Is corn starch and cornflour the same thing?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornstarch
Answers: Yes. And this proves it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornstarch
No
No not even close to the same thing. Corn starch is only the starch part of the corn, while corn flour is the entire kernel ground extra fine, it's the same as corn meal, just ground finer.
This proves my point: http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getent...
http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-term/...
Only in the UK is corn starch called corn flour. It's a very different thing here in the USA.
CORNSTARCH: is a starch made from grain and is used as a thickener. It is manufactured by soaking the whole maize grain, milling it coarsely to remove the germ and hull and grinding, sieving, and centrifuging the remainder to separate the seed proteins. The resulting starch is washed, dried and reground into a fine powder resulting in single granules. (from Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking). It does not contain fat or fiber.
CORN FLOUR: is used to flavor baked goods and adds nutrition. It is gluten and wheat-free. It's the finest grade of cornmeal. Made from flour corns, it contains very little protein and is practically pure starch, making it a good thickener. It also contains fat and fiber, while cornstarch does not.
corn starch is a thickener
corn flour is a flour