starch

The adjacent "mipyme" -- Cuba's acronym for small business which is used as shorthand for any private enterprise -- is a picture of plenty, offering everything from rice, Cuba's staple starch, to rum and ketchup.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Using that tech, MOA Foodtech discovered the best microorganisms to make use of the leftover starch and fibre in the pea protein industry.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Many Caribbean meals center on a meat and starch with seasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Tapioca pearls are made from cassava starch, and cassava plants are known to absorb lead and other heavy metals from the soil as they grow.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

“Scarlet and gray boating suit, good enough for me. I shall row and tramp about, so I don’t want any starch to think of. You’ll come, Betty?”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

They contain enzymes to break down proteins and starches, and surfactants so water spreads and cleans better.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

In boiling water, the vegetable’s starches begin to convert to sugars, bringing out a natural sweetness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

The predominant biofuel option on the market today is generated from corn, in part because, the researchers said, their starches break down easily.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024

These collapsed starches are harder for the enzymes in our digestive tract to break down — which means its also harder for our cells to get hold of the sugar these starches contain.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2024

I was supposed to be on this diet where you eat a lot of starches and crap, to gain weight and all, but I didn't ever do it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

Shaking out the bedding provided in a brown paper bag, I watched my fellow passengers make up their berths, tucking in starched sheets with the ease of seasoned travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

History well told is rarely dry, yet so many tales of court intrigue either conflate seriousness with the stiffness of starched collars or bloat the action with too many anachronisms.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024

As he eases along the campaign trail, Schiff is the unflappable man, sober and buttoned-down as the starched white shirt he wears beneath a standard-issue uniform of navy-blue suit and muted tie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

The software used by the engineers at the truss manufacturing plant allowed the designer to make the trusses stiffer than an old-fashioned starched shirt collar.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

His white uniform was starched so stiff his trousers looked as if they had been made out of cardboard.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Every day, he’d get up at 6 a.m., pop his oldies tape in his cassette player, pull down the ironing board built into the wall of his 1920s childhood home and start starching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

There he would be, relaxing in front of Match of the Day, while methodically folding his charcoal cashmere jumpers and starching his blue shirts.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2019

An exhausted woman in an Arizona State sweatshirt inspects my shirt for proper starching before handing me a questionnaire in which I am asked to detail my gastrointestinal health:

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2017

Or it could mean a Kangol hat, some Cazal shades, ultra-baggy pants or Adidas with fat laces that required stretching, starching and pressing to perfect the look.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2015

It was tiresome wearing the same dress every day that I worked, starching up the collar and dab-washing the armpits every night so it would be dry by the next morning.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu