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Pregelatinized Wheat Starch

Low concern

Pregelatinized wheat starch is a physically modified starch with no chemical alteration; used as a functional ingredient. Contains gluten unless specifically processed to remove it.

Found in

51 products

What it is

Wheat starch that has been cooked and dried so it hydrates in cold water; used as thickener and binder.

Thickener, binder, texturizer in instant foods, sauces, and gluten-containing products.

Why it's flagged

contains gluten unless deglutinized

What regulators actually say

"Wheat starch is generally recognized as safe."

21 CFR 184.1865 — accessdata.fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS as wheat starch (21 CFR 184.1865)

European Union — EFSA

Permitted; if chemically modified must be E-numbered

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