Maltodextrin is a type of carbohydrate made from starch, like from corn or potatoes. It is often used in foods as a thickener or a sweetener.
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A: At the moment, the only acerola powder available to us is the NOW brand, which
contains maltodextrin as a flowing agent.
However products such as Splenda contain sugar bulking agents, such
as Maltodextrin which is a high glycemic carbohydrate.
This non-GMO formula has lactose and
corn maltodextrin as the sweetener, which explains how it is gentle on the stomach, and how it is suitable for babies with lactose intolerance (though the condition rarely happens).
For those who want only complete natural vitamin C product: Madre - C which is again a good choice, as Madre Labs stopped using
maltodextrin in manufacturing process.
The carbs of the Gainer are
from maltodextrin which are fast released and the isolate of course is fast released protein.
Ingredients: Organic Plantains, Organic Coconut Oil,
Organic Maltodextrin, Organic Lime Juice, Organic Parsley
Contains 2 % or less of
Potato Maltodextrin, Salt, Tapioca Dextrin, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Sage Extract, Garlic Powder, Gum Arabic; Sunflower, Coconut and Palm Kernel Oil.
One ingredient they use that really bothers me is corn starch (also
called maltodextrin), which is used as a thickener.
Violife products do not contain wheat with the exception of «Violife with peppers» & «Violife with hot peppers» that may contain traces of
wheat maltodextrin which is not considered a gluten carrier.
One time the men drank a shake containing 20 g of the easily absorbed carbohydrate maltodextrin [CHO], another time they drank a shake containing 19 g whey isolate [WPI], and the third time they drank a shake containing 18 g soya - protein isolate [SPI].
A 2012 study found that
consuming maltodextrin increased bacterial adhesion to human intestinal epithelial cells and enhanced E. coli adhesion, which is associated with autoimmune disorders and dybiosis in your gut.
Conclusions: Wheat - based starch hydrolysates, glucose syrups and
maltodextrins did not have harmful effect on coeliac disease patients.
Unlike Healthy Origins, the ingredients aren't uniformly certified organic, but Nature's Plus is very pure, with vegetable cellulose, purified water, organic
rice maltodextrin, and mineral fatty acid esters as the only ingredients.
One group were additionally given 25
grams maltodextrin which is a carbohydrate and the other group was given whey powder supplement twice per day for a duration of six months.
Drink = 25 g of whey protein (PRO and ALC - PRO) or 25
g maltodextrin (ALC - CHO); Meal = 1.5 g · kg − 1 BM.
These products also have a high percentage of carbohydrates:
usually maltodextrin (glycaemic carbohydrate) and fructose (simple fruit sugar).
If maltodextrin is made from wheat, food labels will indicate that fact to protect people who are allergic to wheat.
During the two - week time - off, they continued
taking maltodextrin / whey, but early in the morning.
I
avoid maltodextrin, dextrose, carmel color, obviously high fructose corn syrup (a very common sweetener), wheat, gluten.
Note, this is not the
normal maltodextrin used to create Type 2 Diabetes in endurance athletes.
The group that received whey protein lost around 4 % more weight than the ones
given maltodextrin, and they preserved more muscle tissue than the other group.
The addition of
maltodextrin provides complex carbohydrates to be utilized over the course of a long workout or race.
Ingredients: Snow Lotus, White Peony Root, Pearl Powder, Licorice, (less than 3 % natural
non-GMO maltodextrin to create powder).
Seems legit, aside from
maltodextrin most likely coming from GMO rice / corn, but I suppose if you found a non-GMO source it could be good.
You may notice that Splenda and Stevia products
carry maltodextrin as the primary ingredient.
Another study found that
maltodextrin impairs cellular antibacterial responses and suppresses intestinal antimicrobial defense mechanisms, leading to inflammatory bowel disease and other GI conditions that arise from an inappropriate immune response to bacteria.
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