Ingredient dictionary
Partially modified wheat starch on a food label: it contains gluten
Partially modified wheat starch is a kind of modified starch. It contains gluten, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 25 products, most often in poultry.
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Partially modified wheat starch=gluten
Does partially modified wheat starch contain an allergen?
Yes. Partially modified wheat starch is made from wheat, a cereal containing gluten: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it, and US labels must name wheat.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | PartlyWheat only | RequiredWheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, khorasan | RequiredWheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt |
Is partially modified wheat starch vegan?
Yes. Partially modified wheat starch is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.
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What other names does partially modified wheat starch have on a label?
On European labels it is “amidon de blé partiellement modifié” in French, “teilweise modifizierte Weizenstärke” in German and “amido di frumento parzialmente modificato” in Italian. One more language is listed below.
- French
- amidon de blé partiellement modifié
- German
- teilweise modifizierte Weizenstärke, Weizenstärke teilweise modifiziert
- Italian
- amido di frumento parzialmente modificato
- Croatian
- djelomično modificirani pšenični škrob
Which foods contain partially modified wheat starch?
Open Food Facts lists partially modified wheat starch in the ingredients of 25 products, most often poultry, meat and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in Switzerland, Germany and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: Switzerland 22 · Germany 5 · France 5.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where partially modified wheat starch turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is partially modified wheat starch?
In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, partially modified wheat starch sits under modified starch and wheat starch.
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- Open Food Facts: Partially modified wheat starch
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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