whats the difference ?

[wizard1963uk]

high can anyone tell me what the difference is between Maltodextrin and dextrose i am on a cut at the momment so which of these would be better for post workout if any and can they be added to my whey+creatine mix post workout and what would the benefits be.
thank you

[Resurrected]

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http://www.myprotein.co.uk/forum/sho...light=dextrose

[Gareth83]

no difference really. one is a longer chain simple sugar, but they are both high GI simple sugars.

If you're on a cut, why not consider oats post workout? say 80g or so

[wizard1963uk]

cheers gareth83 thats what i like a nice simple answer

[mr_b]

I have read that maltodextrin is slightly different in the way it is absorbed/digested giving it far less chance of being converted to fat than other fast absorbing carbohydrates and i find this to be very true myself and always utilise it in most of my shakes!

[MartinM]

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I have read that maltodextrin is slightly different in the way it is absorbed/digested giving it far less chance of being converted to fat than other fast absorbing carbohydrates and i find this to be very true myself and always utilise it in most of my shakes!

Not really true in the way you put in mate.......esp the bit in bold.......

[ronedale]

I currently use maltodextrin 95% and 5% dextrose mix which is great. I also mix it with Whey Protien, Creatine Monohydrate and some flavouring system.

Whey Protien 30g
Malto Mix 25g
Flavouring System 10g
Creatine 5g

Tastes Ok i uses use this straight after a workout and it works ok.

[the_dude]

hi everyone,

i am new to this forum but i thougth i give my two cents as well. as i understand it you should have a 50:50 mix of dextrose and maltodextrin immediatly post workout and then 10 - 15 mins later have your whey protein. the sugar will result in a insulin spike which can then shuffel as much of the protein into your system as possible. there is a nice little site discussing why the two sugars mixed (rather then on their own) are important:

.abcbodybuilding.com/magazine03/dextrose.

the main difference between dextrose and maltodextrin is that dextrose is a single polysaccharide (sugar) molecule, whereas maltodextrin is a chain of 3 to 20 polysaccharide structure.

[ash]

Id go for 50:50 split between malto and dextrose myself Post workout

[adamdavies_8]

I would do this but fnd it far to sweet so go for 15g dex + 35g of malt