Taso, we're not talking about humans though. We're talking about dogs. Dog nutrition and human nutrition aren't the same, so you can't think about it the same. A dog's body works at a much more efficient level than a person's. Not to mention that Reynolds runs his own sled dogs, runs these tests on actual working dogs from his own kennel along with other mushers from Alaska.

So, as long as you continue to think about it in human terms, you will continue to try and make the same connections. Those connections aren't the same as dogs and people.

Maltodextrin is actually a complex carbohydrate that is used as an artificial sweetener.