Cluster Dextrin: Leading the Field in Carbohydrate Replenishment It’s well established that carbohydrates can enhance endurance performance and delay fatigue.
Taking in carbs provides a necessary source of fuel for exercise and delays the depletion of muscle glycogen. But often, athletes are struck with GI distress when consuming carbs during a workout, making it difficult to perform at their best.

Enter Cluster Dextrin: a scientifically-backed ingredient known to lessen the rates of GI distress, and the primary ingredient in our Goodlife Carbs Mix.

How does it work?

In order to understand how Goodlife Carbs works, we need to get into the science of
carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are made up of molecules of sugar. At its most basic form, these sugars can either be glucose, the primary fuel source used by the body; fructose, which is often found in fruit, or galactose, which is found in milk products. These carbohydrate molecules can be connected in different ways. They can be very simple, one or two basic sugar molecules linked together, or quite complex, hundreds of linked sugar molecules. Granulated sugar, which we’ll refer to as table sugar, is used in many sports drinks. It’s a simpler form of carbohydrate and is also known as sucrose. It’s made up of two molecules linked together: a glucose and a fructose molecule. Cluster dextrin is a more complex carbohydrate. Made by treating corn starch with a branching enzyme to create a cyclization reaction, Cluster dextrin is made up of a large number of glucose
molecules linked together in a cyclical shape. Each molecule of cluster dextrin can contain
dozens of glucose molecules. This is important when comparing cluster dextrin to table sugar, which only contains one glucose and one fructose molecule. These molecules of cluster dextrin are larger, oftentimes 30X larger, than your average table sugar molecule. Now, to understand why this is important, we need to understand osmolarity. Osmolarity is the number of total molecules dissolved in a solution. The size of the molecules does not play a factor, simply, the total number of molecules in solution is important. This is where the real difference lies. If you have two solutions with equal amounts of glucose, one made from table
sugar and the other made from cluster dextrin, the cluster dextrin solution will have
significantly lower osmolarity compared to the solution containing table sugar. This matters for a few reasons. Because of osmosis, water will flow from areas of low
osmolarity to high osmolarity to try to equalize the concentration. This means that drinking a low osmolarity solution (like GoodLife Carbs Mix) will help hydrate athletes faster than a simple sugar sports drink because water is readily absorbed once it’s ingested. Not only this but drinks
that contain cluster dextrin have a fast rate of gastric emptying, moving quickly from the
stomach into the small intestine, where the carbohydrate can be absorbed. Meaning that
energy is available quickly, providing fuel when athletes need it.

These combined factors make Cluster Dextrin one of the best sports nutrition products on the market. Giving athletes the ability to fuel their efforts with minimal risk of GI distress is the exact reason why we’ve developed this product. Even better, we have one of the lowest price points in the game.

With 25g of carbohydrates per scoop, athletes can build up their bottles to meet their fueling needs. Whether it's a quick carb top-up or a session requiring some heavy-hitting carbs, Goodlife Carbs mix can meet the demand. Don’t know where to start? We recommend one-to- wo scoops per bottle to start, and if you’re planning on a hot day, don’t forget to grab some additional electrolytes before you check out.