What is the acceptable designation of vegetable starches and starchy vegetable flours?
In some cases, USDA regulations (e.g., the Tables of Approved Substances) require a specific source disclosure, e.g., “pea flour.” In many cases, however, the regulations use general terms, e.g., “vegetable starches” and “starchy vegetable flour.” Unless specified in FDA regulations, source labeling of starches is not required by FDA and, therefore, is not required by FSIS. Thus, terms like “modified food starch” are acceptable.
