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Default Corn Starch vs Arrow Root

i think the corn starch/syrup link is what made her think it was unhealthy.
and honestly, i'm inclined to agree. corn syrup is horrible for you.


"John Knezevich" > wrote in
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> Steve wrote:
> > I have a recipie for a chreeze sauce that uses 2T of corn starch.
> >
> > "Corn Starch" sounds unhealthy.
> >
> > Is arrow root any better and if I substitute it in should I use the same
> > amounts?
> >
> > Steve
> > http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdom/
> >
> > "The great American thought trap: It is not real unless it can be seen
> > on television or bought in a shopping mall"

> Corn starch is not going to do you any harm. It's just a bunch of
> glucose (sugar) molecules chained together. I breaks down to individual
> glucose molecules in the stomach. Corn syrup is produced from corn starch.