Comparing E1403 - Bleached starch vs E14XX - Modified Starch
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How is bleached starch used in food?
As a thickener and stabiliser (and sometimes to aid emulsification), it improves texture, body, and consistency while standardising whiteness in products like soups, sauces, dressings, fillings, and desserts.
How is tapioca starch bleached?
By treating the wet starch with approved oxidising agents—commonly hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite—under controlled conditions, then thoroughly washing and drying; this boosts whiteness and reduces off-odours.
What foods have bleached starch?
It’s found in soups and sauces, salad dressings, bakery creams and fillings, confectionery, dairy desserts and puddings, and some ready-to-drink beverages, typically labelled as “bleached starch” or E1403.
What is bleached starch used for?
To thicken and stabilise foods, improve whiteness and clarity, help suspend ingredients, and reduce water separation in a range of processed foods.
What is the e number of bleached starch?
E1403.
What is modified food starch?
A group of plant-based starches that have been physically, enzymatically, or chemically treated to change how they behave in foods—improving thickening, stability, freeze–thaw performance, or emulsification (E1400–E1452).
Is modified food starch gluten free?
Often yes when sourced from corn, potato, tapioca, or rice; if it’s from wheat, it can contain gluten unless specially processed and labeled gluten-free. In the US/EU, wheat-derived modified starch must be declared as “wheat,” so check the allergen statement or a gluten-free claim.
What is modified corn starch?
Modified starch made from corn that’s been treated to improve thickening, stability, and resistance to heat, acid, or shear; commonly used in sauces, soups, dressings, and desserts.
Is modified corn starch gluten free?
Yes—corn is naturally gluten-free, and modified corn starch remains gluten-free; only potential cross-contact is a concern, so rely on allergen statements or a gluten-free label if needed.
What is modified wheat starch?
Starch from wheat that has been modified to alter its functionality (e.g., thicker, more stable or freeze–thaw tolerant); it may retain some gluten unless specifically purified and labeled gluten-free. “Wheat” must appear in allergen labeling in many regions.