Modified.....

[Smunkeemom]

Okay so I know that if the label says "modified food startch" the my girls can't have it unless I call, which means I just don't buy it, I assume that it's the same for modified "anything" startch, but I have heard someone comment that modified corn startch is different and that I don't have to check.........

I really need to know what the deal is.

What about "modified potato startch"?

help!

oh, and what the heck is Maltodextrin, I read in one book that it was safe and in another that it wasn't....... same thing with MSG, one book says it's safe and the other says it's not....

[jerseyangel]

Modified corn and potato starch are fine. So is maltodextrin. MSG is safe from a gluten perspective. Many people get adverse effects from it, it really is not good for you.(in my opinion) Modified food starch on a label from a company that will not hide gluten (kraft, Con Agra, etc.) is a matter of reading the label. They will list the source of the starch if it is wheat. If you are not sure about the modified food starch, always call and find out what the source is.

[Smunkeemom]

wow. thanks JerseyAngel.

I was so confused. My girls can eat a lot more food now LOL.

[lovegrov]

Patti is right. In addition, within a few months or so even the modified food starch will be safe if it doesn't say wheat because the new labeling law requires it (companies can still use their old labels so you can't trust it quite yet). I've never heard of MFS being from rye or barley.

richard