Food Ingredients Guide
Understand what's really in your food. Browse common ingredients, learn about their health impact, and discover healthier alternatives.
Dextrose is just glucose — the most basic sugar your body runs on. Commercial dextrose is usually made from corn starch in the U.S. through enzymatic breakdown, producing purified glucose crystals. It sounds technical, but it isn't.
A highly processed carbohydrate made from starch (corn, rice, potato, or wheat). The body digests it almost as fast as pure glucose, causing rapid blood sugar spikes.
A processed sweetener made from cassava (tapioca) starch through enzymatic hydrolysis. Often marketed as a 'natural' alternative to corn syrup, but it's essentially the same thing — liquid glucose with a healthier-sounding name.