Why all the different sugars in this "sport drink"?

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  • daversts

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    4 years ago 07/11/2019 3:27pm EDT

    I am in Europe right now and found this plastic bottled drink that says "After Exercise" sport drink. It is quite popular. It is orange in color and a thicker consistency than regular sports drinks.. It is however fairly sugary but uses at least 4 or 5 different sugars, like Maltodextrin and some other ones I have never heard of. Why did they do this? Is this really a sport drink or one masquerading as one? If I had to guess I would say it's a sophisticated sports drink and they use the different sugars to get a certain absorption rate or something. Any guesses?

  • registered

    seattle prattle

    Member since 10/20/2017.

    10,927 posts. Last post 5 minutes ago.
    4 years ago 07/11/2019 7:58pm EDT
    re: daversts

    i used to make my own gels so i have researched it. The tactic is to combine a few different types of sugars because they have different rates of metabolizing. If memory serves me, malto-dextrine is very good for fast release of energy and dextrose is slower release.

    I don't really ascribe to the sugar thing anymore so i've got some hurking bags of the stuff in the back of the cabinet...

  • TheGoldenMonkey

    Member since 05/09/2019.

    158 posts. Last post 4 months ago.
    4 years ago 07/12/2019 12:02am EDT
    re: daversts

    Also, when companies are trying to game the label, they use LOTS of different kinds of virtuous-sounding sugar.

    Like, people who buy granola like it to taste pretty sweet, but they FEEL better when the ingredients are like, “rolled oats, organic raisins, hand-harvested almonds, brown rice syrup, cinnamon”, and then after that, they can put, turbinado sugar, molasses, real wonderful honey, blah, blah.

    They’re gaming the label because 10% each, of five different sugars, is 50% sugar. See what i mean?

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