Evodextrin - Your Cluster Dextrin™ with flavor
Evodextrin from SportSeries is a flavored dietary supplement based on highly branched cyclic dextrin, with sweetener.
Evodextrin is made exclusively with 100% Cluster Dextrin™ (Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin, HBCD), without other functional carbohydrate blends. It’s a highly branched cyclic dextrin developed from amylopectin through an enzymatic reaction that creates a unique cyclic structure, with superior properties compared to other sports carbs like maltodextrin or amylopectin itself.
Discover the best carbohydrate for your intra-workout in power, endurance, and high energy demand sports.
Evodextrin will become your favorite carb
Because it’s a technological carbohydrate, perfect for athletes doing intense or long workouts who want a stable energy supply, with low osmolarity and excellent digestive tolerance.
The importance of carbohydrates in performance
Carbs are key during sports practice, as they help maintain glucose availability and replenish muscle glycogen. They contribute to the recovery of normal muscle function (contraction) after high-intensity or long-duration exercise that depletes glycogen. 1
A complex carbohydrate with a unique behavior
The highly branched cyclic structure offers a 100% complex carb without sugar, with fast dissolution and low osmotic pressure, promoting gastric emptying compared to simple carbs or conventional maltodextrins.
Cluster Dextrin™: what makes it different
1) High solubility and great stability in water
The aqueous solution of Evodextrin has high stability once mixed, meaning low sedimentation tendency, improving its performance in long sessions and the taste of your sports drinks. You won’t need to remix every time you want to drink.
2) Low osmolarity, better gastric emptying
Drinks with HBCD show faster gastric emptying than equivalent solutions with conventional dextrins, helping optimize gastrointestinal comfort during exercise.
If you’re sensitive to carb-based drinks during training or competition, Evodextrin is your ideal glucose source for intra-workout.
3) Steady energy, no ups and downs
Cluster Dextrin™ stands out for having a very uniform molecular structure, with a high molecular weight and a tightly controlled distribution. This means each cyclic dextrin particle is practically the same size and behaves consistently.
What does this mean for you? A more stable energy release during training, without sharp fluctuations in release and absorption patterns like other carbs might cause. Also, this uniformity translates into smoother digestion and a raw material flavor compatible with starch, avoiding the typical excessive sweetness of drinks with simple sugars. Evodextrin flavors have been adjusted so the drinks you prepare are well balanced.
4) Balanced flavor and adjusted sweetness
The sweetness of Evodextrin has been fully adjusted to be comfortable to combine with other products in your intra-workout drink. This also allows high doses in your bottle without being cloying, making it easy to drink even in hot conditions or prolonged efforts where you might consume large amounts of fluid per hour.
5) Unmatched versatility compared to other carbs
Due to its structure, HBCD has a unique capacity in intra-workout drinks when mixed with other products, acting as a stabilizing agent in drinks with minerals, amino acids, and even hydrolyzed proteins, improving the mix and balancing the smooth mouthfeel.
Performance results: what science says
Cluster Dextrin™ has been widely studied for its impact on sports performance. Studies by Glico Nutrition Co., Ltd. and various Japanese universities have shown its unique molecular structure offers significant advantages over conventional carbs like glucose or maltodextrin.
One of its main strengths is its ability to leave the stomach faster and more controlled. This phenomenon, known as accelerated gastric emptying, makes its digestive behavior much lighter and smoother, even when consuming large amounts during training. Compared to other carb sources, HBCD has much lower osmolarity, reducing the risk of heaviness, gas, or feeling “stuffed.”
Also, Cluster Dextrin™ doesn’t cause sharp fluctuations like other simple sugars due to its specific behavior. Its sustained energy release maintains a steady glucose flow, ideal for endurance sports, long gym sessions, or high-intensity competitions.
Evodextrin provides a more stable, highly bioavailable energy source without gastrointestinal discomfort, compared to carbs with simpler, linear structures.
It’s the perfect ally for those looking to manage carbs during training sessions with the best digestive tolerance.
Try Evodextrin - you won’t switch!
Evodextrin from HSN is the cyclic dextrin with the most balanced flavor for athletes. Discover it!
Balanced flavors for practical use by athletes
At HSN we’re athletes and develop products to be used during training. That’s why the flavor of Evodextrin has been adjusted to a pleasant profile with moderate sweetness, even at high doses in your bottle.
We ourselves tested it during development in our workouts, adapting the formulation and flavor approach until we got the perfect balance for real practice.
A technological complex carbohydrate without gluten
Cluster Dextrin™ comes from corn (a gluten-free cereal), and at HSN we manufacture Evodextrin under strict allergen protocols in clean rooms that guarantee total absence of cross-contamination.
Enjoy a technological complex carbohydrate with optimized release, completely gluten-free.
Everything you need to know to use Evodextrin
When is the best time to take cyclic dextrin
- Before training (30–45 min before): as a carb pre-load, ideal to start training with energy stores available.
- During training (sessions >60–75 min): The ideal time to use Evodextrin. For sustained energy supply that maintains performance without heaviness.
- After training (up to 2h after): supports efficient glycogen replenishment.
Suggested doses - how much to use
As a carbohydrate, we recommend adjusting the amount used to the duration, intensity, and environmental conditions depending on your sport.
As a guide: consumption of up to 30g per hour is recommended for 1-2 hour workouts, mainly from glucose sources, which you can get from cyclic dextrin, amylopectin, maltodextrin, or dextrose.
