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Dextrose Substitution?
- Thread starter Jake 85
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dextrose has a higher GI. What are you using it for?
dextrose has a higher GI. What are you using it for?
post workout carb. I just ordered more dextrose online and need a substitution from now until i get it in the mail.
Can regular table sugar be substituted for dextrose? Is there any difference besides taste?
' need a substitution ' from now until i get it in the mail.
If you're in a pinch till the mail arrives - i.e " need a substitution " - you could just find a substitute carb source with a relatively " high " GI score to hold you over in the meantime.
A carb with a GI score of 80 ( dextrose has a GI score of 100+ I believe) or above would be a good way to go IMO
Table sugar only has a GI score of around 65+/- as far as I know.
Some quick examples of some 80+ carbs would be......
- pretzels
- Rice / Corn Chex cereal
- Crispix cereal
- jelly bean candy
- gummi bear candy
- Rice cakes
- dates
- Rice / Corn Chex cereal
- Crispix cereal
- jelly bean candy
- gummi bear candy
- Rice cakes
- dates
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don't worry about it. just go a few days without post workout carbs.
you've got to remember, the body responds to trends in eating and fitness. a few days without dextrose isn't even a drop in the bucket as far as your body and lifespan go.
If anything, make your shakes with skim milk for a few days. extra protein, and lactose sugar, which has a moderately high GI if I remember correctly. or powdered gatorade has dextrose and glucose in it, just drink it separate from the protein shake (cuz it'll taste nasty combined)
table sugar isn't what you want.
you've got to remember, the body responds to trends in eating and fitness. a few days without dextrose isn't even a drop in the bucket as far as your body and lifespan go.
If anything, make your shakes with skim milk for a few days. extra protein, and lactose sugar, which has a moderately high GI if I remember correctly. or powdered gatorade has dextrose and glucose in it, just drink it separate from the protein shake (cuz it'll taste nasty combined)
table sugar isn't what you want.