| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available maltodextrin is vegan and vegetarian.
Maltodextrins are a class of carboyhydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch from different botanical sources such as corn.
Sources
- Hofman, D. L., van Buul, V. J., & Brouns, F. J. P. H. (2015). Nutrition, Health, and Regulatory Aspects of Digestible Maltodextrins. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56(12), 2091–2100.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2014.940415