Maltodextrin

Maltodextrin is easily one of the most popular, most common commercial sweeteners / food additives. As such it gets used in an absolutely huge number of roles.

Many consumers may not know the value of maltodextrin in home food preparation, but its value in commercial food preparation is extremely well known, being one of the most common ingredients in artificial sweeteners since it has fewer calories than table sugar.

For a commercial food manufacturer, maltodextrin really means the entire family of products, and really not just a single distinct ingredient.

What is Maltodextrin?

It's a short chain of linked glucose (i.e. dextrose) molecules. It's made by regulating starch hydrolysis and is classified as a sweet polysaccharide.

Commercial maltodextrins purchased from a maltodextrin supplier like Cooperative Purchasers typically contain between three and nineteen linked dextrose units but may actually contain as many as 20.

The interesting thing about maltodextrin for many commercial food manufacturers is that unlike other starch sweeteners, "maltodextrin" (the word by itself) can be used in your ingredient list regardless of the original source of starch.

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