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How do I know that modified maize in products isn’t genetically modified and what is modified starch?
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Manufacturers have to declare a product contains GM maize if the product contains more that 1% of the GM ingredient. This is the best we can hope for at present. Modified maize is also labelled as modified starch, cornflour, cornstarch and corn oil.
Modified Starch-There is no way, from the packet label, to tell what this is. But generally it is a cheap cereal filler, to bulk the product out. Starch is a very useful bulking agent but, untreated, it is difficult to use. So scientists have devised ways of treating it with acids, alkalis and oxidising agents to make it more soluble, or heat resistant, or to give it a variety of textures. Like sugar, these modified starches are high in empty calories with little or no nutritional value.
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