Palatinose

What is Palatinose?

Palatinose (or isomaltulose) is a disaccharide carbohydrate, composed of glucose and fructose, similar to sucrose and linked by an enzymatic bond. Palatinose, from Vitobest®, comes with the guarantee and quality of Palatinose™: it is 100% vegan, kosher, halal and non-GMO.

Benefits of Palatinose:

• Carbohydrate with a low glycemic index (GI=32).
• Slow energy release, due to its low rate of intestinal hydrolysis. Because of this, the absorption process into the blood is much slower.
• Lower insulin response, as it is a slower metabolism.
• Higher fat oxidation during exercise than other sugars^2,3.
• By facilitating a greater use of fats as an energy source, metabolism during training or exercise is similar to when we train "empty" of carbohydrates².
• It is ideal for athletes with metabolic problems or diabetes¹.
• It can be combined with other carbohydrates for optimal effects, for example Dextrin Cyclic.

• High insulin responses inhibit fat oxidation, palatinose produces a lower insulin response, increasing fat oxidation as an energy source.

• It also helps to inhibit fat storage in adipose tissue. This is interesting for athletes on low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets.
• Saves muscle glycogen.

Bibliography:

¹Effect of Oral Nutritional Supplements with Sucromalt and Isomaltulose versus Standard Formula on Glycaemic Index, Entero-Insular Axis Peptides and Subjective Appetite in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomised Cross-Over Study. Lisse Angarita Dávila 1, Valmore Bermúdez 2, Daniel Aparicio 3, Virginia Céspedes 4, Ma. Cristina Escobar 1, Samuel Durán-Agüero 5, Silvana Cisternas 6, Jorge de Assis Costa 7,8, Diana Rojas-Gómez 9, Nadia Reyna 3 and Jose López-Miranda 10,11.

²Ingesting Isomaltulose Versus Fructose-Maltodextrin During Prolonged Moderate-Heavy Exercise Increases Fat Oxidation but Impairs Gastrointestinal Comfort and Cycling Performance. Tanja Oosthuyse, Matthew Carstens and Aletta M.E. Millen.

³“De Glisezinski, I., Harant, I., Crampes, F., Trudeau, F., Felez, A., Cottet-Émard, J.M., Riviere, D. (1998). Effect of carbohydrate ingestion on adipose tissue lipolysis during long-lasting exercise in trained men. Journal of Applied Physiology, 84(5), 1627–1632. PubMed.