{"id":6927,"date":"2015-02-18T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T20:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2015-02-18T15:20:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T20:20:13","slug":"dextrose-new-update-to-vrg-ingredient-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/dextrose-new-update-to-vrg-ingredient-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Dextrose: NEW UPDATE TO VRG INGREDIENT GUIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeanne Yacoubou, MS<\/p>\n

Alternate names<\/strong>: glucose, D-glucose, corn sugar, grape sugar, rice sugar<\/p>\n

Commercial source<\/strong>: corn starch<\/p>\n

Used in<\/strong>: baked goods, powdered mixes, soups, snack foods, cereal, confections, condiments, beverages, ice cream, frozen desserts, infant formula, canned fruit, caramel color, pan coatings, jams and jellies
\nUsed as: sweetener, texturizer, bulking agent, moisture conditioner, stabilizing agent, crystallization inhibitor, fermentation substrate<\/p>\n

Definition<\/strong>: A simple sugar, dextrose is approximately 70-80% as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).<\/p>\n

Manufacturers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

ADM <\/a> told us that they use no animal ingredients or processing aids in dextrose manufacture.<\/p>\n

Tate and Lyle<\/a> reported that their dextrose is not made with animal ingredients or processing aids.<\/p>\n

Cargill<\/a>: Despite many attempts by email and phone to several people, Cargill told The VRG that they only respond to customer questions.<\/p>\n

Roquette<\/a> did not return our calls or emails for more http:\/\/tramadolfeedback.com<\/a> information on dextrose.<\/p>\n

Classification<\/strong>: Vegan<\/p>\n

Entry added<\/strong>: February 2015<\/p>\n

For information on other ingredients, see: http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/ingredients\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n

To support Vegetarian Resource Group research, donate at: www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n

To Join The Vegetarian Resource Group, go to: http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/party\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n

The contents of this posting, our website and our other publications, including Vegetarian Journal, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your best judgement about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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