In more demanding sessions, you can use up to 90g per hour, combining glucose and fructose. If you’re not adapted to these amounts, it’s better to start around 60g.
How to prepare it?
It’s super easy, since Evodextrin mixes excellently, even in cold water. We recommend mixing 30g of product in 400ml of water for a perfect balance of flavor and osmolarity.
You just need to mix it in a shaker or bottle and shake, no big considerations needed to get a homogeneous drink since clumping is not typical of Evodextrin.
Comparison with other carbohydrate sources
| Carbohydrate | Osmolarity * | Gastric emptying | Sweetness | Tolerance |
| Cluster Dextrin™ (HBCD) | Low | Fast | Low | Excellent |
| Maltodextrin | Medium | Intermediate | Medium | Good |
| Glucose/Dextrose | High | Slow | High | Poor at high doses |
* Osmolarity relative to the same amount of carbohydrate used per volume of water.
What to add to your drink with Evodextrin?
Evodextrin is the ideal base to prepare a carb-based sports drink. Its main function is to provide energy very gently on the digestive level, but to optimize its nutritional performance it can be combined with other products that act synergistically. If you do long, intense workouts or endurance competitions, adjusting your drink’s composition will make a difference.
1) Combine Evodextrin with fructose
When training requires high amounts of carbs (over 60g per hour), the body needs to use complementary intestinal transport pathways to absorb carbs efficiently. This is where combining with fructose makes sense.
Cyclic dextrin mainly uses the SGLT1 transporter (for glucose monomers), while fructose is absorbed via GLUT5. Combining both improves the total carbohydrate oxidation rate, resulting in greater energy availability and lower risk of gastrointestinal discomfort. This is well known among high-performance athletes thanks to research by Asken Jeukendrup and colleagues.
In long workouts or events, a 2:1 ratio of Evodextrin to fructose (e.g., 40g + 20g) is usually an excellent choice to maximize carb absorption and efficiency in the drink.
2) Add electrolytes: essential in every sports drink
No intra-workout drink is complete without electrolytes. During exercise, sodium, potassium, and magnesium are lost through sweat, and replenishing them is essential to maintain performance and well-being during sports practice.
Combining Evodextrin with electrolytes in specific proportions lets you prepare a real isotonic drink that replenishes both energy and minerals. This supports more efficient hydration and helps maintain performance in long sessions or hot environments.
3) Boost with amino acids or hydrolyzed proteins
In highly demanding sessions or double daily sessions, adding amino acids to the drink is something many athletes and coaches recommend.
The combination of BCAA or EAA along with Evodextrin provides extra support. In advanced athletes or ultra-endurance sports, a small amount of hydrolyzed protein (like PeptoPro®) can even be added to help maintain muscle mass during training.
Your perfect intra-workout formula
For a high-performance drink, we recommend this composition:
- Evodextrin: 30g as the main energy source.
- Fructose: 15g to improve carb absorption and oxidation.
- Electrolytes: according to your sweat rate and ambient temperature.
- PeptoPro®: 10-20g to preserve muscle mass during the session.
Dissolved all in 600–750 ml of water, you’ll get a balanced isotonic drink, with pleasant flavor, excellent digestibility, designed to give you energy, support your performance, and recovery.
Evodextrin is the perfect base for your complete sports drink.
Question - HSN answers:
Does Evodextrin have sugar?
No. It’s a complex carbohydrate without sugars.
Can I use it if I’m sensitive to other carb drinks?
Yes. Cluster Dextrin™ is characterized by low osmolarity and fast gastric emptying, showing better tolerance than maltodextrins or large amounts of glucose during long efforts.
How is it different from maltodextrin?
Its highly branched cyclic structure and narrow molecular weight distribution provide very interesting nutritional features regarding solubility and osmolarity, which maltodextrin can’t offer. As polymers, both are glucose-based polysaccharides.
How can I know it’s authentic Cluster Dextrin™?
At HSN we guarantee that Evodextrin contains exclusively the original Cluster Dextrin™ raw material thanks to our internal control processes and quality certifications that back the transparency and reliability of our manufacturing.
Our facilities hold food safety and quality certificates, accrediting compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). This means we verify authenticity, purity, and origin of all ingredients, ensuring what we declare on the label is exactly what you get.
We’ve made Evodextrin with Cluster Dextrin™, using the official patent from Glico Nutrition Co., Ltd., controlled under strict quality standards and internationally recognized for its quality.
Bibliography and documentation
- Takii, H., Ishihara, K., Kometani, T., Okada, S., & Fushiki, T. (1999). Enhancement of swimming endurance in mice by highly branched cyclic dextrin. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 63(12), 2045–2052.
- Takii, H., Takii, Y., Kometani, T., Nishimura, T., Nakae, T., Kuriki, T., & Fushiki, T. (2005). Fluids containing a highly branched cyclic dextrin influence the gastric emptying rate.
- International Journal of Sports Medicine, 26(4), 314–319.
Shiraki, T., Kometani, T., Yoshitani, K., Takata, H., & Nomura, T. (2015). Evaluation of Exercise Performance with the Intake of Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin in Athletes. Food Science and Technology Research, 21(3), 499–502. - Glico Nutrition CO.,LTD. (2021). CLUSTER DEXTRIN™| Glico Nutrition.
1 The beneficial effect is obtained by consuming carbohydrates from all sources in a total intake of 4 g per kg of body weight, in doses taken before four hours (or at most six) have passed after finishing a high-intensity or long-duration physical exercise that leads to muscle fatigue and depletion of glycogen stored in skeletal muscles..
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