In natural yogurt I wouldn't expect to see it. Often it is used as a binder to keep the yogurt from separating into milk solids and whey. It also has a sweetening effect, making the yogurt less tart.
No, there should not be modified corn starch in true yogurt. It is important that all ingredients be true ingredients that only pertain to natural bacterias, in yogurt.
When a food label reads "modified food starch", they are telling you that there is some kind of starch in the product. It could be wheat starch, corn starch, tapioca starch, rice starch, etc. What you should do if you see modified food starch is call the 800 number on the pack of the product and specifically ask them what kind of starch is in that product. In North America, modified food starch is safe for celiacs. In other countries, you must contact to find out which starch it is from.
No !
I believe that Chicklets Fruit Flavored Gum is not Gluten Free, because of its Modified Food Starch. When The Ingredients Label lists Modified Corn Starch, that is okay. Or even Modified Food Starch (Corn), is fine. But plain old Modified Food Starch is the thing to avoid if Gluten Intolerant. :)
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because that's the ingredient that makes you taste the rainbow
The modified food starch that is used to make the blue raspberry Airheads is chemically treated native starch. There are many other ingredients in blue raspberry Airheads including sugar and corn syrup.
no it will be spoilled
Zea Mays (Corn Starch), Corn Starch Modified, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Stearate. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).
Corn starch is a souluble starch.
Yes, it is. I had the same question. I was concerned about the "modified food starch" that is in the list of ingredients. This is basically hidden gluten, unless it specifies that it is modified corn or potato starch. I googled it and all of the sites say it is gluten free.
The hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a glue to hold all that sugar together, as does the modified corn starch.
It isn't. Corn starch is covalent.