When I was checking out all the yogurts at the grocery store to do the yogurt breakdown, in the list of ingredients on many of the containers, I saw modified corn starch. Although it sounds super unappetizing and something I wouldn't want to eat anyway, I'm wondering, is it something that's unhealthy?
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Modified corn starch (also called modified food starch) is an additive that's made by treating starch, which modifies one or more of its physical properties. This change may affect the texture, how fast it dissolves, or how easily it can be digested. The starch can come from corn (as stated) but can also be made from wheat, potato, rice, or tapioca. It's added to foods to act as a thickener, to acquire a certain texture, or to keep foods moist.
Modified food starch is typically added to processed foods such as sauces, pie fillings, and gravies. They're not healthy in the respect that they don't add any nutritional value to food, but they aren't harmful. People who have gluten allergies should stay away from this ingredient though, unless a food containing it is labeled "gluten free."
Dries Van Noten
V.I.K
DKNY
A goog thing to know.
1There should be a "should you avoid" tag, it'd be nice to pull all of the SYAs together in one lump.
2I think the carmine (natural colouring made from bugs called cochineals) is more unappetizing.
3I am surprised at how many yogurts have HFCS or even corn syrup.
Go with Stoneyfield Farms, its has natural ingredients and will still help your digestion.
4Yeah, modified food starch is usually a form of corn starch that's been made to be more easily dissolvable in liquids. I figure, I use corn starch when I make puddings or fillings for things; why would it matter too much if it's modified?
5As a person with a gluten allergy, I can squarely tell you, that modified food starch seems to be in everything! It's hard enough to look for gluten in things, without having to guess what the starch is made of. And some brands, who have "call with questions about our product" numbers, don't even know what the starch is from. I call that questionable, ladies, and no fun.
6Good to know.
7Modified corn starch is what Americans get obese on. Avoid.
8Thanks for this! I typed "modified corn starch" into my google search engine just as I was reading the ingredients of my yogurt and that is EXACTLY this information I was looking for. I'll definitely read some more of your articles!
9Wow this information was helpful.
10I have a box of conventional General Mills cheerios in front of me and a box of natural, organic Kashi cinnamon harvest. The cheerios has Modified corn starch and the cinnamon harvest does not. If we do not need it, why is it being used.
11I do believe that after the chemical process and change corn starch goes through to be modified our bodies would have a harder time digesting it. Much of American's health issues is digestion. I do not want anything chemically in my body that has to go through a synthetic change, my body goes through enough changes without the help of dead food. Too many other reasons I could elaborated but should not get into at the time.
Modified food starch contains MSG, monosodium glutamate which is harmful because it damages the brain. Not sure about modified corn starch, but modified wheat starch avoid for sure. Modified food starch could be corn or wheat.
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