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Is Argo Corn Starch ultra-processed?

16 oz Corn starch Sold in the United States and Germany

Pack of Argo Corn Starch

No, it's a kitchen staple

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

It is pressed or refined from a food and used for cooking, like oil, butter or sugar.

  • 1 ingredient
  • No additives

Less processed cereals and their products

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Corn Starch

As written on the pack

Corn Starch

Why it is in group 2

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Starches Products in the category "Starches" are at least group 2.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 corn starch

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 8% of the corn starch here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 13 corn starch, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0761720071045, last edited 5 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.