Clear Jel is a specially processed Amioca starch. It has been pre-gelatinized (pre-cooked) and will swell or thicken instantly without cooking. It creates exceptional clarity, smoothness of texture with little or no starchy taste when used in a variety of ways in food preparation. It has a wide viscosity range. Constituencies of food can be changed from very thin to thick by simple starch adjustments. The nutritional value of Clear Jel is that of carbohydrate: such as cornstarch. Its calorie contents are the same as other carbohydrates, which is 4 calories per gram. This food starch has been on the commercial market for 25-30 years. Clear Jel is an amazing food starch that thickens foods instantly without cooking. It resembles cornstarch and the results are similar, however, Clear Jel offers many major advantages to your cooking preparations.
· It reduces the amount of sugar needed in certain recipes.
· It reduces the amount of time spent in food preparation.
· It reduces calories in many recipes
· It saves you money.
· It thickens foods instantly, yet it can be used in cooking as well.

These are just a few advantages that the use of Clear Jel can offer to your cooking. I am sure that as you use it and make it part of your regular cooking procedures that you will discover even more uses and benefits. Here are a few ideas that you can use Clear Jel in
· Jelly
· Jam
· Preserves
· Conserve
· Marmalade and
· Fruit butter
Provides excellent ways to use fruit that may not be ideal for freezing or canning owing to variations in size, shape and degree of ripeness.
Instead of using pectin use Clear Gel, it requires less and it sets faster and has a clearer consistency. When preparing jams and jellies just add 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons Clear Gel to 4 cups of fruit. You do not need to add as much sugar when using Clear Gel. Prepare as usual. When you make freezer jam heat your fruit to dissolve your sugar then add Clear Gel, let it set 5 minutes, then pour into your jars. Freeze. It is that easy!!!!

It is less expensive to use Clear Gel than pectin. A great advantage to Clear Gel is you can buy a larger amount at a better price. Clear Gel can replace flour, cornstarch, and pectin in all your favorite recipes.

See chart below for more details.

Modified food starch – Corn 

Pre-gelatinized   (pre-cooked) Amioca starch 

Contains 4 calories per gram

Sets up immediately reaching full thickness in 10 minutes, no cooking required.

Starch content prevents it from setting up rigidly.

Best in uncooked instant products

Mix with equal amounts of sugar.

Clear, smooth, no starch taste maintains consistency, never runny

Clear, smooth, no starch taste maintains consistency, never runny

Gravies or spaghetti sauce i.e.

Use in place of mayonnaise to reduce fat content 

Always use clean dry spoon, as enzymes from your month will break it down