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Modified Food Starch

Not approved

Industrially modified starch (chemical, enzymatic, or physical processing — label rarely specifies which). Common GMO source (corn/wheat/tapioca), and several modification agents (propylene oxide, sodium hydroxide) are flagged in EU regulatory reviews. Editorial position: not what we'd stock.

Class: Synthetic Thickener
Allowed in organic: No

Also known as

modified corn starchmodified starch

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