Dextrose is not just another form of sugar. It is somewhat *worse* than normal sugar. Higher glycemic index than sugar for a bigger glucose spike. For powdered foods and supplements it is often used as a flow agent. For some supplements it is used because it causes a glucose spike, which might improve uptake. Personally, I stay away from anything containing dextrose / maltodextrin / maltodextrose. For foods, it is one of the indicators of ultra-processing.
@@trail.blazer you’re absolutely right. People don’t know what it is for the most part, and I’m trying to also tell people to stay away from sugar. It’s really bad for the brain, among other things, but sometimes it goes in one ear and out the other. I’m trying to come up with a way to explain that anything that ends with “OSE” is usually some type of sugar.
Dextrose is not just another form of sugar. It is somewhat *worse* than normal sugar. Higher glycemic index than sugar for a bigger glucose spike. For powdered foods and supplements it is often used as a flow agent. For some supplements it is used because it causes a glucose spike, which might improve uptake.
Personally, I stay away from anything containing dextrose / maltodextrin / maltodextrose. For foods, it is one of the indicators of ultra-processing.
@@trail.blazer you’re absolutely right. People don’t know what it is for the most part, and I’m trying to also tell people to stay away from sugar. It’s really bad for the brain, among other things, but sometimes it goes in one ear and out the other. I’m trying to come up with a way to explain that anything that ends with “OSE” is usually some type of sugar.