Comments on: Glucono Delta Lactone Is an All-Vegetable Ingredient

By: Em

Em — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:48:01 +0000

We are corn-free for my son, who has a nasty GI reaction to corn protein. Jan, you have no idea how much out there has corn in it or may have corn, with no way to tell unless you have a really knowledgeable customer service rep on the other end of the line (and many aren’t). Iodized salt, citric acid, “natural flavors,” virtually all vitamins have at least one corn-derived ingredient… The best thing you can do is virtually avoid processed food, though someone told me the other day that some veggies are sprayed with corn-based ethylene gas to prevent spoilage. It’s kind of scary. If you’re just looking for non-GMO corn, the USDA organic certification requires it, so that’s a way. But you’ll save money and have a better chance of avoiding corn by eating more real food and less packaged.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:01:24 +0000

I have been trying to find out what foods and food additives have corn in them. So far, I have 18 items and am going to avoid them all. How much corn is out there that’s not genetically modified? Not much these days.

By: Clotilde

Clotilde — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:44:41 +0000

Thanks for this post! I just bought silken tofu and it says ‘gulcono lactone 575′ on the ingredients and I completely freaked out. I’m glad your post made it all clear! THANK YOU!

By: Natasha

Natasha — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:38:23 +0000

Glucono delta lactone can be formed by a method involving bacterial fermentation. Can this result in high fecal coliform in the Glucono delta lactone.

By: Lou

Lou — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:10:56 +0000

Is the corn used by Ener G Foods GMO?

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:40:02 +0000

I spoke with customer service at Ener G Foods last week, and was told that the glucono delta lactone they currently use in their yeast free bread is corn derived. They previously had a supplier who made a version that was rice based, but it is no longer available, so they switched to the corn derived glucono delta lactose “a couple of months ago”.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:00:43 +0000

Can you please tell me if glucono delta lactone has corn in it.

By: Leander

Leander — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:37:03 +0000

add a “O” at the end of “glucon”

By: Leander

Leander — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:36:21 +0000

I have a can of beans that says it has
“GLUCONDELTA-LACTOSE”
Is this vegan?

By: shelli Whittaker

shelli Whittaker — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:29:50 +0000

is this ingredient gluten free?