Science glossary film: Starch

A carbohydrate made of long chains of repeated glucose building blocks. It functions as an energy store in plants, and forms a large part of the human diet as the main carbohydrate in foods such as rice, potatoes, wheat and maize. It is also used in paper manufacture, and to make glue.

It functions as an energy store in plants, and forms a large part of the human diet as the main carbohydrate in foods such as rice, potatoes, wheat and maize. It is also used in paper manufacture, and to make glue.