Maltodextrin, the miracle starch Dana Small used in her experiments, may be the most fantastically mismatched substance in all of creation. It can add body to fruit juices and forms the powdery base for potato-chip seasoning, yet it can also function as a fat replacer in dressings and spreads. Some forms of maltodextrin are flavorless, while some taste sweet. It was created in 1967. Before that, maltodextrin-induced nutritive mismatch did not exist.
