corn starch
"Corn starch is broken down into individual glucose molecules using various enzymes and acids. A pearl necklace analogy can help explain: Corn starch is like a long pearl necklace. Each individual pearl is a glucose molecule. The glucose molecules are strung together by chemical bonds that create the "pearl necklace", or in technical terms, a glucose polymer."
"This works well for me and I've never had a pizza stick. The corn starch is like little ball bearings under the crust."
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