Maltodextrin not a sugar?

[Mike]

Read any label and Maltodextrin is not labeled as a sugar but just as a plain carbohydrate.  I find this very deceiving for the average person looking to cut down on sugars seeing as how Maltodextrin has a higher GI that table sugar. 

Is this a ploy by the FDA since it's not a "technical" sugar, can someone more chemically enlightened elaborate?

I also think it's funny that ABB's Mass Recovery drink is Maltodextrin and Whey Isolate but only advertises "6 grams of sugar".  Aren't they marketing towards the informed BB community who realize the importance of sugar PWO?

[I ETA PI]

GI index really has nothing to do with sugar. 
A potato is far from a sugar also, but has a very high GI index. 

The fact that the carbohydrate is a polysaccharide means the body treats it differently than a sugar.  The carbohydrate essentially has to be broken down to a monosaccharide form before it is utilized, no matter how quickly the carb enters the bloodstream, the breaking down the saccharides takes time. 

[G o a t b o y]

All carbohydrates are, at base, sugars. Sooner or later it ends up as glucose and gets burned (or stored as glycogen or as fat).

The important part is how much fiber it's locked up in to slow down absorption and prevent insulin spikes, which are generally things you want to avoid except for right after weight training.

Maltodextrin may as well be sugar. But, if you're only using the product immediately post-weight training workout, it's fine because that's what you want.

[Lugar]

Its not labeled as a sugar, but has just as much detremetal effect.....keep away from it, pw only.