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.