Here's a sobering chart from the website Corn Allergens that shows many of the names under which corn lurks in your food.
- Acetic acid
- Alcohol
- Alpha tocopherol
- Artificial flavorings
- Artificial sweeteners
- Ascorbates
- Ascorbic acid
- Aspartame (Artificial sweetener)
- Astaxanthin
- Baking powder
- Barley malt* (generally OK, but can be contaminated)
- Bleached flour*
- Blended sugar (sugaridextrose)
- Brown sugar* (generally OK if no caramel color)
- Calcium citrate
- Calcium fumarate
- Calcium gluconate
- Calcium lactate
- Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA)
- Calcium stearate
- Calcium stearoyl lactylate
- Caramel and caramel color
- Carbonmethylcellulose sodium
- Cellulose microcrystalline
- Cellulose, methyl
- Cellulose, powdered
- Cetearyl glucoside
- Choline chloride
- Citric acid*
- Citrus cloud emulsion (CCS)
- Coco glycerides (cocoglycerides)
- Confectioner's sugar
- Corn alcohol, corn gluten
- Corn extract
- Corn flour
- Corn oil, corn oil margarine
- Corn starch
- Corn sweetener, corn sugar
- Corn syrup, corn syrup solids
- Corn, popcorn, cornmeal
- Cornstarch, cornflour
- Crosscarmellose sodium
- Crystalline dextrose
- Crystalline fructose
- Cyclodextrin
- DATUM (a dough conditioner)
- Decyl glucoside
- Decyl polyglucose
- Dextrin
- Dextrose (also found in IV solutions)
- Dextrose anything (such as monohydrate or anhydrous)
- d-Gluconic acid
- Distilled white vinegar
- Drying agent
- Erythorbic acid
- Erythritol
- Ethanol
- Ethocel 20
- Ethyl acetate
- Ethyl alcohol
- Ethyl lactate
- Ethyl maltol
- Ethylcellulose
- Ethylene
- Fibersol-2
- Flavorings*
- Food starch
- Fructose*
- Fruit juice concentrate*
- Fumaric acid
- Germ/germ meal
- Gluconate
- Gluconic acid
- Glucono delta-lactone
- Gluconolactone
- Glucosamine
- Glucose syrup* (also found in IV solutions)
- Glucose*
- Glutamate
- Gluten
- Gluten feed/meal
- Glycerides
- Glycerin*
- Glycerol
- Golden syrup
- Grits
- High fructose corn syrup
- Hominy
- Honey*
- Hydrolyzed corn
- Hydrolyzed corn protein
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose pthalate (HPMCP)
- Inositol
- Invert syrup or sugar
- Iodized salt
- Lactate
- Lactic acid*
- Lauryl glucoside
- Lecithin
- Linoleic acid
- Lysine
- Magnesium citrate
- Magnesium fumarate
- Magnesium stearate
- Maize
- Malic acid
- Malonic acid
- Malt syrup from corn
- Malt, malt extract
- Maltitol
- Maltodextrin
- Maltol
- Maltose
- Mannitol
- Methyl glucose
- Methyl glucoside
- Methyl gluceth
- Methylcellulose
- Microcrystaline cellulose
- Modified cellulose gum
- Modified corn starch
- Modified food starch
- Molasses* (corn syrup may be present; know your product)
- Mono- and di- glycerides
- Monosodium glutamate
- MSG
- Natural flavorings*
- Olestra/Olean
- Polenta
- Polydextrose
- Polylactic acid (PLA)
- Polysorbates* (e.g. Polysorbate 80)
- Polyvinyl acetate
- Potassium citrate
- Potassium fumarate
- Potassium gluconate
- Powdered sugar
- Pregelatinized starch
- Propionic acid
- Propylene glycol monostearate*
- Propylene glycol*
- Saccharin
- Salt (iodized salt)
- Semolina (unless from wheat)
- Simethicone
- Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
- Sodium citrate
- Sodium erythorbate
- Sodium fumarate
- Sodium lactate
- Sodium starch glycolate
- Sodium stearoyl fumarate
- Sorbate
- Sorbic acid
- Sorbitan* (anything)
- Sorbitol
- Sorghum* (not all is bad; the syrup and/or grain CAN be mixed with corn)
- Splenda (Artificial sweetener)
- Starch (any kind that's not specified)
- Stearic acid
- Stearoyls
- Sucralose (Artificial sweetener)
- Sucrose
- Sugar* (not identified as cane or beet)
- Threonine
- Tocopherol (vitamin E)
- Treacle (aka golden syrup)
- Triethyl citrate
- Unmodified starch
- Vanilla, natural flavoring
- Vanilla, pure or extract
- Vanillin
- Vegetable anything that's not specific*
- Vinegar, distilled white
- Vinyl acetate
- Vitamin C* and Vitamin E*
- Vitamins*
- Xanthan gum
- Xylitol
- Yeast*
- Zea mays
- Zein
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047838_GMOs_food_budget_cooking.html#ixzz3KsUWps7e
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