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Default Corn Starch vs Arrow Root

rebecca wrote:
>>I have a recipie for a chreeze sauce that uses 2T of corn starch.
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>>"Corn Starch" sounds unhealthy.
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>>Is arrow root any better and if I substitute it in should I use the same
>>amounts?

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> I don't think arrowroot is any healthier,


It's not any unhealthier, either.

> but I think it tastes nicer.


The properties are slightly different. Corn starch is fine for most foods. Arrow
root is better for thickening clear liquids that you want to keep clear.

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