Splenda (maltodextrin,sucralose)

[TerraNoble]

A lot of guys(gals) suggest that after one's workout to have a protein shake and dextrose.

By using Spenda in a whey protein drink (its got ingredients as maltodextrin,sucralose) would be a good insuline spiker?

Would do the same job as real dextrose?

 

[Aaron02]

From what I have read, Splenda has little to no effect on your insulin levels.

 

[FitnessFrk]

sucralose is a very low GI/GR sweetner. It would take an awfull lot to spike insulin.

 

[KWKSLVR]

Sucralose has less effect on blood sugar than any other sweetner. Heck, its the only one i use

 

[TerraNoble]

Sucralose has less effect on blood sugar than any other sweetner. Heck, its the only one i use

Dont you use dextrose after workout?

 

[chillin408]

Splenda does contain carbohydrates, but I don't think that they are absorbed inside of you. If I remember correctly, this has to do with the bond never breaking, thus never releasing the glucose.

So it would not be a good item to induce insulin release, although, it may cause insulin release in a small population of people.

 

[body72]

Post workout use maltodextrin or dextrose in your MRP or protein shake, live alone Splenda and related things.......
For me maltodextrin works great and are also cheap.
Bye
Body

 

[KWKSLVR]

Splenda technically has 1 gram of carbohydrates per serving

 

[chillin408]

If it has 1 gram of carbohydrate per serving (I suppose a serving is a little packet?) then what is the purpose of calling it a "non-calorie sweetener"? They might as well put sugar in little packages, unless if in splenda's case there is a lower amount of carbs per weight?

 

[MWB]

Splenda in itself has no calories, but the powder that it comes packed in, dextrose or maltodextrine, has calories. You see, you only need a tiny amount of splenda to sweeten something. They disperse say 5 grams of sucralose in 100 grams of maltodextine. Each serving has less than 1 gram of total weight and has approxomatley 1 calorie.

 

[anthrax]

If Spenda = maltodextrin + sucralose
you should add dextrose for an insulin spike