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

Waxy maize 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 972 products, most often in milk and yoghurt.

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Does waxy maize starch contain an allergen?

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 waxy maize starch vegan?

Yes. 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 waxy maize starch have on a label?

In English waxy maize starch can also read “waxy corn starch”. On European labels it is “amidon de maïs cireux” in French, “Wachsmaisstärke” in German and “amido di mais ceroso” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishwaxy corn starch
French
amidon de maïs cireux
German
Wachsmaisstärke
Italian
amido di mais ceroso
Dutch
kleefmaïszetmeel, waxy maiszetmeel
Croatian
voštani kukuruzni škrob

Which foods contain waxy maize starch?

Open Food Facts lists waxy maize starch or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 972 products, most often milk and yoghurt, biscuits and cakes and ready meals. Most of them are sold in Switzerland, Germany and France.

  • Milk and yoghurt165
  • Biscuits and cakes163
  • Ready meals110
  • Dressings and sauces69
  • Dairy desserts41
  • Sweets27

Products with it, by country of sale: Switzerland 472 · Germany 262 · France 252 · United Kingdom 50.

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

What kind of ingredient is waxy maize starch?

Waxy maize starch is a kind of corn starch.

Kinds of waxy maize starchModified 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: 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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