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03/12/10 11:34 AM

"Does Dextrin cause a spike in blood sugar and insulin production similar to the way that sugar does?"
Asked By: candacedayton  
Category: Food and Nutrition

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I've been eating "green bean crunchies" that I found on "nutsonline.com" the ingrediants are green beans, non hydrogenated canola oil, salt and dextrin. I'm trying to find out if I'm really eating candied green beans. I'm not sure how dextrin is processed by my body. Thanks

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03/19/10 03:55 PM

Hello,

Thaks for asking dLife.

Dextrins are used as a food additive. They are produced from starch using enzymes. This process is similar to starch digestion in the human body, as well as during malting and mashing process in food procesing.

Dextrins come in different lengths. Since dextrins are shorter in length than starch, one would expect that they would result in a more rapid rise in blood glucose than the starchy foods from which they were derived. How rapidly? It is difficult to determine. Food labels do not always identify specific dextrins. Each person responds to the same foods slightly differently.

Maltodextrin is a short chained starch. It is easily digestible, being absorbed as rapidly as glucose. It might either be moderately sweet or might have hardly any flavor at all.

Blood glucose monitoring before and two hours after eating the food prepared with dextrins will tell you how your blood glucose responded to the food. Keep in mind that it is the entire meal, rather than a single ingredient or an individual food, that influences blood glucose levels.

Take care.

Answered By: Liz Quintana
Accreditations: EdD, RD, LD, CDE
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