Waxy corn is processed in wet milling to produce waxy cornstarch which retrogrades back to the crystalline form of starch slowly. It is used by the food industry as a stabilizer/thickener and in the paper industry as an adhesive.

What is the purpose of waxy maize?

As well as being used to replenish muscle glycogen stores and aid recovery, waxy maize starch also serves as an ‘uptake agent’ for other key nutrients such as creatine. What this means is because waxy maize starch is rapidly absorbed it can also help to transport other nutrients to the muscle along with them.

What is waxy maize vs dextrose?

Dextrose has many uses. … “Waxy Maize Starch compared to dextrose or maltodextrin has a higher molecular weight. Waxy Maize Starch compared to dextrose or maltodextrin bypasses the stomach, is absorbed by the intestines and immediately is assimilated at a much faster rate, reportedly almost double the rate.