Instead of malto/dextro can i used Syrup?

[mm107]

just wondering, Its all sugar and i have hear of other people putting in their PWO. I just want to know where everyone stands on this. I would rather use the dex/malt mix, but sometimes i run out w/o noticing.

Any ideas.

 

[lacoste]

If anything use gatorade powder instead.

 

[Lifterforlife]

If your pre workout nutrition is adequate, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Don't make it overcomplicated.

 

[steelmass]

Don't take the syrup post workout, if anything take it before because they are not fast acting sugars like Mal/Dex so by the time they hit the blood stream you'll be done working out and will have a similar effect.

 

[RBtrucking4]

you know i was reading on this corn syrup/sugar aka dextrose and they say its really not the best thing for you because they use alot of other chemicals to process it. Ya know this stuff kills rats it makes there hearts explode. Is this false info?

 

[KIAN]

If you are going to use syrup (fructose) then your body must first break it down into glucose before it is able to utilise it. You will find that the effects of fructose on your metabolism will last much longer than will dextrose. So this is not ideal if you want to maintain a uniform metabolic rate throughout the day with 'controlled' spikes.

Corn to Corn Starch:

• Sulfur dioxide is used to soften the kernels and make it easier to separate the starch.
• the softened kernels are passed through mills to remove the inner portion of the kernel, called the germ, which contains most of the corn oil.
• the germs are spun out of the pulp by centrifugal force.
• the germs are then pumped onto a series of screens and washed to remove any remaining starch.
• the cleaned germs are heated and pressed to extract the corn oil for further processing into food products.
• the remaining material from the germ is composed of starch, protein, and fibre.
• this passes through another set of mills to tear the starch lose from the fibre.
• the fibre is then trapped on a set of washing screens and is dried to become animal feed or corn bran fibre for use in cereals.
• the starch and protein mixture is pumped into a set of centrifugal separators that spin the mixture at high speeds.
• the heavier starch is separated from the lighter protein, which is called the gluten.
• the gluten is dried and sold as animal feed.
• the starch is diluted with water before being washed and filtered to remove any of the remaining protein.
• it is then rediluted and run through a second set of centrifugal separators.
• the resulting starch is more than 99.5% pure.

Corn Starch to Corn Syrup:

• Corn starch is converted into corn syrup through acid hydrolysis.
• the corn starch is mixed with a weak solution of hydrochloric acid and is heated under pressure.
• the hydrochloric acid and heat break down the starch molecules and convert them into a sugar.
• the longer this process goes on, the sweeter the resulting syrup.
• this syrup is then filtered.
• it is further refined and evaporated to reduce the amount of water.

Corn Syrup to High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS):

• to increase the sweetness of corn syrup, it undergoes a further process called enzyme conversion.
• dextrose sugars in the syrup are converted into sweeter fructose sugars by the action of an enzyme.
• this produces a high fructose corn syrup with a 42% fructose content.
• the fructose content can be further increased by controlling the temperature, pressures and acidty levels during he enzyme process.

No rats were harmed during the making of this syrup.


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KIAN PHILLIPS -- BSc / SpSc - CPT

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