I’ve been mixing my own DIY drink mixes with some help from this forum, but come across a different issue I don’t see addressed in other threads. I had no problem creating a high-carb mix with just maltodextrin, fructose, and some sodium. Next, I tried to recreate a standard ride (“sport”) drink mix which brought up some issues, mainly what kind of sugars and carbs to use.
Skratch Sport, the main one I am trying to copy, uses a mix of cane sugar (sucrose) and dextrose. However, their ingredients label lists cane sugar first, sodium citrate second, and dextrose third. Using the ingredients list (in descending order of amount by mass), I reversed-engineered the 400mg of sodium to about 1.5g of sodium citrate (1.5g of SC contains .4g of sodium).
So my main question would be: is an 18:1 Sucrose to Dextrose ratio right for a everyday drink mix?
That seems like a really odd ration of sucrose to dextrose. It’s mainly just table sugar.
Is my math off? Should I use another formula?
I mean for my daily rides (edited the copy above). They also have a super high carb for longer/harder rides that I’ve successfully matched, this is for my less strenuous rides (“sport” mix).
I’ve looked at the other topics, they don’t address this question, per se.
I don’t think there is any “right” in this scenario. The only reason to combine glucose and fructose is when you are trying to max out intake because they are absorbed through different mechanisms.
But if you are only taking in 50g/hr on an endurance ride then ratios don’t really matter. You can just make whatever tastes best or take a banana or three on the ride.
