David Gillespie wrote:
Michelle Austin wrote: Dear David
Please help - I'm confused! I recently bought 2 different brand packets of glucose powder from the health food shop. The first one is by Soland. It is called glucose powder. The ingredients says "sugar (glucose sugar derived from maize starch)". On the FIP it says Total carbs per 100g = 96.5, and Sugars per 100g = 96.5. Sodium is 3.0 per 100g. The other one is by Lotus. It is called glucsoe powder - gluten free. The blerb says it's dextrose monohydrate and the ingredients says maize starch and preservative 220. The FIP lists total carbs as 99 per 100g but sugars as 49.1 per 100g (sodium 12mg per 100g).
Why are they so different in the sugar component when it seems they're made from the same thing?
Thanks
Michelle
Interesting ... I'm not sure Michelle ... it sounds like the second one is 'padded' with cornstarch ... do they taste the same?
Cheers
David.
Thanks David. Is cornstarch bad? I couldn't tell you if they tasted different unfortunately, I opened them both and dumped them into the same tupperware container! Any tips about which one would be better? Is there a difference between 'glucose powder' and 'dextrose monohydrate'?
Cheers
Michelle
