Corn Starch?

[Canadiangirl]

This may be a daft question, but does Corn Starch contain Gluten? I have been using it to thicken things....just thought, hmm..i should checl on that and cant find any posts so far.

-Canadian girl

[CarlaB]

It's fine, it's what I use.

[Viola 1]

Yes, corn starch is just fine and is great for thickening things.

If you are making gravy, or thickening a soup with potatoes in it, try using potato flour. That just adds to the potato taste of gravy on mashed potatoes or potato soup :-)

[DebbieInCanada]

Just something to note - I found that after I was gluten-free for a while, I also noticed that I was reacting to corn products. So, my problem with corn isn't gluten related, but my body definitely does not like it. I use tapioca starch and rice flour for all of my thickening needs.

Debbie

[psawyer]

Corn starch is, well, corn. That's all. But as mentioned above, some of us are sensitive to other foods besides just gluten. I don't have a problem with corn or soy, but sensitivities to these foods are not unusual.

[larry mac]

If you are making gravy, or thickening a soup with potatoes in it, try using potato flour. That just adds to the potato taste of gravy on mashed potatoes or potato soup :-)

S,

Do you mean potato flour flour, or potato starch flour? The reason I ask is 'cause I have a box of ener-g potato flour flour that I haven't even used yet. It's so dense & heavy that I've been reluctant to add it to my flour/starch blends.

best regards, lm