Hormel · Flours and Corn Meal
Instant Food & Beverage Thickener
One Tbsp (4.5g) serving of Instant Food & Beverage Thickener by Hormel has 15 calories and 10mg of sodium, as submitted by American Institutional Product to USDA (FoodData Central 2285317, record updated Aug 10, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2285317, available May 23, 2022; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that American Institutional Product submitted to USDA, for the declared 4.5g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 099429625338
- Category
- Flours and Corn Meal
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other flours and corn meal
Per 100 g, it has more sodium than 86% of the 1,174 flours and corn meal products in USDA's branded database.
Where the calories come from: 100% carbohydrate, 0% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 222 mg | 0 mg | 86% |
| Protein | 0 g | 10 g | 0% |
| Calories | 333 | 367 | 8% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,174 products, one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN.
The statement lists 2 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Modified Corn Starch, Maltodextrin.. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Aug 10, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement American Institutional Product submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2285317).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hormel Instant Food & Beverage Thickener?
15 per 1 Tbsp (4.5g) serving, and 333 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hormel Instant Food & Beverage Thickener?
10mg per serving (0% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record American Institutional Product submitted to USDA, last updated Aug 10, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov