What is Modified Food Starch and is it safe?
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There are many ways in which modified food starch can be made to change its properties.Some modified starches are likely made from genetically modified ingredients.
Compared to conventional starches, modified starches are used for the same reasons.The ability to stand different temperatures can be gained by changing the original starch.It will keep the sauce for a longer time than its conventional counterpart.It can alter their ability to act as a thickener and shorten the time it takes to make sauce.
A lot of the time, modified starches are used in foods that promote themselves as "instant" and in food that might need a certain temperature to make it stick.Think of gravy packets, instant puddings, and meals that come in a box and require a minimum amount of cooking or simply need boiling water.Almost every processed food has modified starch in it.It is on the ingredient list.
Corn, wheat, potato, and tapioca are some of the ingredients that make up modified food starch.Unless it is derived from one of the top eight allergens, it's not required to be listed this way.
Most modified starches do not use wheat starch as a base.There is a debate about whether modified wheat starch actually contains gluten.Our opinion?Why risk it with a gluten free diet?
We hope this will clear up some confusion for you.Tell us in the comments if you have any more label mysteries you would like us to solve.