Food additive · Coating / thickener
Dextrin
Partly broken-down starch used for crisp coatings and as a binder.
- Food additive
- Modified starch
- Refined starch or flour
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points dextrin costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list dextrin
178 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list dextrin. The 12 most scanned:
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Organic Protein Orgain · 43.2 oz (2.7 lb) 1.22 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Organic Protein Orgain · 1.2 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Yoggies Natures Garden Probiotic Strawberry Yoggies · (20 g) 0.7 oz Score 47 out of 100 Okay -
Whey Protein Creamy Chocolate Kirkland Signature · 5.4 lb Score 86 out of 100 Excellent -
Trail Mix Kirkland Signature · 57 g (2 oz) Score 19 out of 100 Bad -
Tomato Basil Crispy Baked Veggie Snacks Harvest Snaps · 3.0 oz Score 45 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Protein Orgain · 16.3 oz/1.02 lb/462 g Score 48 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Protein Protein Powder Orgain · 2.03 lb Score 50 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Protein Protein Powder Orgain · 32.4 oz (920 g) Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Trail Mix Kirkland · 1.81 kg Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Organic Protein Protein Powder Orgain · 16.3 oz/1.02 lb/462 g Score 50 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Protein Protein Powder Orgain · 1.12 lb (510 g) Score 58 out of 100 Okay
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Depends on the source
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (9)
- dextrin
- dextrins
- corn dextrin
- rice dextrin
- wheat dextrin
- white dextrin
- potato dextrin
- yellow dextrin
- tapioca dextrin