Jack Schidt® wrote:

> Could it be maltodextrin? That's an ingredient listed on the label of
> "Butter Buds", that faux butter powder.


nah... I got a 10 pound bag of the stuff lying around here somewhere...
It's basically a flavorless complex-carb made from dextrose... In my
line of work it's added to "meal replacement" powders to give them a
carbohydrate count without raising the sugar level... pretty misleading
though - as Maltodextrin has a Glycemic Index equal to that of pure
glucose... not exactly what you want in a meal replacement... or butter
for that matter

~john!