The invention provides high-flowability
pregelatinized starch and a method for preparing the same by mechanical activation, which belong to the technical field of
starch modification
processing. The method comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing
starch and a certain amount of flow aid in a high-speed mixer uniformly, pre-
drying the
starch by using heat generated in a high-speed mixing process, and controlling the
water content in the starch to be lower than 15 percent; and placing the uniformly
mixed materials in a
ball mill containing a milling medium, well regulating the temperature for constant-temperature
dissolution in water, performing mechanical activation for a certain time period, taking the starch out, and sieving the starch with a 80 to 100-mesh
sieve. The method has the advantages of simple process and equipment, small investment, environmentally-friendly process, low production cost, easy product
quality control and the like. The prepared product has the characteristics of high flowability, loose structure, uniform particles and precision control over pregelatinization degree and can be widely used in industrials and fields of foods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and the like.