{"product_id":"io-genix-cyclic-dextrin","title":"IO Genix Cyclodextrin - Carbohydrates Performance Endurance","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat is IO Genix Cyclic Dextrin?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIO Genix Cyclic Dextrin is a carbohydrate powder designed to be drunk during exercise. \u003cstrong\u003eA 25 g serving provides 24 g of carbohydrate for 95 kcal, with zero sugar.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is mixed into 400 to 500 ml of water and sipped steadily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly branched cyclic dextrin, often sold under the Cluster Dextrin name, is a carbohydrate made from maize starch by an enzymatic process that yields very large, heavily branched molecules. It is not a sugar: the “of which sugars” line in the table reads 0 g, which is rare for a fast-acting carbohydrate source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts interesting property is a physical one. \u003cstrong\u003eA cyclic dextrin solution has a low osmolality despite a high carbohydrate concentration\u003c\/strong\u003e, because the molecules are few in number but very large. In practice, it leaves the stomach quickly and feels less heavy than a drink loaded with simple sugars. The rest of the Spanish range is in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/gammes-io-genix\"\u003eIO Genix\u003c\/a\u003e aisle, and the other products in the category in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/cyclic-dextrin\"\u003ecyclic dextrin\u003c\/a\u003e aisle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is in a serving of Cyclic Dextrin?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eValues\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePer 100 g\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePer 25 g serving\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnergy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e380 kcal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e95 kcal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbohydrate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eof which sugars\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProtein\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eless than 0.4 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eless than 0.1 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCluster Dextrin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe per 100 g column is calculated from the per-serving values published by the manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e24 g of carbohydrate without a single gram of sugar is the figure that justifies the price of this kind of powder.\u003c\/strong\u003e A conventional sports drink based on simple sugars would give you the same energy with 20 g of sugars and, for a great many people, a heavy stomach after forty minutes. Here that line of the table reads zero, and that is what changes the experience on long sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne point about the composition has to be flagged plainly, because the manufacturer's documentation contradicts itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some of its material presents the product as a single-ingredient powder; its ingredient list, however, declares two sweeteners, sucralose and acesulfame K. We go by the ingredient list, which is the reference document where composition is concerned. The powder is therefore slightly sweet to the taste, without providing sugars in the nutritional sense. If a complete absence of sweeteners matters to you, the label on the tub you receive is the authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMissing from the manufacturer's file:\u003c\/strong\u003e the net weight of the tub and the number of servings are not disclosed. We will not infer them. No health claim is authorised in Europe for cyclic dextrin either: we describe its physical properties and its composition, without attributing any quantified performance effect to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIngredient list\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster Dextrin (highly branched dextrin), sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMay contain traces of GLUTEN, EGGS, MILK, FISH and SOYA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you take Cyclic Dextrin?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 g. \u003cstrong\u003eLiquid:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400 to 500 ml of cool water. \u003cstrong\u003eTiming:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 30 minutes before exercise, during exercise, or within the 30 minutes that follow. \u003cstrong\u003eFrequency:\u003c\/strong\u003e one serving per hour of exercise in endurance sports. \u003cstrong\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e as needed, with no course to complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe volume of water is the parameter that decides everything here.\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 g in 500 ml gives a light drink that goes down effortlessly. The same 25 g in 250 ml gives a solution twice as concentrated, which cancels out the very advantage of the product and causes exactly the heaviness you were trying to avoid. If you take away only one instruction from this page, make it that one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSip small amounts every fifteen to twenty minutes rather than drinking it in one go. That holds for every sports drink, and particularly for this one, whose point is to deliver a steady supply over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe powder dissolves very easily, even in cold water, with no lumps and no foam. A simple shaker is enough; make your bottle up before you set off rather than attempting to mix it on the move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt combines perfectly with an \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/electrolytes\"\u003eelectrolyte\u003c\/a\u003e powder in the same bottle — carbohydrate and minerals then cover both needs of a long session — and with \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/eaa\"\u003eEAAs\u003c\/a\u003e if your last meal was a while ago. After exercise, it pairs without difficulty with a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/proteines\"\u003eprotein\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA word on the hourly amount, because the question comes up often: the manufacturer allows for one serving per hour of exercise in endurance sports, which puts the intake at around 24 g of carbohydrate per hour. That is a cautious, well-tolerated level. Experienced cyclists and trail runners often go higher, but that is built up gradually in training, never on race day: the stomach is trained like everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, cool water is preferable to lukewarm water, not for any physiological reason but because a lukewarm drink quickly becomes sickly after an hour of exercise. It is the kind of detail that decides whether the bottle is finished