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Modified waxy maize starch on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Modified waxy maize starch is a kind of modified starch. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 468 products, most often in milk and yoghurt.

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Does modified waxy maize starch contain an allergen?

Modified waxy maize starch is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is modified waxy maize starch vegan?

Yes. Modified waxy maize starch is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does modified waxy maize starch have on a label?

On European labels it is “amidon modifié de maïs cireux” in French, “modifizierte Wachsmaisstärke” in German and “amido di mais ceroso modificato” in Italian. One more language is listed below.

French
amidon modifié de maïs cireux, amidon de maïs cireux modifié
German
modifizierte Wachsmaisstärke
Italian
amido di mais ceroso modificato
Croatian
modificirani voštani kukuruzni škrob

Which foods contain modified waxy maize starch?

Open Food Facts lists modified waxy maize starch in the ingredients of 468 products, most often milk and yoghurt, dressings and sauces and dairy desserts. Most of them are sold in Switzerland, France and Germany.

  • Milk and yoghurt123
  • Dressings and sauces47
  • Dairy desserts38
  • Ready meals33
  • Biscuits and cakes32
  • Sandwiches12

Products with it, by country of sale: Switzerland 306 · France 135 · Germany 74 · United Kingdom 19.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where modified waxy maize starch turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is modified waxy maize starch?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, modified waxy maize starch sits under modified starch and waxy maize starch.

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Modified waxy maize starch
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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