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Both flour and cornstarch are starches, and both are used similarly as thickening agents in many types of sauces in numerous cuisines. Cornstarch, as it name implies, is a starch made from corn. The starch is a fine, white powder flour that came from the white heart of the corn which is also known as endosperm.The other name for cornstarch is corn flour. On the other hand, flour is made from wheat and is the traditional thickening agent.Cornstarch is a pure starch compared to flour.nother notable difference between the cornstarch mixture and the flour mixture is the temperature of the water. Cornstarch is mixed with cold water because the starch will get lumpy if hot water is added.
We are researching the differences between starches and flours for our starch vs flour segment, potato was first up now it is cornflour (the starch) vs maize flour. The first thing to clarify here is that the naming conventions for corn starches and flours differ markedly between the UK, US and Australia. Cornflour in Australia and the UK is the same as cornstarch in the US. Also in Australia we have cornflour made from wheat so make sure youa are buying the corn version. What we in Australia call maize flour is the same as the USâs cornflour or more commonly used, cornmeal.