Global Modified Starch Derivatives Markets A strategic Review Aug. 2010

Report Summary

Modified starches & carbohydrates functional ingredients. Global market segments and modified starch products. Strategic review of products, properties and market segments with costs and margins for market segments. Regarding report # 2, this is primarily focused on modified starches, derivatives and new opportunities. Value added modified starch derivatives remains very attractive area due to high margins and many universal food and industrial applications. There are excellent opportunities to grow the business in view of changes in the health, nutritional and functional needs of the changing consumer appetite as we move forward in the global economies. This is a comprehensive report with lot of data and insights in to modified starch products, market segments and future developments and how one can position in the changing global markets. There are certainly a number of promising new product areas and developments in biotechnology that may eventually lead to significant new business segments.
Modified starches are utilized in hundreds or even thousands of food, industrial, biofuels, bioplastic applications.

TABLE OF CONTENT

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . .4

II. STARCH A BRIEF REVIEWOF CHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS6
a. Starch extraction process a brief review  6
b. Starch chemistry (brief) 7
c. Modified starch review .9
1) Why Use Starch .9
2) Functions of un-modified and modified starches in food 11
3) Functions of starches in industrial areas 13
4) Selected starch modifications .15
5) Cross-linking18
6) Viscosity measurement to measure the effect of chemical modifications19

III. GLOBAL STARCH SITUATION  22
a. Starch market characteristics - 2007. .22
b. Modified starch 23
c. Brief snap shot of current global situation of dry starch products24

IV. GLOBAL AND US MODIFIED STARCH OVERVIEW 26
a. Corn and starch utilization.26
b. Starch utilization 28
c. Utilization of starch in major industrial sectors by modification and functional
use 30

V. MODIFIED FOOD STARCH & MARKET SEGMETNS  33
a. Food Segment needs 33
b. Modified starch volumes in the key food and industrial segments.36

VI. MODIFIED STARCH MARKET SEGMENTS . 38

VII. FUNCTIONAL FOODS. 49
a. U.S. Sales of functional foods.50
c. Product and market potential for carbohydrate products in H/N
(Health/Nutrition) products certain products 51

VIII. RESISTANT STARCH - INGREDIENT SITUATION .54
a. Definition .55
b. RASISTANT STARCH – Properties .56
c. RS/SDS Recent Development57

IX. STARCH PRODUCTS OPPORTUNITIES 59
a. Starch Products and Developments: .59
b. Biotechnology (modified starches, effect on yield and production costs) 60
c. Potential opportunities for development using biotechnology: 61
d. Higher-value starch products .62

X. SUMMARY 63

XI. REFERENCES 64

XII. LIST OF FIGURES AND TEABLES 64