It functions as a thickener binder and fat replacer in food products like low-fat dairy as an adhesive in paper and textiles and as a suspending agent or diluent in pharmaceuticals.

Acts as a versatile binder thickener stabilizer or fat replacer in formulations requiring controlled viscosity and solubility.

Dextrin is a low-molecular-weight carbohydrate derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch forming a white to yellowish water-soluble powder consisting of short chains of glucose units.