Gutlog

Refined starches and maltodextrin

Is maltodextrin clean?

No. Our rubric flags maltodextrin under refined starches and maltodextrin (evidence: mixed). A highly processed starch with a high glycemic index that weakened gut mucus defenses in mice.

Refined starches and maltodextrin Mixed
Penalty 10 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

A highly processed starch with a high glycemic index that weakened gut mucus defenses in mice.

Source: Laudisi F et al., The food additive maltodextrin promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress-driven mucus depletion and exacerbates intestinal inflammation, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2019)

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.