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How we decideDextrose is a vegan sugar made commercially from plant starch. The ingredient name refers to glucose and gives no verdict on the rest of a sweetened product.
Dextrose is D-glucose, a simple sugar. It is supplied as crystals with or without water incorporated into the crystal structure.
Ingredient Data
Vegan
D-glucose; Glucose; Corn sugar; Dextrose monohydrate; Anhydrous dextrose
Commercial dextrose is produced by breaking down plant starch and purifying the resulting glucose. The US corn sugar definition describes complete hydrolysis of corn starch followed by refinement and crystallization.
Sweetened drinks, baked goods and confectionery.
Corn sugar names the corn-derived form; dextrose is the molecule name. Glucose syrup is a separate starch product, and a finished food containing dextrose still needs its own ingredient check.