Starch a gelatin substitute?

[lilim10]

Is starch (such as corn starch, tapioca starch, or potato starch) a good substitute for gelatin in frozen food mixes or would flour be better?

Thanks.

 

[wataugachicken]

starches thicken, but they don't solidify and hold the way that gelatin does. i think they would be better than using flour though.

 

[Spewn]

Why don't you want to use gelatin?

You could use agar, but if you're looking to use something you have, that might not help.

 

[jones57742]

Is starch (such as corn starch, tapioca starch, or potato starch) a good substitute for gelatin in frozen food mixes or would flour be better?

ll:

IMHO, I would not try this one.

At the very best these admixtures may marginally work but you may wind up with chunks of food which will not dissolve or even worse a real mess due to the admixtures dissolving.

I have found that with proper blending (ie. blending the food mostly into appropriate size bites) that gelatin is not necessary.

TR