I've read a bunch of stuff about getting dextrose and maltodextrine post workout, and I know you can supplement them, but are they found in whole foods that I can have post workout?

I just buy a bag of corn sugar at the local store for dextrose. Haven't used malto yet.

Why not buy straight up dex and malto and a cheap protein and make it yourself? It'll be cheap and effective, imho.

You can always buy a "pre-made cocktail" but I have zero experience with them. Here's one: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/xf/relent.html

I think Pixie Stix or Smarties or Spree or some candy has dextrose in it, but I'm not going that route. :D

You can always buy a "pre-made cocktail" but I have zero experience with them. Here's one: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/xf/relent.html


Why would they add surcalose to something that already has 27g or sugar per serving? They seem to add surcalose to everything these days.

Edit: Dextrose is found in Gatorade powder, and in some candy. Those items can hardly be considered whole foods though.

I had a nice NY Strip with 36 grams of dex in it the other night. They have special cows on a soy feed diet supplemented with pixie stix that makes the perfect macro balanced steak for 2nd PWO meal.

I had a nice NY Strip with 36 grams of dex in it the other night. They have special cows on a soy feed diet supplemented with pixie stix that makes the perfect macro balanced steak for 2nd PWO meal.
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Maltodextrin was created by chemists using corn as a pre-requisite ingredient. So it will never be found in whole foods. Here's an excerpt from wikipedia:

"Dextrins are a group of carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch. They have the same general formula as carbohydrates but are of shorter chain length. Industrial production is generally performed by acidic hydrolysis of potato starch. Dextrins are water soluble, white to slightly yellow solids which are optically active. Analytically, dextrins can be detected with iodine solution, giving a red coloration.

The cyclical dextrins are known as cyclodextrins. They are formed by enzymatic degradation of starch by certain bacteria, for example Bacillus macerans. Cyclodextrins have toroidal structures formed by 6-8 glucose residues.

For example, maltodextrin is a moderately sweet polysaccharide used as a food additive, unrelated to barley malt. It is produced from corn starch and is usually found as a creamy white hygroscopic powder. Maltodextrin is easily digestible, being absorbed as rapidly as glucose. The CAS number of maltodextrin is 9050-36-6.

Dextrins find widespread use in industry, due to their non-toxicity and their low price. They are used as water soluble glues, as thickening agents in food processing, and as binding agent in pharmaceuticals. In pyrotechnics they are added to colored fire formulas, allowing them to solidify as pellets or "stars." Cyclodextrins find additional use in analytical chemistry as a matrix for the separation of hydrophobic substances, and as excipients in pharmaceutical formulations."

http://www.sugar.org/consumers/sweet_by_nature.asp?id=277
What is maltodextrin?

A maltodextrin is a short chain of molecularly linked dextrose (glucose) molecules, and is manufactured by regulating the hydrolysis of starch. Typical commercial maltodextrins contain as few as three and as many as nineteen linked dextrose units.

While the singular term “maltodextrin” is permitted in an ingredient statement, the term “maltodextrin” can be applied to any starch hydrolysis product that contains fewer than 20 dextrose (glucose) units linked together. This means that the term “maltodextrin” stands for a family of products, not a single distinct ingredient.

Additionally, today’s commercially important maltodextrin products are produced from corn, potato or rice. Unlike the other starch sweeteners, the undefined term “maltodextrin” can be used in an ingredient list no matter the original source of starch.

Maltodextrins are used in a wide array of foods, from canned fruits to snacks. Maltodextrins may also be an ingredient in the single-serve, table-top packet of some artificial sweeteners.