Cornstarch-modified
Cornstarch-modified appears in 95 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.
What the data can answer
Cornstarch-modified appears in 95 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.
- 95
- catalogued products
- #3,238
- usage rank of 247,206
- 27
- named brands represented
- 52%
- average depth down ingredient lists
Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.
What this page can and cannot answer
Audit the co-occurring flags first
66.3% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Cornstarch-modified as the trigger. Open records such as 100% real ice cream; Alfredo Pasta & Sauce; Alfredo pasta fettuccini in a cheese sauce, alfredo and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 71.6/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 52% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
66.3% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 93 of 93 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.
Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.
High-volume listing for Cornstarch-modified - usage rank #3,238
- Usage rank
- #3,238
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 25 others that also appear in exactly 95 products, listed in more products than 98.7% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 52%
- Averaged label depth puts Cornstarch-modified in the lower half of the list (52% of list length, mean slot 17.3). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.
What else is usually in the same product as Cornstarch-modified
Across the 95 products on this site that list Cornstarch-modified, these flagged additives appear alongside it most often. The comparison column is how often each one appears across every product with a parsed ingredient list, so the two figures are measured over the same set. Caramel Coloring shows up about 5.2x more often with Cornstarch-modified than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Cornstarch-modified products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 28 | 29.5% | 5.7% |
| Sodium Nitrite | 21 | 22.1% | 2.4% |
| BHA | 21 | 22.1% | 0.7% |
| BHT | 21 | 22.1% | 1.1% |
| Red 40 | 19 | 20% | 5.4% |
Co-occurrence describes what manufacturers formulate together. It is not a claim that these additives interact, and it carries no regulatory meaning. Counted over products with parsed ingredient lists; Open Food Facts, 2026-09-01.
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 16 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.
Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Cornstarch-modified
Products Containing Cornstarch-modified
High-volume slice (16 of 95) for products naming Cornstarch-modified:
Cornstarch-modified vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Cornstarch-modified: 95 listings averaging 71.6/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Apples And Calcium Ascorbate · Barbecue Sauce · Black Bean.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Cornstarch-modified record
95 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Cornstarch-modified are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Open the product sample for Cornstarch-modified and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
- Compare Cornstarch-modified with a peer such as “Apples And Calcium Ascorbate” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Cornstarch-modified
How should I read safety signals when Cornstarch-modified sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
66.3% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Cornstarch-modified is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Cornstarch-modified? ▼
Cornstarch-modified ranks in the top decile by product count (#3,238 of 247,206), appearing in 95 indexed products led by Meals. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Cornstarch-modified so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Cornstarch-modified appears in 95 products (#3,238 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Cornstarch-modified). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.