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Emerging research from Cargill published in Nutritional Neuroscience, found that participants who drank a beverage containing sucromalt, a novel slowly digestible carbohydrate that Cargill produces under the name Xtend, better maintained feelings of mental and physical energy over time compared to when they consumed a beverage made with glucose. In this cross-over study, 44 healthy adult participants consumed a beverage formulated with either 75 grams of sucromalt (test product) or glucose (control product) in the morning. Then they completed a questionnaire rating their levels of mental and physical energy and fatigue over the next five hours. Results showed that participants reported significantly greater mental and physical energy, delayed physical fatigue, and a trend toward less mental fatigue with sucromalt compared to glucose, particularly four to five hours after consumption. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and to better understand why sucromalt may be advantageous from a metabolic perspective, beyond its effect on postprandial glycemic response. For further information: www.cargillfoods.com