sugar-based energy compounds
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- energyPower to do work
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
glycemic · digestion · complex · simple · refined · whole-grain · dietary · sustenance
Linear glucose chain
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
granules · hydrolysis · gelatinization · retrogradation · digestion · enzymes · amylase · saccharide
potatoes
Edible underground tubers
noodles · corn · cassava · plantains · yams · taro · couscous · polenta · dumplings · tortillas
cornstarch
Maize-derived thickening powder
slurry · thickening · gravy · sauce · bechamel · custard · pudding · gumbo · consistency · viscosity
carbohydrates
Sugar-based energy compounds
fiber · glycemic · digestion · complex · simple · refined · whole-grain · dietary · sustenance · glucose
amylose
Linear glucose chain
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
cellulose · granules · hydrolysis · gelatinization · retrogradation · digestion · enzymes · amylase · saccharide · dextrin
ironing
Smoothing cloth with heat
- stiffeningBecoming less pliable
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- crispFirm and breakable
spray · collars · cuffs · shirts · pressing · fabric · linen · cotton · finish · smooth
tubers
Underground plant storage organs
storage · photosynthesis · crops · harvest · agriculture · wheat · maize · sorghum · legumes · peas
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- foodstuffsgrains, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy
- nutrientsprotein, vitamins, fats, minerals, vitamin
- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
- Substancesmatter, elements, compounds, molecules, atoms
- BiomoleculesDNA, protein, RNA, enzyme, mRNA
starchesproteins
Amino acid polymers
fats · lipids · amino acids · oils · fatty acids
starchessimple sugars
Single-unit carbohydrate molecules
monosaccharides · glucose · fructose · sucrose · table sugar
- corn starchFine cereal-derived thickening agent
- potato starchCarbohydrate extracted from tubers
- modified starchChemically altered carbohydrate thickener
- starched collarTreated neckband, rigid fabric
- spray starchAerosol fabric stiffener
- laundry starchFabric stiffening agent