Dextrin
Dextrin is a carbohydrate made by breaking down starch; like maltodextrin it can come from maize, potato or wheat.
- Used in
- Food ingredient
- Role
- Carrier
- Database entry
- Maltodextrin
In the IngrediLens database, dextrin is one of the names listed under Maltodextrin, so the app gives it the same allergen and diet flags.
Contains / relevant to
- Gluten (wheat, barley, rye): May be relevant to people avoiding gluten. Wheat, barley, rye, spelt and malt-derived ingredients.
What to look for on labels
- On prepacked food in the EU and UK, cereals containing gluten must be emphasised in the ingredient list (usually in bold). Unlike wheat-based maltodextrins and glucose syrups, dextrin made from wheat is not on the EU exemption list (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex II), so an EU or UK label has to name wheat as the source, for example “dextrin (wheat)”. In the US, FALCPA also requires “wheat” to be declared.
- In the US only wheat is a major allergen, so barley, rye and oats are named in the ingredient list but not in a “Contains” statement.
Related
- MaltodextrinMaltodextrin is a starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and bulking agent, usually made from maize…
- Modified starchModified starch is starch that has been treated to change how it thickens or holds up to heat and freezing.
- StarchStarch is a carbohydrate extracted from plants such as maize, potato or wheat, used to thicken foods.
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Sources
Wheat-derived maltodextrin must be declared as a cereal containing gluten in the EU.
- EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information, Annex II (allergens)
- IngrediLens ingredient database (names, flags and notes shown on this page)
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