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Pea Starch

Level 3Contested

Pea Starch is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: pea protein isolate (related)

Where you'll see it

Turkey Twizzlers

What the research says

Modified-carb base of Turkey Twizzlers and similar reformulated meat products. Marker of the protein-paste-plus-modified-carb-plus-RBD-oil-plus-emulsifier construction that van Tulleken argues is the modal UPF formula. [ultra-processed-people] Modified-carb base of Turkey Twizzlers and similar reformulated meat products. Marker of the protein-paste-plus-modified-carb-plus-RBD-oil-plus-emulsifier construction that van Tulleken argues is the modal UPF formula.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken)Chapter 10: How UPF hacks our brains: A paste of turkey protein, modified carbohydrates (pea starch, rice and gram flours, maize starch, dextrose), industrial oils (coconut and rapeseed) and emulsifiers