corn maltodextrin

0somuchbetter0

I'm not used to artificial sweeteners. I drink my tea and coffee black, don't drink sodas or other sweet drinks, and when I want something sweet I go for the real thing -- cane sugar. So when I want to get a quick shot of protein with not a lot of calories, I drink EAS Myoplex Lite and I can taste the artificial sweetener for the rest of the day. I drank one at 8:30 am. It's now 4 pm and since then I've had breakfast, brushed my teeth, worked out, drunk lots of water, and had lunch. And I can still taste it! I looked it up and I think it's corn maltodextrin. I've googled it and I can't find the answer to my question: Why???

bcattoes

What is your question? Why you can't get rid of the taste?

_noob_

I would guess it's a placebo effect. You don't like artificial sweeteners so anything that MIGHT be attributed to them is...

Acg67

I'm not used to artificial sweeteners. I drink my tea and coffee black, don't drink sodas or other sweet drinks, and when I want something sweet I go for the real thing -- cane sugar. So when I want to get a quick shot of protein with not a lot of calories, I drink EAS Myoplex Lite and I can taste the artificial sweetener for the rest of the day. I drank one at 8:30 am. It's now 4 pm and since then I've had breakfast, brushed my teeth, worked out, drunk lots of water, and had lunch. And I can still taste it! I looked it up and I think it's corn maltodextrin. I've googled it and I can't find the answer to my question: Why???

How'd you single out corn maltodextrin from this list?

Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Pea Protein Concentrate, Corn Maltodextrin. Less than 2% of the Following: Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides, Sugar, Vitamin & Mineral Blend (Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Ascorbate, Magnesium Carbonate, Salt, Zinc Gluconate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Manganese Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Chromium Chloride, Folic Acid, Beta-carotene, Vitamin D3, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide, Phytonadione, Cyanocobalamin), Calcium Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate, Corn Syrup Solids, Natural & Artificial Flavor, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Cellulose Gum, Cellulose Gel, Carrageenan, Acesulfame Potassium, Gellan Gum, and Sucralose.

DopeItUp

Some people don't like the aftertaste of certain artificial sweeteners. Find a different product that uses a different sweetener.

FWIW, Maltodextrin is not an artificial sweetener anyway. It is a commonly used sugar for brewing beer for example (among many other things).

0somuchbetter0

I'm not used to artificial sweeteners. I drink my tea and coffee black, don't drink sodas or other sweet drinks, and when I want something sweet I go for the real thing -- cane sugar. So when I want to get a quick shot of protein with not a lot of calories, I drink EAS Myoplex Lite and I can taste the artificial sweetener for the rest of the day. I drank one at 8:30 am. It's now 4 pm and since then I've had breakfast, brushed my teeth, worked out, drunk lots of water, and had lunch. And I can still taste it! I looked it up and I think it's corn maltodextrin. I've googled it and I can't find the answer to my question: Why???

How'd you single out corn maltodextrin from this list?

Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Pea Protein Concentrate, Corn Maltodextrin. Less than 2% of the Following: Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides, Sugar, Vitamin & Mineral Blend (Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Ascorbate, Magnesium Carbonate, Salt, Zinc Gluconate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Manganese Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Chromium Chloride, Folic Acid, Beta-carotene, Vitamin D3, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide, Phytonadione, Cyanocobalamin), Calcium Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate, Corn Syrup Solids, Natural & Artificial Flavor, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Cellulose Gum, Cellulose Gel, Carrageenan, Acesulfame Potassium, Gellan Gum, and Sucralose.

I googled artificial sweeteners and EAS Myoplex and got a bunch of articles about it, but they don't say WHY the aftertaste...

0somuchbetter0

Some people don't like the aftertaste of certain artificial sweeteners. Find a different product that uses a different sweetener.

FWIW, Maltodextrin is not an artificial sweetener anyway. It is a commonly used sugar for brewing beer for example (among many other things).

Then I don't know what they're using to sweeten it. I read a bunch of articles but none of them was very straightforward.

0somuchbetter0

I would guess it's a placebo effect. You don't like artificial sweeteners so anything that MIGHT be attributed to them is...

I don't think it's placebo. It tastes sweet...it's not in my head...

0somuchbetter0

What is your question? Why you can't get rid of the taste?

Yes

brower47

I'm not used to artificial sweeteners. ---stuff---. I've googled it and I can't find the answer to my question: Why???

Because you haven't looked hard enough.

richardheath

Maltodextrin isn't sweet. It adds a creamy, thicker mouthfeel to food.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/447600-why-use-maltodextrin-in-food/

But just find a powder you do like. There are plenty of other ones out there that have different ingredients.

0somuchbetter0

Thank you for the helpful suggestion!

0somuchbetter0

I've tried many, they're all nasty. I misunderstood the bit about the maltodextrin, sorry. I was just curious why the hours-long aftertaste. Oh well.

richardheath

Some people don't like the aftertaste of certain artificial sweeteners. Find a different product that uses a different sweetener.

FWIW, Maltodextrin is not an artificial sweetener anyway. It is a commonly used sugar for brewing beer for example (among many other things).

Then I don't know what they're using to sweeten it. I read a bunch of articles but none of them was very straightforward.

From the label above, Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides, Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Acesulfame Potassium and Sucralose are probably where the actual sweetness is coming from.


I think I always found aspartame to have a metalic after-taste, so I never liked diet sodas that used it. (Not that aspartame is in this product). But seriously - there is so much going on in that one that you can def. find something else... Try Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard perhaps? INGREDIENTS: Protein Blend (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Peptides), Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Artificial Flavors, Lecithin, Acesulfame Potassium, Aminogen®, Lactase. NO maltodextrin

0somuchbetter0

Maybe so, I'll try it. Thanks

aetzkorn14

Look up AboutTime protein...it uses stevia as the sweetener and you can buy samples before buying the tubs.