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11# Dextrin <!--ingredient-->
22 
33## Identity <!--identity-->
44name: Dextrin
55vegan: yes
66vegetarian: yes
77<!--/identity-->
88 
9+## Relations <!--relations-->
10+| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
11+| ------------ | ----------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
12+| derived_from | ingredient/starch | | | | | sourced | ^cfr | 21 CFR 184.1277 defines dextrin as an incompletely hydrolysed starch made by dry heating starch |
13+<!--/relations-->
14+ 
915## Aliases <!--aliases-->
10−| name | type | locale | from | until |
11−| -------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
12−| Dextrine | search | en | | |
16+| name | type | locale | from | until |
17+| ----------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
18+| Dextrine | search | en | | |
19+| Dextrins | search | en | | |
20+| Pyrodextrin | search | en | | |
21+| British gum | search | en | | |
1322<!--/aliases-->
1423 
1524## References <!--references-->
16−| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
17−| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
18−| apo | https://www.shop-apotheke.com/ernaehrung/2192831/fisherman-s-friend-eucalyptus.htm | FISHERMAN'S FRIEND Eucalyptus 25 g | 2026-09-17 | Shop Apotheke | retailer | | 02192831 | PZN / EAN field and mandatory information block | | | |
25+| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
26+| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
27+| apo | https://www.shop-apotheke.com/ernaehrung/2192831/fisherman-s-friend-eucalyptus.htm | FISHERMAN'S FRIEND Eucalyptus 25 g | 2026-09-17 | Shop Apotheke | retailer | | 02192831 | PZN / EAN field and mandatory information block | | | |
28+| cfr | https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/184.1277 | 21 CFR 184.1277 Dextrin | 2026-09-24 | Cornell Legal Information Institute | publication | 1983-11-15 | 48 FR 51909 | paragraphs (a) and (c)(1) | | | |
29+| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrin | Dextrin | 2026-09-24 | Wikipedia | publication | | | lead and Uses | cc-by-sa-4.0 | | |
1930<!--/references-->
2031 
2132## About <!--about-->
22−Dextrin is a short-chain carbohydrate obtained by breaking starch down, used in confectionery as a binder and carrier. The German label of Fisherman's Friend Eucalyptus names it plainly, between the flavourings and the thickener, with no additive class and no E number.[^apo] The botanical source of the starch is not stated on that label, so no allergen is recorded here.
33+Dextrin is a starch that has been partly broken down, industrially by dry heating (roasting), giving a white, yellow or brown powder that is partly or fully soluble in water; in food it serves as a binder, a thickener and a crispness enhancer in batters, coatings and glazes.[^wiki] United States food law lists it as generally recognised as safe, made by dry heating corn, waxy maize, potato, arrowroot, wheat, rice, tapioca or sago starch, and used as a formulation aid, processing aid, stabiliser, thickener and surface-finishing agent.[^cfr] Its number in the international food additive numbering system is 1400.[^wiki] The German label of Fisherman's Friend Eucalyptus lists it between the flavourings and the thickener, with no additive class and no E number.[^apo]
34+ 
35+Roasting starch with little or no acid gives the white and yellow dextrins known as British gum; the heat process was first described in 1811 by Edme-Jean Baptiste Bouillon-Lagrange, and the same reaction contributes to the colour and crispness of bread crust.[^wiki] Outside food, yellow dextrins are used as water-soluble glues on envelopes and paper tubes.[^wiki]
2336<!--/about-->

Source of v1

# Dextrin <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Dextrin
vegan: yes
vegetarian: yes
<!--/identity-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name     | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Dextrine | search | en     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref | url                                                                                | title                              | accessed   | publisher     | kind     | published | record_id | locator                                         | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| apo | https://www.shop-apotheke.com/ernaehrung/2192831/fisherman-s-friend-eucalyptus.htm | FISHERMAN'S FRIEND Eucalyptus 25 g | 2026-09-17 | Shop Apotheke | retailer |           | 02192831  | PZN / EAN field and mandatory information block |         |             |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Dextrin is a short-chain carbohydrate obtained by breaking starch down, used in confectionery as a binder and carrier. The German label of Fisherman's Friend Eucalyptus names it plainly, between the flavourings and the thickener, with no additive class and no E number.[^apo] The botanical source of the starch is not stated on that label, so no allergen is recorded here.
<!--/about-->