or abandoned half full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Cyclic Dextrin for, and who is it not for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is aimed first at efforts that last: cycling, trail running, long-distance running, swimming, combat sports, back-to-back CrossFit sessions, weight training sessions running well beyond the hour. Below sixty minutes of exercise, taking carbohydrate during the session does little for someone who has eaten normally beforehand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits stomachs that are sensitive during exercise particularly well, the ones that tolerate neither gels nor very sweet drinks. That is in fact its whole reason for existing, and the only argument on which it genuinely stands apart from an ordinary maltodextrin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manufacturer \u003cstrong\u003eadvises against it for children, adolescents and pregnant or breastfeeding women\u003c\/strong\u003e, and asks that the recommended daily dose not be exceeded. The product may contain traces of gluten, eggs, milk, fish and soya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat not to expect from it: this is carbohydrate, nothing else. It has no stimulant effect, does not replace electrolytes in a sweaty session, and provides no amino acids. Nor does it make you lose weight — it adds 95 kcal to your day, which is its function. If you are in a calorie deficit and your session lasts forty minutes, this product is working against you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCyclic dextrin or maltodextrin, which should you choose?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are carbohydrates derived from starch, both serve the same purpose, and there is a real difference between them — a more modest one, however, than the market would have you believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/maltodextrine\"\u003eMaltodextrin\u003c\/a\u003e is markedly cheaper per kilo and perfectly effective at rebuilding stores after exercise. If your use is recovery, or if you are adding carbohydrate to a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/prise-de-masse\"\u003emass gainer\u003c\/a\u003e, it does the job and there is no reason to pay more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCyclic dextrin stands out during exercise, thanks to its low osmolality: it leaves the stomach faster and sits more lightly. It is the better choice if you have already experienced heaviness or digestive discomfort with a carbohydrate drink, and on efforts lasting several hours where you have to drink regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a third route, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/waxy-maize\"\u003ewaxy maize\u003c\/a\u003e, halfway between the two in price as in behaviour. And for a short session, the most honest answer is that none of the three is necessary: a decent meal two hours beforehand is enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne last criterion often settles the matter between them, and it has nothing technical about it: taste. Pure maltodextrin is slightly sweet and neutral; this cyclic dextrin, sweetened, goes down better for many people over the course of a long ride. Over three hours on the bike, drinking something you can stomach counts for more than the finer points of the molecule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much carbohydrate is in a serving?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 g of carbohydrate for 95 kcal, in a 25 g serving. What makes it distinctive is the “of which sugars” line, which reads 0 g: the energy comes from a complex carbohydrate rather than from simple sugars, which changes how the drink is tolerated during exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy mix it into 400 to 500 ml?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause that is the volume that gives the drink a concentration close to that of the body's own fluids, the condition for it to leave the stomach quickly. One serving in 250 ml cancels out that advantage and brings the product back down to the level of an ordinary sugary drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it contain sweeteners?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The ingredient list declares sucralose and acesulfame K, even though other parts of the manufacturer's documentation present the powder as a single-ingredient product. We go by the ingredient list. Neither of these two sweeteners provides calories or appears in the sugars line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan you take it after training?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, within the 30 minutes that follow, as the manufacturer allows. For that particular use, however, a far cheaper maltodextrin will do the same job: the advantage of cyclic dextrin plays out during exercise, not after it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs it suitable for weight training sessions?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn long, intense sessions, yes, drunk during the session. On an hour-long session for someone who ate two hours beforehand, the intake is superfluous and simply adds 95 kcal. The criterion is how long the effort actually lasts, not the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs it suitable for vegans?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo ingredient of animal origin appears in the list: the dextrin comes from maize starch and both sweeteners are synthetic. The manufacturer does not, however, claim vegan status, and the product may contain traces of milk and eggs from the production facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan it be mixed with other powders?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout difficulty, with electrolytes or amino acids in the same bottle. Just avoid adding a protein to it if you intend to drink it during exercise: the mixture becomes thick and loses the whole digestive tolerance advantage that justifies the purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere can you buy IO Genix Cyclic Dextrin?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe powder can be ordered from this page, and we ship throughout France and Europe. At the Vendargues shop, about ten minutes from Montpellier, we always ask the same question before recommending it: how long does your session last? Under an hour, we point the customer back towards their plate rather than towards this tub. The rest of the aisle can be browsed in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/nutrition-sportive\"\u003esports nutrition\u003c\/a\u003e section.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IO.GENIX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51160648581447,"sku":"8435483526839","price":31.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/9467\/9111\/files\/IO-Genix-Cyclic-Dextrin-Glucides-Performance-carre.png?v=1788597463","url":"https:\/\/kissnutrition.fr\/en\/products\/io-genix-cyclic-dextrin","provider":"KISS NUTRITION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}