"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> How do the thickening powers of, say, cornstarch, arrowroot, and flour
> differ? Not what the outcome looks like or how it keeps, but how they
> relate in thickening power. I.e., if it takes 1 tbsp of flour to
> thicken x amount of liquid, it will take how much arrowroot to produce
> the same thickness in the same amount of liquid?
> --
> -Barb
> State Fair prizewinning jams and jellies for sale at the Burnsville
> Senior Citizens Bake Sale, November 19, 2003; 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
> Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville Parkway & Nicollet Aves,
> Burnsville. 952-707-4120

There is a excellent comparison of all the thickeners at:

http://www.foodsubs.com/Thicken.html

The click on starch thickeners at the bottom of the page.

Dimitri