CLUSTER DEXTRIN® (HIGHLY BRANCHED CYCLIC DEXTRIN) POWDER

•  100% Raw Cluster Dextrin^®.
•  Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin (HBCD).
•  Sugar free.
•  Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

What is Cluster Dextrin® (Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin) powder?

Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin (Cluster Dextrin^®) by RawSeries is a vegan powdered food supplement, based on highly branched cyclic dextrin Cluster Dextrin^®.

Cluster Dextrin (Highly Branched Cyclic Dextin) is a new type of dextrin that is produced from amylopectin via the cyclisation reaction of a branching enzyme (EC 2.4.1.18).

Genuine Cluster Dextrin^® contains no sugars in its composition and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Why take Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin?

Carbohydrates in sport

Dr. Kanter notes 'For high-intensity performance, carbohydrates are still king' (2018).

With this sentence, he emphasises the importance of this energy nutrient for sporting activities:

Carbohydrates contribute to the recovery of normal muscle function (contraction) after physical exercise of high intensity and/or long duration leading to muscle fatigue and depletion of glycogen stores in skeletal muscle.¹

Why buy Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin?

Because we develop our product from the pure raw material Cluster Dextrin^®!

Properties of Cluster Dextrin®

Cluster Dextrin^® due to its physico-chemical characteristics, it has certain interesting particularities for sportsmen and women.

Molecular weight distribution

Cluster Dextrin^® has a narrower molecular weight distribution than other dextrins.

This may be partly due to the high specificity of the branching enzymes used for their production.

Highly water soluble and highly stable

A Cluster Dextrin^® solution has the following characteristics compared to other dextrins of similar dextrose equivalents:

•  It produces a low osmotic pressure in the solution.

This is one of the essential characteristics of the product, which makes it:

•  Faster gastric emptying.
•  Increases the amount of carbohydrates to be used per volume of liquid without causing digestive discomfort.

Low sweetness

The sweetness level of Cluster Dextrin^® is extremely low, due to its high purity and the fact that it contains fewer low molecular weight substances.

This is another distinguishing feature of the product:

In short...

•  Good solubility, does not cloud the liquid or settle, even at high concentrations.
•  Sugar-free, thanks to being a complex carbohydrate.
•  Low sweetness, does not significantly affect the taste of the mixture used.
•  Light digestion, thanks to the high branching of the polymer.

How to take it?

Mix one dispenser (25g) in 300-400ml of water to maintain a concentration of the solution at around 6-8%, isotonic.

Why take Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin?

Cyclodextrin and Palatinose es un combo ganador durante el entrenamiento! Combine it with our Evopept 2.0 and ours Evolytes powder if you exercise in a climate that causes you to sweat.

Bibliographical references

•  Kanter, M. (2018). High-Quality Carbohydrates and Physical Performance. Nutrition Today, 53(1), 35–39.

Additional information

•  Dahl, H. A., Rodahl, K., Stromme, S. B., & Åstrand, P.-O. (2003). Textbook of work physiology: physiological bases of exercise (4th ed.). 
•  Jeukendrup, A. E. (2004). Carbohydrate intake during exercise and performance. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 20(7–8), 669—677. 
•  Kanter, M. (2018). High-Quality Carbohydrates and Physical Performance: Expert Panel Report. Nutrition Today, 53(1), 35–39. 
•  Loureiro, L. M. R., Reis, C. E. G., & da Costa, T. H. M. (2018). Effects of Coffee Components on Muscle Glycogen Recovery: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 28(3), 284–293.
•  Murray, B., & Rosenbloom, C. (2018). Fundamentals of glycogen metabolism for coaches and athletes. Nutrition Reviews, 76(4), 243–259. 
•  Shiraki, T., Kometani, T., Yoshitani, K., Takata, H., & Nomura, T. (2015). Evaluation of Exercise Performance with the Intake of Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin in Athletes. Food Science and Technology Research, 21(3), 499–502.
•  Takii, H., Takii (Nagao), Y., Kometani, T., Nishimura, T., Nakae, T., Kuriki, T., & Fushiki, T. (2005). Fluids Containing a Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin Influence the Gastric Emptying Rate. Int J Sports Med, 26(04), 314–319. 

¹ The effect is achieved with carbohydrate consumption, from all sources, at a total intake of 4g per kg body weight, in doses, during the first 4 hours and no later than 6 hours after intense and/or long duration physical exercise leading to muscle fatigue and depletion of glycogen stores in skeletal muscle.