Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Peres Pousada Ernesto JR
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ingredion Inc [INGR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and Pres., South America
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WESTCHESTER, IL 60154
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 8,786.3802 (1) (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 02/01/2026 Common Stock 7,475 $ 99.96 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/06/2027 Common Stock 6,044 $ 118.97 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Peres Pousada Ernesto JR
5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER
WESTCHESTER, IL 60154
      SVP and Pres., South America  

Signatures

Christine M. Castellano, Attorney-in-Fact 01/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These are 8,786.3802 restricted stock units ("RSUs") issued under the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs may be settled only in shares of common stock (one share per RSU). 7,141.7467 RSUs will vest on February 1, 2019, 900.0473 RSUs will vest on February 2, 2019 and 744.5862 RSUs will vest on February 7, 2020. In the event of termination of employment due to (a) death, (b) disability or (c) retirement on or after (i) age 65, (ii) age 62 with 5 years of service or (iii) age 55 with 10 years of service, the RSUs will vest on a pro-rata basis using the number of full months employed during the thirty-six month vesting period, provided, however, that such pro-rata vesting will not apply to the February 7, 2017 grant of RSUs that will vest on February 7, 2020 unless the Reporting Person retires on or after February 7, 2018.
(2) Includes RSUs acquired through deemed dividend reinvestment. RSUs acquired through deemed dividend reinvestment vest on the dates when the RSUs with respect to which they are deemed dividends vest.
(3) One third of these options vested on February 2, 2017, and the remaining two thirds of these options will vest in equal annual installments on February 2, 2018 and 2019.
(4) These options will vest in three equal annual installments on February 7, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
 
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