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Tapioca-Corn Dextrin

Low concern

Tapioca dextrin and corn dextrin are GRAS food starches/dextrins (corn dextrin is recognized under 21 CFR 184.1277). They are simple carbohydrate ingredients with a long history of safe use as bulking agents and carriers.

Found in

57 products

What it is

A dextrin produced from a blend of tapioca (cassava) starch and corn (maize) starch, broken down by controlled heat and/or acid into shorter glucose polymers. The blended dextrin is a low-DE carbohydrate ingredient.

Bulking agent, carrier for spray-dried flavors and colors, mild thickener, and texture/film-former; can also serve as a soluble-fiber-like carbohydrate in some 'fiber' formulations (for the 'resistant' variants).

Why it's flagged

corn-derived; relevant for corn-allergic individuals
contributes carbohydrate calories

What regulators actually say

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