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Maltodextrin
Score
25
A processed starch with a glycaemic index that can exceed table sugar, used as bulk and texture.
Maltodextrin does not taste sweet so it escapes the 'added sugar' line on some labels, but it digests to glucose fast. Its presence is a strong ultra-processing marker.
ultra processedhigh glycaemic
Also appears on labels as
corn maltodextrin · tapioca maltodextrin
What this is based on
- Peer-reviewedPublic Health Nutrition · 2019