Originally Posted by
redlude97
Have you even looked at the nutritional label? Cytomax is at most 40% maltodextrin by weight, and at most 45% of the calories, the rest is fructose and glucose.
The malto is broken down into glucose fairly quickly. They use both in the powder to balance sweetness, but energy wise they are similar. The fructose is added as the mix is supposed to aid absorption.