Is wheat starch suitable for people on wheat free diets?
If your allergy or intolerance is to wheat rather than gluten then it’s likely that wheat starch will cause you a problem. So even if the product is marked as gluten free if it contains wheat starch then it’s likely that it will disagree with you. Modified Starch Another thing to watch out for is foods that contain ‘modified starch’. When the type of starch isn’t specified it’s quite often wheat starch. It’s also possible for different forms of a product within the same brand to have different ingredients. For example Bird’s custard powder comes in packets and tins. The packets contain modified starch but the tins don’t. Don’t take my word for it though. Ingredients are always changing so it’s essential to check the back of packs on a regular basis. For more on wheat starch see the Internet Health Library.
