Carbo-Pro

Triathlon Forum
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Just bought a tub of Carbo-Pro and it tastes an awful lot like and seems to have the same caloric content of the bag of maltodextrin I bought at a health food store for way less $$. Any nutritionists or scientists out there who know what the difference is between the two? Why use Carbo-Pro over plain maltodextrin?

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Funny…considering the label says it has no taste. I’ve been using it for a few weeks…the only taste I’ve noticed is whatever the flavor is of the drink I put it in.

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I’ve used carbo-pro for quite some time. Never noted any taste but the flavor of the gatoraid it’s mixed with.

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same here. no taste when only mixed with water. very sticky though. it does a good job of keeping bottles in their cages.

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Try about a half a scoop of Cytomax or some other flavored drink. You can mix up about 600 calories in a bottle if needed with no problems.

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When I say “taste”, I mean a very subtle sweetness thatis different from plain water. I haven’t tried mixing it with anything but water so far. My experimenting continues.

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Interesting, so your point being, you can buy maltodextrin at a much lower price…does straight maltodextrin mix well with liquids (e.g., gatorade)
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Scott,

You may want to read this thread from a couple months ago which address this specific question:

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=350941;search_string=carbo-pro;#350941

Hope this helps clear things up.

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Brian,

Great info in the old thread. You didn’t answer seattlesteve’s question though. Does mixing Carbo-Pro with something else affect the digestibility? I was mixing mine with Amino Vital and now have switched to Clif Shot Electrolyte Replacement.

Thanks.

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You can purchase a 50 lbs bag of maltodextrin from GPC: http://www.grainprocessing.com/index.htm

I split it with three friends when trianing for IMFL and still threw out half when we were done. With shipping it came out to about $90. One measured cup equaled about 100 calories, we were taking our bottles up to 600 calories each (1/2 gatorade and half maltrin.) This was the only way we could comfortably take in the calories we needed during the bike. It does give a sweet taste with water, but takes on whatever you mix it with.