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Native corn starch on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Native corn starch is a kind of corn starch. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 237 products, most often in milk and yoghurt.

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Does native corn starch contain an allergen?

Native corn 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 native corn starch vegan?

Yes. Native corn 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 native corn starch have on a label?

On European labels it is “amidon de maïs natif” in French, “native Maisstärke” in German and “amido di mais nativo” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
amidon de maïs natif, amidon natif de maïs
German
native Maisstärke
Italian
amido di mais nativo
Polish
niemodyfikowana skrobia kukurydziana, skrobia natywna
Croatian
nativni kukuruzni škrob

Which foods contain native corn starch?

Open Food Facts lists native corn starch in the ingredients of 237 products, most often milk and yoghurt, dairy desserts and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and the United States.

  • Milk and yoghurt68
  • Dairy desserts37
  • Ready meals24
  • Dressings and sauces17
  • Biscuits and cakes6
  • Sweets5

Products with it, by country of sale: France 98 · Germany 67 · United States 55 · Poland 12.

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

What kind of ingredient is native corn starch?

Native corn starch is a kind of corn 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: Native corn 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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