Maltodextrin

CAS 9050-36-6

Maltodextrin is a lightly broken-down starch used as a bulking agent, carrier and texture builder. It is barely sweet but is digested quickly, which is why it appears in both sports drinks and low-sugar products.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Maltodextrin by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 184.1444retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Made by partially hydrolysing starch with acid or enzymes, normally from maize but also from wheat, potato or tapioca. The source is not always declared, which matters for wheat avoidance.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
CAS registry number
9050-36-6

Every name it appears under

4 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 9050-36-6

As it appears in regulation

  • Maltodextrin

Other names

  • Maltodextrin

Systematic names

  • D-glucose

Hazard reference values

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
TypeValuePopulationAssessed byOpinion
ADI1consumersEFSAnot identified in the dataset

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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