Food
Rapidly digestible starch additive can contribute to glycemic spikes in low-fiber products.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
0
Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal
Safety Friction
69/100
Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 16 • mentions 0 • links 25
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Classification: limit.[1107,1241,1889, etc.]
Best fit: Users with glucose-control goals or high ultra-processed food intake..[1107,1241,1889, etc.]
Goal alignment: Metabolic Health, Gut Health, Body Composition.[1107,1241,1889, etc.]
Classification
Limit
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Best Fit
Users with glucose-control goals or high ultra-processed food intake.
Primary Focus
Metabolic Health, Gut Health
Clinical Depth
Humans: 674 • RCTs: 439 • Meta: 4
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 54
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 34 • Interactions: 0
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
→ Stable evidence base
Depth
674 total studies · 8 recent
Timeline
Total indexed
674
Human studies
674
Randomized trials
439
In vitro / tissue
137
Cohort signals
54
Safety adverse signals
34
Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)
High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.
Total indexed
674
Human studies
674
Randomized trials
439
In vitro / tissue
137
Cohort signals
54
Safety adverse signals
34
Meta-analyses
4
Animal-only studies
0
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
PMID 36178302 • 2024
Synergy of carbohydrate and caffeine ingestion on physical performance and metabolic responses to exercise: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 33187278 • 2020 Nov 11
The Relationship between Prebiotic Supplementation and Anthropometric and Biochemical Parameters in Patients with NAFLD-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 19126874 • 2009 Jan
Benefit reports: 0
Adverse reports: 0
No-effect reports: 0
Mixed reports: 0
Unclear reports: 0
Signal confidence: 0.00
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Community confidence 0.00 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.
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aggregate • unclear
No directional first-hand mentions captured in the current community corpus; source links are retained for traceability.
Open mentionEvidence Sources
PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage
Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.
Outcome: Humans 674, RCT 439, meta 4, cohort 54.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 36178302 from Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[, etc.]
No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
Interventions to lower the glycemic response to carbohydrate foods with a low-viscosity fiber (resistant maltodextrin): meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Am J Clin Nutr
PMID 41199504 • 2025 Dec
Fed, not fasted: is carbohydrate mouth rinsing still ergogenic? A three-level meta-analysis.
J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 37078654 • 2023 Jan-Dec
Effects of dietary fibers or probiotics on functional constipation symptoms and roles of gut microbiota: a double-blinded randomized placebo trial.
Gut Microbes
Open PubMedPMID 40265319 • 2025 Sep
Does creatine cause hair loss? A 12-week randomized controlled trial.
J Int Soc Sports Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 39356506 • 2024 Oct 1
Eight-Week Supplementation With Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 and Functional Constipation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Netw Open
Open PubMedPMID 29117309 • 2018 Jan 1
Effect of Oral Administration of a Mixture of Probiotic Strains on SCORAD Index and Use of Topical Steroids in Young Patients With Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Dermatol
Open PubMedPMID 30262813 • 2019 Sep
Effects of daily consumption of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CECT 8145 on anthropometric adiposity biomarkers in abdominally obese subjects: a randomized controlled trial.
Int J Obes (Lond)
Open PubMedPMID 32440730 • 2020 Oct
Prebiotic effect of inulin-type fructans on faecal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.
Eur J Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 36216216 • 2023 Jan 1
Effects of the maize-derived protein zein, and the milk proteins casein, whey, and α-lactalbumin, on subjective measures of satiety and food intake in normal-weight young men.
Appetite
Open PubMedPMID 37620294 • 2024 Jun 20
Safety of high-carbohydrate fluid diet 2 h versus overnight fasting before non-emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A single-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled trial.
Chin Med J (Engl)
Open PubMedPMID 38448413 • 2024 Mar 6
Effect of inulin on breath hydrogen, postprandial glycemia, gut hormone release, and appetite perception in RYGB patients: a prospective, randomized, cross-over pilot study.
Nutr Diabetes
Open PubMedPMID 38610034 • 2024 Apr 12
Probiotic supplementation and risk of necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality among extremely preterm infants-the Probiotics in Extreme Prematurity in Scandinavia (PEPS) trial: study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, and registry-based randomized controlled trial.
Trials
Open PubMedPMID 41470798 • 2025 Dec 10
Ultra-Processed Foods and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review of Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Dietary Implications.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 33302879 • 2020 Dec 10
Exercise and Nutrition for Healthy AgeiNg (ENHANce) project - effects and mechanisms of action of combined anabolic interventions to improve physical functioning in sarcopenic older adults: study protocol of a triple blinded, randomized controlled trial.
BMC Geriatr
Open PubMedFallback search fetch failed: Failed to fetch after retries: https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=maltodextrin
Community Sources
PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 33187278 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2009 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 19126874 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 41199504 from J Int Soc Sports Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37078654 from Gut Microbes.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 40265319 from J Int Soc Sports Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 39356506 from JAMA Netw Open.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 29117309 from JAMA Dermatol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30262813 from Int J Obes (Lond).
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 32440730 from Eur J Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 36216216 from Appetite.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37620294 from Chin Med J (Engl).
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38448413 from Nutr Diabetes.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38610034 from Trials.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 41470798 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 33302879 from BMC Geriatr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1889,2884,3110, etc.]
Open source