Food additive · Fiber / bulking agent

Soluble corn fiber (resistant dextrin)

A soluble fiber made from corn starch (resistant maltodextrin), added to bars and cereals to raise fiber and replace sugar.

  • Food additive
  • Bulking agent
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points soluble corn fiber (resistant dextrin) costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • 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 soluble corn fiber (resistant dextrin)

310 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list soluble corn fiber (resistant dextrin). The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (17)
  • imo
  • polydextrose
  • soluble fiber
  • resistant dextrin
  • soluble corn fiber
  • soluble corn fibre
  • soluble wheat fiber
  • soluble fiber dextrin
  • soluble tapioca fiber
  • humectant polydextrose
  • resistant maltodextrin
  • thickener polydextrose
  • isomaltooligosaccharide
  • soluble vegetable fiber
  • isomalto oligosaccharide
  • bulking agent polydextrose
  • soluble corn fiber resistant dextrin

Sources

  1. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org