Make powders, pastes, and edible films with Tapioca Maltodextrin. Conveying both the mouth feel and the flavor of the ingredient you've transformed, Tapioca Maltodextrin allows you to create true culinary miracles. Akin to edible alchemy, you'll love the effect this powder will add to your recipes. Transform fatty products like flavorful oils, nut butters, rendered fat, and spreads like Nutella into powders for use in your next gastronomic enterprise. Natural vs. Modified Starch Natural starches are great thickeners and certainly have their place in cooking. Working simply and effectively a natural starch is activated when it comes in contact with water, absorbing the liquid and swelling to thicken your recipes. However, when fats and oils are introduced, natural starches are rendered useless. The fats cover the starch molecules and do not allow them to absorb liquid, thus negating their use; this is where modified starches come in handy. Tapioca Maltodextrin is modified in such a way that it can interact with fats, but instead of thickening them, it can convert them into oils or powders.