Team Table Sugar - recommendations for flavour?

Nutrition
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I’m a recent convert to using table sugar, plus sodium citrate, in my bottles (convinced by @Dr_Alex_Harrison, among others). Any recommendations for flavouring, just for the sake of having some different tastes? I’ve been using a bit of Gatorade powder for this purpose, but I would like to hear some other options.

Also, contrary as to what’s been said on the podcast a few times, I have no problem at all with mixing table sugar at all in my bottles - just need some water in the bottle first before adding the sugar.

Thanks!

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I use this lime flavoring in my home mix. They also have a lemon version and I usually do a teaspoon of both lemon and lime in each gallon of mix I make.

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I’ve been using the concentrated flavorings, like Mio, that come in the little squirt bottles. Can use as much or as little, and they come in a whole bunch of flavors. I don’t use much, because I don’t want too much sweetness.

As a bonus, if I have bottles with and without carbs, I’ll only put the flavor in the carb bottles so I’ll know immediately (and see the color if I unscrew the cap for bottles I make up the night before) which one I have.

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I started with Gatorade and after a while I realized I preferred just sugar and sodium.

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I add a fizzy electrolyte tablet and they have all sorts of flavours.

I can’t be certain that it helps but I enjoy the placebo effect :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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I use a little powdered gatorade or a squirt of fresh lemon juice if it’s handy.

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I put a scoop of Skratch hydration and 6 tblsp of sugar = 90g of carbs.
That lime flavor posted above seems like a cheaper idea. I save money using sugar, but then buy an expensive electrolyte mix. To me it’s worth it, no added colors and tastes good. I hate the taste of artificial electrolyte mixes.

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Old school Kool Aid here. I add 1 packet per cup of sugar. Huge variety of flavors @ around $0.30 a packet.

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KOOL AID!! This may be the winner!

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I put a little lemon and lime juice (roughly a 2:1 ratio) in my Carbs Fuel.

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I use lemon or lime juice. I don’t like the flavor of the “true” crystals at all.

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Bulk Powders’ Liquiflav drops. 8 drops in a 500ml bottle, 12 drops in a 750ml bottle. Dirt cheap, very flavourable, lasts for years. Banana’s my favourite, followed by strawberry and raspberry.

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Nothing. I like the taste of sugar !

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Strawberry powder and citric acid (like Skratch labs strawberry lemonade).

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Sea salt, it has more flavour than sodium citrate

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I use the Country Time Lemonade powder to flavor my maltodextrin and sodium citrate mix.

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So funny that all it takes is some electrolytes and the big red jug busting through walls is athlete fuel.

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I use this:

and it even tastes awesome warm! It’s a great flavor; not too sweet and really, really refreshing and palatable. I got 2 bottles at Costco after seeing the Tour riders downing cherrynjuice post stage. There is a fair amount of research as to recovery benefits from the Cherry Juice so I thought; why not??? It’s been awesome!

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Been doing 4 tablespoons table sugar, 3 tablespoons maltodextrine, teaspoon and some extra of sodium citrate, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Water. Shake. Ice. Ride.

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I always add one electrolyte tablet (Dextro Energy) to my bottle. This adds the flavor.