Starch manufacture is the first example of industrial enzyme usage in an industry. Starch is used to make a variety of valuable products. In the starch industry, enzymes are ideal catalysts due to their reaction efficiency, specific action, ability to work under moderate conditions, and high level of purification and standardization. Achieving the desired level of starch conversion is easily controlled by stopping enzyme reactions.
By using enzymes to hydrolyze food, syrup can be made through liquefaction, saccharification, and isomerization.