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Potato Starch Used for Dishes
Pyongyang, December 9 (KCNA) -- Potato starch produced by the Uljibong J.V. Company is received well in the DPRK.

The product, made by skinning raw potato and powdering and drying it, keeps most of the nutritive substances the raw potato has.

It contains quite a few minerals and vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B6 and PP. In particular, it has 66.2 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 grams.

It is popular with catering establishments and housewives as it can be used to prepare noodle, rice cake, bread, pancake and so on.

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