CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY Group Sustainable development Activities and products Why join us? Our news Candidate Your profile PRODUCT LINE Starches and derivatives A leading European producer of native starches for decades, Tereos offers a vast range of high value-added starch products that comply with the current and future standards of the food, pharmaceutical, plant chemistry, animal feed, paper and cardboard industries. Extracted from corn, wheat, potatoes and cassava, starch is a significant source of energy. About Starch Starch is the most abundant carbohydrate reserve in plants. It is largely present in cereals such as wheat, corn and potato starch. Starch is formed in plants through photosynthesis, which enables plants to absorb carbon from the atmosphere and convert it into glucose. To extract the starch, components of the plant—namely starch, proteins, germs and cellulosic fibres—are separated. The industrial process involves a series of simple physical separation steps such as grinding, sieving, centrifugation, concentration and drying. Starch is then available on the market in an odourless, tasteless powder form. Raw materials: Wheat, Corn, Potato. Tereos offers a wide range of native starches mainly from corn, wheat and potato for the food, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors, including for corrugated cardboard. This diversity of raw materials results in a range of solutions tailored to customers’ needs. Applications The various functions provided by starches found in the wide range proposed by Tereos, make it possible to best meet the requirements of the food, industrial and pharmaceutical sectors. Industrial applications Click here to download the document Food applications Key figures 12 starch manufactures in Europe, Asia and Brazil 10% of Tereos’ revenues is generated by business in starch and other derivatives 2M t of starch products Native and modified starch process Discover the video! Featured product lines Sugar and sweeteners Discover Alcohol and ethanol Discover Proteins Discover Your contacts Credits Legal notices Personal data Cookies Configures cookies management EN We use certain cookies or similar technologies that are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site, as well as to improve the quality of your experience on this site. By clicking "Allow", you allow these cookies, but you can change these preferences at any time in the Cookie Settings. To personalise your preferences or to refuse cookies, select "Personalise". Please note that blocking certain types of cookies could affect your use of the website and some of its features. To learn more about our cookie policy, or to change your cookie preferences, see our "Cookie Policy". Allow Disallow Personalise