Also, sour patch kids have a weird ingredient in the coating that most electrolyte stuff doesn’t have. Potassiumsomething something, irrc?
Probably you’re referring to tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate. It’s added to candy to stabilize invert sugars, keeping them from crystallizing. You can buy it in powder form, usually called cream of tartar.
I don’t know what it does for hydration, but I suppose it would help top up potassium levels.
The memory of the medics explaining it to me is a little hazy, due to the heat injury. Something about potassium ion channels?
I’m a mechanic, not a medic, so I haven’t the knowledge base to know what that means, I just recall them saying things like sour patch kids are basically magic, because they do a thing the vast majority of electrolyte stuffs don’t
Gatorade isn’t actually a good source of electrolytes though.
It’s sugar and pinch of salt.
However! There’s totally good electrolyte powders that are packed with the goods, and they’re not much pricier.
Also, sour patch kids have a weird ingredient in the coating that most electrolyte stuff doesn’t have. Potassiumsomething something, irrc?
If you’re super dehydrated while drinking a fuckload of water, stick some of them under your tongue
but it’s got what plants crave
Probably you’re referring to tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate. It’s added to candy to stabilize invert sugars, keeping them from crystallizing. You can buy it in powder form, usually called cream of tartar.
I don’t know what it does for hydration, but I suppose it would help top up potassium levels.
The memory of the medics explaining it to me is a little hazy, due to the heat injury. Something about potassium ion channels?
I’m a mechanic, not a medic, so I haven’t the knowledge base to know what that means, I just recall them saying things like sour patch kids are basically magic, because they do a thing the vast majority of electrolyte stuffs don’t
Any recommendations?
I use nuun tabs. Not exactly cheap considering it’s $7 for 10 tabs. Not exactly environmentally friendly considering the small plastic tubes.