Seeking- information- about:- cornstarch

[naredjan]

Is cornstarch really healthy? If not then what are my other options?

The reason why I query is, most of the corn products in U.S. have already been processed by Monsanto_ the corporation that Genetically Modifies Foods. Maybe I'm wrong.

Any ideas please

[Chocolatl]

http://www.wisegeek.com/is-cornstarch-unhealthy.htm

[Zeldaz]

Not knowing what you mean by healthy, it's hard to say. There are plenty of other starchy thickeners available if you don't want to use cornstarch.
http://www.foodsubs.com/ThickenStarch.html

[auzzi]

No labels are required to inform US consumers about the presence of GMOs in food.

70–75% of all processed foods in the U.S. contained a GM ingredient

USA Genetically modified crops:
93% soybeans - oils, lecithin, emulsifiers, tocopherol (a vitamin E supplement) and soy proteins
94% cotton - cottonseed oil, margarine or shortening
88% corn - starch, syrup, meal, flour, etc etc etc
75% Hawaiian papaya
90% canola - oils and biofuel
95% sugarbeet - sugar
10% alfalfa - food for dairy cows [milk, butter, yogurt, meat etc]

[Spice Princess]

I think that if you look in a health food store, or even the health food section of your supermarket, you should be able to find a brand of cornstarch that is non-GMO. I know you can get non-GMO corn oil and other corn products, so I don't see why they wouldn't make cornstarch too.