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Tapioca Dextrin is used in the food industry as a carrier for flavorings and colors in dry preparations; and in liquids, to produce bland, low viscosity solutions and as a bland bulking agent.

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As a thickener, a stabiliser, or a coating to stop the products from clumping together in the packet.

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