2007-10-10 06:11:09 · 3 answers · asked by PunkenPye 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
For example, maltodextrin is a moderately sweet polysaccharide used as a food additive. It is produced from starch and is usually found as a creamy white hygroscopic powder. Maltodextrin is easily digestible, being absorbed as rapidly as glucose. The CAS registry number of maltodextrin is 9050-36-6.
Maltodextrin can be derived from any starch. In the US this starch is usually corn or potato, elsewhere such as in Europe it is commonly wheat. This is important for coeliacs since the wheat-derived maltodextrin can contain traces of gluten.
Foods containing maltodextrin may contain traces of amino acids, including glutamic acid as a manufacturing by-product. The amino acids traces would be too small to have any dietary significance.
I don't think it holds any dietary merit.
2007-10-10 06:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by awwwdree 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not *bad* for you, but if you are on a low-carb diet (like South Beach) it is the worst thing you can eat, because it has the highest glycemic index of any food, or food additive. You'll get a super-glucose spike from it.
Why do you think guys who drink a lot of beer have beer-guts? (beer has lots of maltodextrin).
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2007-10-10 13:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
simple...
NO!
2007-10-10 15:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by dramatic p-dawg 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