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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/maltodextrin",
  "slug": "maltodextrin",
  "name": "Maltodextrin",
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  "summary": "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.",
  "derivation_summary": "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.",
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      "jurisdiction": "US",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1444",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1444"
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          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
        }
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      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
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    }
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      "name": "Maltodextrin",
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      "name": "D-glucose",
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      "value_text": "1",
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      "population": "consumers",
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Maltodextrin\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/maltodextrin. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.590Z"
}