Is Maltodextrin Really Complex?

After many hours of searching, I found one place that shed some light on mixing simple and complex carbohydrates!

It turns out that the glycemic index of maltodextrin is not that far from glucose, a very simple sugar. That would mean that mixing some maltodextrin powder into my Gatorade would not cause a problem!

So I did some more research…

And I found that numerous people mix complex carbs with simple carbs and don’t have problems! Although, I also found out that some people do experience some gastric problems when mixing the two. That gave me some relief, as I bet that I will be OK if I mix maltodextrin with Gatorade. I’ll just do some tests. I may even just mix my maltodextrin with some Kool-Aid mix.

I’ll post a bit later with some online discussions I’ve found on this topic.