Learn Glossary thickener gum

Oxidized Starch(E1404)

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Oxidized Starch is a thickener gum — Modified starch

What it does

Modified starch

Where you'll see it

processed foods, sauces, fillings

What the research says

See Modified Starch.

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • EU: approved

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): See Modified Starch