Looking to make my own carb drink for the bike, and curious what the big differences are between these three. I know dextrose is just d-glucose, maltodextrin is a linear chain of glucose molecules, and Waxy Maize is a branched chain starch. So I get that it mainly boils down to breakdown rate in the…

Carb Conundrum (homemade drink)

OneSully June 22, 2021, 9:40am 2

I don’t know, but I’m guessing it’s in this thread.

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