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Non-gmo corn starch on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Non-gmo 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 390 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does non-gmo corn starch contain an allergen?

Non-gmo 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 non-gmo corn starch vegan?

Yes. Non-gmo 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 non-gmo corn starch have on a label?

On European labels it is “amidon de mais sans OGM” in French, “GVO-freie Maisstärke” in German and “maicena no modificada genéticamente” in Spanish. One more language is listed below.

French
amidon de mais sans OGM
German
GVO-freie Maisstärke
Spanish
maicena no modificada genéticamente, maicena no-gmo
Croatian
ne-gmo kukuruzni škrob

Which foods contain non-gmo corn starch?

Open Food Facts lists non-gmo corn starch in the ingredients of 390 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and sweets. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

  • Biscuits and cakes171
  • Ready meals25
  • Sweets21
  • Sandwiches10
  • Dressings and sauces8
  • Bread7

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 359 · France 24 · Canada 8 · Switzerland 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is non-gmo corn starch?

Non-gmo 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: Non-gmo 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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