Dry goods & condiments

Cornstarch

Hong Kong 粟粉 is Cornstarch, a white starch powder that cannot be distinguished reliably from flour or other powders by sight.

What is it?

FEHD lists 粟粉 as Cornstarch. It is not coarse cornmeal or general wheat flour, and the original food label must confirm it.

Accept only a food package clearly identified as 粟粉 or Cornstarch. Do not guess from white colour, fineness or feel.

Cornstarch and wheat flour can both be fine white powders; only the original food label distinguishes them reliably.

Use as a thickener only where a recipe specifies it, following the stated amount and method.

Read the original label and recipe and measure only the stated amount. This page gives no universal mixing directions.

Follow the storage conditions on the original food label. Do not guess if the label is missing or unclear.

Many white powders look alike. Do not use an unlabelled powder as Cornstarch.

攞一湯匙粟粉，跟食譜落。

The employer wants one tablespoon of label-confirmed Cornstarch used according to the recipe.

唔該要一包食用粟粉。

2026-08-24