Is maltodextrin OK?
I think I know the answer to this, that it is OK, and has nothing to do with malt, but I thought I had better check it with the "experts" here, since it seems like every other ingredient list I look at includes maltodextrin.
Plus I don't think the question has been asked yet on the forum, so your answers will help build our database of useful info. Hugs, |
Yup...
Here's some info I've gathered on Maltodextrin. http://www.clanthompson.com/res_info...&category_id=4 Quote:
Celiac.com's Forbidden Food Ingredient list Quote:
http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyou.../malto_two.htm Quote:
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here in USA comes from corn.
However, even before I went GF, I identified this ingredient as a huge GI disrupter for me. And I don't know why, but it makes me very ill. It is the main ingredient in Barium Xray contrast media. It is also in a product for people who have G-tubes called Thick-it. If it is down on the ingredient list like in the flavorings section, it doesn't bother me. But if it is FIRST like with NutraSweet or Splenda, well, that is not so good. It gives me the Big D. It is a laxative bomb for me. So others out there may be sensitive to it. Another hidden laxative is sorbitol, so watch out for that baby too!:eek: |
Anything ending in -ol is a sugar alcohol and many of them cause gas and if you eat enough, diarrhea. :p Things like Malitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol (to a lesser extent) all are sugar alcohols. Things end in -ose are sugars: sucrose, glucose, fructose, dextrose.
There is one sugar alcohol that doesn't cause gas or diarrhea because it is excreted via urine, doesn't gone down the intestines and feed the bacteria, it is called erithrytol or erythritol, can't quite remember where the y goes. :D You can actually get splenda dilluted in water as opposed to maltodextrin but it is hard to get ahold of. |
Polydrexine
Is this a funny EUropean name to cover their buts? I have never seen it before. Perhaps it has nothing to do with anything.
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Thanks, everyone. I had done my research beforehand, and was pretty sure from what I read that it was a sugar type thing, made from corn starch. But I had not read anywhere that it could possibly be an iffy thing in medication or vitamins. So I'm glad I posted the question. Plus, like I said, it all helps build the data base.
Hugs to all, |
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