Assertion: starch | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: in commerce
type: LOCATION
value: because of low cost
type: CAUSE
value: because of its applicability
type: CAUSE
value: because of abundance
type: CAUSE
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: When starch is added to products as an ingredient, however, it is the functional properties of the starch that are usually important, not the calories.
text: Starch is an important food ingredient because of its applicability, abundance, and low cost.
text: Starch and protein are the major constituents of all cereal grains and are important sources of nutrition for humans and animals.
text: Because starches are so good at absorbing water and bulking up, they are important in the "mouth feel" of many food products, and are used as fat substitutes.
text: Starches from the reserve organs of many plants are important in commerce.
text: Manufacturing practices used in making the starch are also important.