October 30th 12, 05:17 PM
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sport drink
On Oct 30, 12:41*pm, SMS wrote:
On 10/21/2012 9:41 PM, RichD wrote:
I want *to mix my own sport drink. *Looking at the ingredients
of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. *Then, salt, but how
many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? *It should match the
body's salinity.
Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
in the drink?
No way you'd save money over the powdered Gatorade. A can of powder that
makes 36 quarts of Gatorade sells for $11.19 at Costco, or about 31¢/quart.
Remember, that Gatorade was developed by researchers at one of the
finest universities in the world--you're not going to be able to
duplicate Dr. Cade's work in your kitchen. Companies and individuals
have been trying to duplicate Gatorade for decades, without success.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/business/28cade.html?_r=0
Go Gators.
The devil is in the details.
Pepsi bought Gatorade, end of story. You have my condolences. 
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