NOW Sports Nutrition, Dextrose Powder (Monosaccharide), Energy Production*, 10-Pound

Amazing post workout results (high intensity resistance training)

I've known about dextrose for a few years now but the idea of adding sugar to my post workout whey isolate and creating was just asinine. However, after reading countless studies on the effects of this simple sugar, I had to give it a try. The main thing I have noticed with taking this is that it definitely helps speed up my recovery process. I am noticeably less sore and I'm training harder than ever before. I absolutely love the insulin spike that it gives me after my workout. It's almost like a high. If you exhaust your muscles to the point where you feel "the pump" and then take this immediately after, you will literally FEEL the sugars working the proteins into your fatigues muscles. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm not kidding around here. It feels amazing! My post workout shake 40g Whey Isolate - now foods 65g dextrose 5g creatine 5g glutamine After experimenting with this stuff for about two weeks, I'm hooked. The science backs it up. Because it's mainly glucose, it assists in getting the proteins to my fatigued muscles much quicker than any other source of carbohydrate. The only downside to this type of supplement is that once ingested, the fat burning effect that your body has acquired from your workout will cease. This is not that bad of a trade off at all...that's just how the body works. I take mine immediately post workout. It has made my post workout shake 10x more satisfying due to the added sweetness. If you really want to get the most out of the fat burning phase after your workout, I recommend you take this supplement along with a fast digesting protein like whey isolate, no more than 20m post workout. Just my two cents. It really all comes down to modifying your macronutrients. I guarantee you that if you make this your main source of carb, and stick to vegetables, lean meats (sirloin cuts of meat, grilled white meat chicken, fish, bison, kangaroo) and quality fats (coconut oil is my favorite) for all other meals (NO Grains!), along with an high intense resistance training session, YOU WILL BECOME SUPER JACKED AND SHREDDED! Works for me! Don't forget to drink a ton of water! Besides my post workout drink, and an occasional cocktail a couple times a month, water is the only liquid i consume! Thanks for reading ðŸ˜

117 persons found it helpful

Large impurities found in the sugar!

I use dextrose for my workout shakes and regularly scoop out 2 tablespoons per day. Once every few days I come across a tiny dark fleck in sharp contrast to the brilliant white of the sugar, remove it and think nothing more of it. Today, I came across a 2mm piece of plastic or laminated paper with some blue ink on part of it, a speck of something organic with a light tan color (it didn't look like it was from an animal), and disturbingly, a 5mm, asymmetrical brown "crust" with black flecks and a fiber protruding from it. I say fiber and not hair due the extreme thinness of the strand and what I perceived to be a slight blue hue. I wish I had a microscope right now to examine it further. After wiping away the sugar from the "crust" with a damp towel, I found the crust would dissolve slightly and leave behind a brown stain on the towel. After subjecting it to more water, it would completely dissolve if it were burnt sugar, the blacks flecks dissolved and a firm, flat tan something was revealed. Scraping it with a knife caused very thin, almost transparent layers to come off. These layers would stay together after applying more pressure. I do not believe it to be an animal dropping due the regularity of the "cleaned" object. My best guess is that it is some part of the corn plant like a husk or kernel that was not filtered out (the product is made from corn). I know that all processed foods contain contaminants and I can accept that to a certain degree. I know this is a food and not a pharmaceutical drug and no one should expect any sugar to be 99.999% pure. I would not have written this review for the black specs, but the protruding fiber from the crust is over the top of what I feel is acceptable. How the fiber became attached to the crust is what disturbs me. It means that the sugar is more exposed to the environment than I would like it to be. I can only imagine the cause. I'm sad to have to write this, because the price for the quantity is a good value and now I have to find a new manufacturer

54 persons found it helpful

I have been taking supplements like this for at least a decade and I continue …

Solid product. It is sugar. People are going to indicate substantial differences in types of sugar and how it is digested and used by the body. This is true but this isn't some magic supplement that will allow you to consume lots of it and be okay. I got this product because I wanted to get something even cheaper than waxy maize as a rapidly digestible carbohydrate to restore my glycogen levels. I compete in a sport and I will take 2 table spoons before practice and 4 table spoons after practice. I will take this supplement with protein and BCAA. I imagine, due to the inevitable insulin spike of sugar, that this product probably assists with how rapidly the protein absorbed. This product compared to waxy maize and compared to other supplements in this category is not especially different. I have been taking supplements like this for at least a decade and I continue to compete on a world level in my sport. The very expensive carbohydrate loading supplements like Vitargo are just not worth the price. I'll see a difference if I take a supplement in this category or if I don't but I have not noticed a significant difference between supplements. I also like that I can cook with this supplement and use it exactly like how I'd use sugar. It is just important to remember that it is sugar. Sugar isn't particularly good for you unless you are going to go and play a real sport or do something like crossfit verses messing around for an hour at the gym. Also, this dietary change alone, of substituting dextrose for table sugar, will have a minimal impact on weight management compared to a real exercise program and talking to a qualified nutritionist about significant and sustainable dietary modifications

