Maltose

Studies in people

• Open question

  Digestive enzyme disorders²

  In some people, not having enough of the enzyme that breaks down maltose can cause problems.

• Open question

  Fuel use during exercise³

  In people, maltose during long cycling raised carb burning and spared the body's own carb stores.

• Open question

  Exercise performance⁴

  Maltose drinks kept blood sugar higher, but no clear difference in exercise performance was found.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.