Isomaltulose (Palatinose) and attention and memory

What 2 graded rows on isomaltulose (palatinose) agree on for attention and memory, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Isomaltulose (Palatinose) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Isomaltulose (Palatinose) page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 129 people

Split. 1 row found an improvement and 1 found no difference.

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Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

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When published

The best-graded row, grade D, is a crossover trial of 65 people (2020) and found no difference.

The row that found an improvement is newer (2023) than the row that found no difference (2020).

1 improved · 1 no difference

Grade DAttention and mental fatigue after a single drink vs glucose · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 64 · 2023 · Healthy Japanese adults
10 g, single serving · One afternoon per condition; tested up to 180 minutes after the drink
Reaction times on a vigilance task were shorter than after glucose at 60, 120 and 180 minutes, cerebral blood flow measured by fNIRS rose more, and "physically fatigued" ratings were lower at 120 and 180 minutes.
Row on the Isomaltulose (Palatinose) page · PubMed 37633356 (opens PubMed)
Grade DMemory and attention after a sweetened dessert vs sucrose · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 65 · 2020 · Young adults
Single serving (amount not stated in the abstract) · Cognitive tests 60 and 120 minutes after eating
No difference from the sucrose trifle in word, letter-number or visuospatial recall at 60 or 120 minutes; trail-making test B was 7.7 seconds faster after the sucrose trifle at 60 minutes.
Row on the Isomaltulose (Palatinose) page · PubMed 32046793 (opens PubMed)