The present invention provides a liquid-loaded starch material comprising asolid carrier material consisting of pregelatinized, non-granular starchmaterialwhich consists of flake-shaped starch particles having a defined sizedistributionand BET specific surface area, and one or more liquid components absorbed intoand/or onto the solid carrier material. The liquid-loaded starch material ofthepresent invention can be used in food and animal feed products,pharmaceuticals,nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetic or personal care products. Thepresentinvention also provides a process for preparing the powdered liquid-loadedstarchmaterial. The liquid-loaded starch material of the present invention has ahighloading capacity for liquid components and can be prepared in a simple andcost-efficientmanner compared with available starch-based materials.
