Dextrose

Dextrose is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).

What it is and why it counts

Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

These are extracted from foods or derived from them industrially: refined sugars made from starch, isolated proteins and fibres, modified starches and oils. NOVA calls them "substances of no or rare culinary use", the other defining sign of an ultra-processed food.

Where it turns up

Dextrose appears in 2,532 of the 40,000 products on this site (6%).

Products containing dextrose

Showing the 60 most popular of 2,532.

How the NOVA classification works