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Cornflour vs Maizena - What's the difference?

cornflour | maizena |

As nouns the difference between maizena and cornflour

is that maizena is cornflour, cornstarch while cornflour is a very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

cornflour

English

Alternative forms

* cornstarch (US)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (British) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

    • External links

    * (Corn starch)

    maizena

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (dated) cornflour, cornstarch.

    • Usage notes

    This term may be trademarked

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