Maltodextrin (MD), lijo tse tala tsa polysaccharide, ke sehlahisoa se tlaase sa phetoho pakeng tsa starch le tsoekere ea starch.E na le litšoaneleho tsa monate o tlaase, ha ho na monko o ikhethang, tšilo ea lijo e bonolo, mocheso o tlaase, solubility e ntle, fermentability e tlaase, phello e ntle ea ho tlatsa, ho thata ho monya mongobo, ho teteka ho matla, botsitso bo babatsehang.