Secret Ingredients
Processed foods often have hidden GM sources (unless they are organic or declared non-GMO).
The following are ingredients that may be made from GMOs.
- Aspartame (also called AminoSweet®, NutraSweet®, Equal Spoonful®, Canderel®, BeneVia®, E951)
- baking powder
- canola oil (rapeseed oil)
- caramel color
- cellulose
- citric acid
- cobalamin (Vitamin B12)
- colorose
- condensed milk
- confectioners sugar
- corn flour
- corn masa
- corn meal
- corn oil
- corn sugar
- corn syrup
- cornstarch
- cottonseed oil
- cyclodextrin
- cystein
- dextrin
- dextrose
- diacetyl
- diglyceride
- erythritol
- Equal
- food starch
- fructose (any form)
- glucose
- glutamate
- glutamic acid
- glycerides
- glycerin
- glycerol
- glycerol monooleate
- glycine
- hemicellulose
- high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
- hydrogenated starch
- hydrolyzed vegetable protein
- inositol
- inverse syrup
- inversol
- invert sugar
- isoflavones
- lactic acid
- lecithin
- leucine
- lysine
- malitol
- malt
- malt syrup
- malt extract
- maltodextrin
- maltose
- mannitol
- methylcellulose
- milk powder
- milo starch
- modified food starch
- modified starch
- mono and diglycerides
- monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- Nutrasweet
- oleic acid
- Phenylalanine
- phytic acid
- protein isolate
- shoyu
- sorbitol
- soy flour
- soy isolates
- soy lecithin
- soy milk
- soy oil
- soy protein
- soy protein isolate
- soy sauce
- starch
- stearic acid
- sugar (unless specified as cane sugar)
- tamari
- tempeh
- teriyaki marinades
- textured vegetable protein
- threonine
- tocopherols (vitamin E)
- tofu
- trehalose
- triglyceride
- vanilla extract or natural vanilla
- vegetable fat
- vegetable oil
- vitamin B12
- vitamin C (ascorbic acid) although usually derived from corn, is probably not GM because it is not likely made in North America.
- vitamin E
- whey
- white vinegar
- whey powder
- xanthan gum