Starch

Manildra Group produces a comprehensive range of Australian-grown and made native and modified wheat starches, as part of our integrated manufacturing process at our world-class Shoalhaven Starches site in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia.

Designed to enhance performance and functionality, our high-quality Australian wheat starches meet the demands of the food, paper, packaging, mining, and construction industries. This includes waxy maize starch and wheat-based starches such as resistant starch, modified food-grade starch, and starches for size press, wet end, corrugating, carbonless paper, and coating applications.

Food Applications
Manildra Group provides a premium range of native and modified wheat starches, serving as versatile ingredients in a variety of confectionery, baking, and food products, including:

• As binding and thickening agents for sauces, marinades, and gravies, providing a neutral taste and smooth consistency
• As firming and brightening agents for noodles and dumplings
• As a coating for fried or battered foods
• To reduce calories and increase dietary fibre with resistant starch
• As extenders in various meat and seafood products
• As carriers for flavour, spices, and extracts

Industrial Applications
With a focus on quality, consistency, and sustainability, our wheat starches play a critical role in a variety of industrial processes including:

• For paper strength and bonding in packaging grades and to improve the brightness of fine paper, paper and pulp products
• As a base for corrugating adhesives, with our native wheat starch providing highly consistent and strong glue suitable for any corrugator
• In specialised plasterboard products, delivering optimal liner bonding and core strength

Manildra Group’s expert technical team works closely with customers to deliver tailored wheat starch solutions that optimise operational performance and functionality.