Merchient’s ingredient library
The library gives no supported wording for resistant maltodextrin (soluble corn fiber), because no listed source supports one at a dose. Avoid wording that names or implies a disease, a drug or a treatment, such as “Relieves constipation, without ‘occasional’”.
Also called: Resistant maltodextrin, Soluble corn fiber, Soluble corn fibre, Resistant dextrin, Digestion-resistant maltodextrin
Reviewed
Not legal advice. This guide shows the wording that published evidence supports at a daily dose; it is not a ruling on any claim. Your own product, its form and dose, and your own evidence still need to match the wording you use.
Supported wordings
Claims Facts
No supported wording yet.
No listed source gives a use with a dose for resistant maltodextrin: no Health Canada monograph for it is in the monograph list, Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 has no claim for it, there is no ODS fact sheet among those read, and FDA lists no health claim. FDA’s dietary fiber question-and-answer page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-14, so FDA’s view of it as dietary fiber was not read.
Wordings to avoid
Claims Facts
| Wording to avoid | Reason |
|---|---|
| “Relieves constipation, without ‘occasional’”FDA’s 2000 rule (page 1015) accepts only the ‘occasional constipation’ form. | Treatment |
| “Lowers blood sugar in diabetes, or helps manage diabetes”Names a disease. | Disease |
| “Relieves IBS”Names a disease. | Disease |
Disease: names or implies a disease. Drug: names a drug or presents the product as one. Treatment: promises to treat, cure or prevent a condition.
Sources
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