Maltodextrin instead of Dextrose

[Angelus]

Hey guys i went shopping today for dextrose but i couldnt find it so i bought maltodextrin
do you guys think that it will do the work for my Post Work out shake?

[novastepp]

quite a few bro's on here use it with dextrose, but Yes, it will be effective in your PWO nutrition...

[Angelus]

ok thanks nova

[ndmand4u]

Follow up question for nova, does the maltodextrin have a slower absorbtion rate than the dextrose

[novastepp]

yeah it would be slightly slower. dextrose has an GI index of 100 while maltodextrin is several dextrose molecules (many dextrose = malto dextrin) broken up by an acidic process, similar to what your body does naturally, to make the chains smaller and more easily digested. so it would be slower but it is still a great substitue for the real deal: dextrose. Dextrose is a simple monosaccharide while maltodextrin is a complex sugar. but it is just a few glucose molecules held to gether by very weak hydrogen bonds so don't let the word "complex" throw you...

[ndmand4u]

that is good to know, I think that I might switch to using maltodextrin in my pwo, I currently use dextrose and it makes the shake too sweet, I heard the maltodextrin in not near as sweet as dextrose

[Panzerfaust]

that is good to know, I think that I might switch to using maltodextrin in my pwo, I currently use dextrose and it makes the shake too sweet, I heard the maltodextrin in not near as sweet as dextrose

Maltodextrin is just as sweet if not sweeter than Dextrose IMO.

[MartyMcFly]

Maltodextrin is just as sweet if not sweeter than Dextrose IMO.

I can't stand sweets so I mix 50g Dex and 50g Maltodex. I always thought that the malto was less sweet.

[ndmand4u]

Maltodextrin is just as sweet if not sweeter than Dextrose IMO.

I read that maltodextrin is about half as sweet.

[novastepp]

In my experience dex is sweeter than malto...

[MeanMachine2000]

Maltodextrin is just as sweet if not sweeter than Dextrose IMO.

Really? I dont find maltodextrin sweet at all, as for dextrose I have a hard time choking it down its so sweet. personally i do half/half

[Mazekwon]

You dont have to go to a supplement store to get dextrose you can go to any major gricery store and they usually have it in bulk, corn starch i think or else they also sell it at wine and beer making stores

[Giantz11]

Malto GI is 105 I believe. Meaning that it would be broken down a touch faster than Dex.

[novastepp]

i thought it was the other way around, due to the molecular make-up...but in any case, they are both pretty dern fast!

[spittin' 'n cussin']

maybe we should pull out the Sweetness Indicator Chart to see once and for all which one is sweeter

[Kärnfysikern]

I dont think practicaly there is anyway to notice a difference whatsoever.

But malto tastes like shit I had gotten used to the sweet taste of dex and switched to malto and wanted to barf

[frank2738]

i see they sell bags of the dextrose. how much and how is the best way to take it?