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Title: potato starch........?
Post by: nmcUK on August 22, 2009, 06:22:47 AM

looking into getting some complex carb powders, but i came across potato starch in a market. a 25kg bag of the stuff for about £10. is this stuff any good as a supplement? may b a stupid question, bt its woth asking.

cheers

Title: Re: potato starch........?
Post by: Montague on August 22, 2009, 08:54:28 AM

Not a stupid question.
I prefer fast acting complex carb sources as well.

If you’re looking in the grocery store, consider cornstarch.
It’s very similar to the popular waxy maize.
About two years ago I got some advice from a supplement company executive who told me of a double blind study they conducted using a leading brand WM product & plain old Argo cornstarch.

Guess which one produced better results. ;)

I’ve never tried or talked to anyone who’s used potato starch, but I’ve sporadically heard of people using it.
There are a lot of trainers who’ve used waxy and went back to dextrose.
Try some different ones and see which you like best.