Dextrin

Dextrin is a common food ingredient that comes from plants like corn, wheat, or potatoes. It is a type of carbohydrate that is often used in processed foods to help thicken, stabilize, or add texture.

To make dextrin, the starch from plants is broken down into smaller pieces through a process called hydrolysis. This breaking down of starch molecules results in the creation of dextrin, which can then be used in various food products.

Dextrin is often added to foods as a thickener, stabilizer, or to enhance texture. You can find it in a variety of products such as salad dressings, soups, sauces, and baked goods. It helps improve the mouthfeel of foods like sauces and can also aid in browning when used as a coating for fried foods.

Foods in the CalorieStar database containing Dextrin

Asda Battered Onion Rings
Asda Chocolate Hazelnut Crepes
M&M's Chocolate Pouch
M&M's Crispy Chocolate Pouch
Aunt Bessie's Duck Fat Roast Potatoes
Fruittella Duo Stix Sharing Sweets Bag
Galaxy Galaxy Minstrels Pouch
McCain Home Chips Straight
Aunt Bessie's Homestyle Chips
Aunt Bessie's Homestyle Crinkle Cut Chips

Sainsbury's Honey Roast Parsnips
Sainsbury's Maple & Pecan Christmas Pudding, Taste the Difference
M&M's Peanut Pouch
M&S Plant Kitchen Hot Cross Buns
M&M's Salted Caramel Chocolate Pouch Bag
McCain Skin On Chips
Sainsbury's Spanish Mini Cooking Chorizo
Sainsbury's Sweet Potato Fries
This This Isn't Beef Plant-Based Burgers
This This Isn't Lamb Kebabs
This This Isn't Pork Plant Based Caramelised Onion Sausages
This THIS Isn't Pork Plant Based Sausages
Itsu Vegetable Fusion Gyoza Dinner Dumplings