35 persons found it helpful

BE AWARE

It was my own fault I suppose that I didn't check out the website that was selling this dextrose powder. It is made with GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN. Now I have 10 pounds of dextrose powder that I wouldn't feed my worst enemy. I will trash this product but if non GMO products are important to you, be sure that you DIG before you purchase

28 persons found it helpful

I love it! Cant go wrong with this product! 10/10

I absolutely love this product, if I could give it more than 5 stars I would! Used it for a week now. At first I thought it has some fruity orangey flavor in it but thank God it didnt cause I mix it with my Whey. Its just like a regular sugar but less sweet. I drink it with my Whey right after workout and sometimes after waking up for fast absorbing carbs. I usually do Two Scoops of Dextrose plus 1 Scoop of ON Whey Isolate Protein Chocolate flavor (the one in a white Tub, â€˜with no Sucralose') with 10-12oz of water. My shake alone doesnt taste bad, but with Dextrose it makes it even better, and they both dissolve perfectly. Now the taste of my shake is almost identical to Nesquick with very little to no after taste. For the past 8yrs ive tried different brands of whey, and now I can honestly say I have a delicious Protein Shake, thanks to Dextrose. Its funny Ive never thought Id ever use Protein shake and Delicious in one sentence. Its soo good, that I anticipate doing my workout just so I can drink this lol. Like im excited all the time, cause I have a sweet tooth but Im trying to eat healthy so I had to cut candy bars, glaze donuts, Oreo shake, icecream from my diet. So basically Whey Dextrose is my only source of sweets, thats both nutritional and fits my macro. I'm happy

13 persons found it helpful

Amazing difference when added to post-workout recovery.

Having used NOW Foods' products for a few years, I expect high-quality products produced from them. Until recently, I had never tried dextrose. After reading some favorable reviews and articles on the subject, I paid the small price for this 10 lb tub of miracle. Adding this powder made an immediate, noticeable difference. It is slightly sweet, and I found myself to have more energy and less fatigue in the hours following its consumption. I highly recommend this product to anyone. For what it's worth, this is my post-workout recovery drink (alterations can be made depending on the severity of the workout): 2 scoops BioRhythm Afterglow 1 scoop NOW Foods Unflavored Whey Protein Isolate 1/2 Cup NOW Foods Carbo Gain 2 tblsp NOW Foods Dextrose Powder ~600 ml of wate

12 persons found it helpful

Excellent way to get your glucose.

Cannot handle fructose so cannot eat fruit. However by stirring dextrose into various fruits,,,,this in effect turns fructose into sucrose(plain table sugar which I have no problem with) all is well. Stunning that Gastrointestinal Docs are oblivious to this in treating IBS patients. Learned this trick on my own some 20 years ago. Apparently do not teach in medical school. Good product, good package(jar and not bag) and timely delivery

10 persons found it helpful

Noticeable post workout difference

Noticeable difference in recovery and ability to pack on muscle. I've been bodybuilding since '95 and I highly recommend. I combine 1 scoop with 40 grams whey protein isolate & 5g creatine post workout. I've been steadily adding 5lbs of weight per month with minimal ab blurring since I found this product. I, of course, also eat 6 clean bodybuilding meals with slow carbs everyday in addition

10 persons found it helpful

But the hot chocolate is still good. And I cut my fructose a bit

this was an experiment. We have hot chocolate at breakfast every morning. My recipe, per person, one cup unsweetened original almond milk scalded in the microwave, 1/4 cup baking cocoa, and I was using one tablespoon of brown sugar. But sugar is 1/2 dextrose or glucose, and 1/2 fructose. So much fructose -- it's everywhere. So I thought I would try this. You can't read the label until you get the container. Well, it takes a bit more dextrose than sugar takes, and dextrose alone has more calories than sugar. And the dextrose costs more than the sugar, since it's "special". But the hot chocolate is still good. And I cut my fructose a bit. We're not near the bottom of the jar yet, so we haven't gotten around to a continue/not decision. But the product is good, the taste is good, the hot chocolate is good, a bit of luxury is good. Fructose is so not needed. Oh, you do need to whisk the milk, chocolate and dextrose to get it to froth

9 persons found it helpful

Great Product – Low Price!

Mixes well and only adds a little sweetness to the taste. There has been some debate on whether or not it is Non-GMO, so I've added a photo showing that it is clearly stated on the label. I highly recommend

9 persons found it helpful

NOW Sports Nutrition Dextrose Powder (Monosaccharide)

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58 Reviews

Amazing post workout results (high intensity resistance training)

Large impurities found in the sugar!

I have been taking supplements like this for at least a decade and I continue …

BE AWARE

I love it! Cant go wrong with this product! 10/10

Amazing difference when added to post-workout recovery.

Excellent way to get your glucose.

Noticeable post workout difference

But the hot chocolate is still good. And I cut my fructose a bit

Great Product – Low Price!