[Sca-cooks] Home Made Gatorade (OOP)

[Gwynydd Of Culloden]

This came to another List to which I subscribe and I thought that people
here might find it useful because it would be so much cheaper than buying
the stuff.

Gwynydd

MAKE YOUR OWN GATORADE ELECTROLYTE BEVERAGE.

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Gatorade does two things:

RAPID FLUID ABSORPTION AND REHYDRATION: Best: beverages containing up to
a 6-percent carbohydrate level (not 7% or over!) and a small amount of
sodium.  Plain water, caffeinated and alcoholic beverages cause water
loss by turning on urine production.

PROVIDES CARBOHYDRATE ENERGY: Best: ingesting approximately 60 grams of
carbohydrate each hour of exercise (about 32 oz. of Gatorade)

Gatorade is a 6% carbohydrate solution (14 grams/8 oz. or 60
grams/liter).  The formula requires a blend of carbohydrates, one of
which is glucose, the carbohydrate most readily used by the human body.
Gatorade also contains small amounts of sucrose and fructose ?
carbohydrates that add to the sweetness of Gatorade, assist in
stimulating rapid fluid absorption, and also provide energy to active
muscles.

Taste: lightly sweetened and flavored non-carbonated beverages are
consumed in greater quantities than are water, carbonated soft drinks
and fruit drinks.

Plain water will not replace the electrolytes (sodium and potassium)
that the body loses through sweat, nor will it replace any energy.
Gatorade replaces both.

o 6% carbohydrate solution (14 grams/8 oz. or 60 grams/liter)
o Carbohydrate blend: glucose, sucrose, fructose
o sodium
o potassium

HOMEMADE GATORADE RECIPE
475ml, about 2C, water
475ml, about 2C, juice (your favorite)
2 teas sugar
1/4 teas Citric Acid (food additive sold in most drug stores)
1/4 teas Sodium Chloride (table salt)
1/4 teas Potassium Chloride (salt substitute, e.g., NU-SALT®)

The quantity above contains 500mg of Sodium and 516 mg of Potassium.
Maximum human daily intake of Potassium should not exceed 1033 mg.