{"id":66309,"date":"2026-07-06T09:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=66309"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:05:28","slug":"maltodextrin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=66309","title":{"rendered":"Maltodextrin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maltodextrin\"<\/p>\n

Maltodextrin is the WORST ingredient hiding in your food!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a refined starchy carbohydrate made by artificially bonding a cluster of sugar molecules. It\u2019s highly processed and typically used as a filler in a wide range of packaged and processed foods.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers use maltodextrin as a sweetener without having to list it as sugar on nutrition labels, allowing them to claim that a food is sugar-free despite significantly impacting blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only.<\/p>\n

(Tom: I think I would challenge the good doctor on this one as being the worst. If Aspartame blew holes in the brains of mice during trials I think that takes a lot of beating!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maltodextrin is the WORST ingredient hiding in your food! It\u2019s a refined starchy carbohydrate made by artificially bonding a cluster of sugar molecules. It\u2019s highly processed and typically used as a filler in a wide range of packaged and processed foods. Manufacturers use maltodextrin as a sweetener without having to list it as sugar on … <\/p>\n

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