Maltodextrin. You may have never have heard of this food ingredient before, or you may have heard a lot. Either way, you most likely have ingested it several times throughout your life. Pick up 5 things in your kitchen with a label and read the ingredients list. Chances are a couple of those labels have maltodextrin in them. You find it in salad dressings, frozen yoghurt, spice mixes, Cheetos, candy, baked goods, fat-free and sugar free products. Youll even find it in meats, nutrition bars, splenda, mass gainers, and many meal replacement shakes like Ensure and Advocare. Theres been a lot of hype about MSG, high fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated oils, but maltodextrin is found in even more foods, yet going under the radar. So the question is: What exactly is maltodextrin, and is it healthy? Heres the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of this starch-derived product.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:04:58 +0000
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