How we scored it
Branched glucose polysaccharide, a component of starch; natural (starches are 1.0).
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Isolated from starch sources such as corn, potato, or waxy maize. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A binding and thickening ingredient that is the highly branched component of plant starch, typically sourced from corn, potato, or other starchy crops.
CosIng definition: Amylopectin
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2AMYLOPECTIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AMYLOPECTIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMYLOPECTIN