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CORN ALLERGEN LIST

One of our customers is very sensitive to anything that contains corn - or was in any way derived from corn. She is even concerned about products that are made on equipment that may have been used to process corn products. She has given me a list of items that she discovered. Not everything on the following list always contains corn. Some of the items MAY contain corn. The list is not all-inclusive. I'm publishing it as a reminder that allergic or sensitive people must be cautious and alert about everything they consume. It is also good to read package labels EVERY TIME. Manufacturers have been known to add or change ingredients between batches. A commercial product that was fine one month may contain allergens the next time.

  • Acetic acid

  • Alcohol (commercial liquor & beer)

  • Alpha tocopherol

  • Artificial flavorings

  • Artificial sweeteners

  • Ascorbates

  • Ascorbic acid

  • Astaxanthin

  • Baking powder

  • Barley malt  (generally OK, but can be contaminated) Beer

  • Bleached flour 

  • Blended sugar (sugar/dextrose)

  • 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)

  • Confectioners 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

  • Ethylcellulose

  • Ethylene

  • Ethyl acetate

  • Ethyl alcohol

  • Ethyl lactate

  • Ethyl maltol

  • Fibersol-2

  • Flavorings 

  • Food starch

  • Fructose 

  • Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)

  • Fruit juice concentrate 

  • Fumaric acid

  • Germ/germ meal

  • Gluconate

  • Gluconic acid

  • Glucono delta-lactone

  • Gluconolactone

  • Glucosamine

  • Glucose 

  • Glucose syrup  (also found in IV solutions)

  • Glutamate

  • Gluten

  • Gluten feed/meal

  • Glycerides

  • Glycerin

  • Glycerol

  • Golden syrup

  • Grits

  • High fructose corn syrup (HFC)

  • 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 fumarate

  • Maize

  • Malic acid

  • Malonic acid

  • Malt syrup from corn

  • Malt, malt extract

  • Maltitol

  • Maltodextrin

  • Maltol

  • Maltose

  • Mannitol

  • Methyl gluceth

  • Methyl glucose

  • Methyl glucoside

  • Methylcellulose

  • Microcrystalline Cellulose

  • Modified cellulose gum

  • Modified corn starch

  • Modified food starch

  • Molasses  (corn syrup may be present)

  • Mono and di glycerides

  • Monosodium glutamate

  • MSG

  • Natural flavorings 

  • Olestra/Olean

  • Polenta

  • Polydextrose

  • Polylactic acid (PLA)

  • Polysorbates  (aka TWEEN)

  • Polyvinyl acetate

  • Potassium citrate

  • Potassium fumarate

  • Potassium gluconate

  • Powdered sugar

  • Pregelatinized starch

  • Propionic acid

  • Propylene glycol  (PG)

  • Propylene glycol monostearate 

  • 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

  • Sorbitan monooleate

  • Sorbitan tri-oleate

  • Sorbitol

  • Sorghum  (not all is bad; the syrup and/or grain CAN be mixed with corn)

  • Starch (any kind that's not specified)

  • Stearic acid

  • Stearoyls

  • 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