Is corn syrup the same as corn starch?

No. Corn syrup is made from corn starch, but corn starch is starch, while corn syrup is sugar(mainly glucose). read more

No. Corn syrup is made from corn starch, but corn starch is starch, while corn syrup is sugar(mainly glucose). There's different ways of breaking down starch into sugar usually acids(e.g. hydrochloric) or enzymes(amylases) Corn starch is mainly used as a thickener, while corn syrup is used primarily as a sweetener. read more

Nope. Corn starch is the gluten-free equivalent to flour although you cant use it in some thing you can use flour for. It is a thickening agent and I have found that you use more corn starch than you do flour to get the same result. Corn syrup, on the other hand, is a syrup. It is found in juices and stuff sometimes and is thick and sweet. read more