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DIY cycling energy drink, recipe and info
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Hummingbird Feed

Recipe

  • 40g maltodextrin (I source mine from myprotein.com)
  • 1g maelic acid (about half a teaspoon, this is a food safe acid, also available at myprotein.com)
  • 5g sugar (a couple pinches, table sugar or demerara work well)

Combine all ingrediants in a 550ml bottle. Shake vigourously.

Nutrition notes

  • calories: 180C
    • 160 from maltodextrin
    • 20 from sugar

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the sugar helps both drinkablility (tastes less starchy, smoothes out the chalkiness)
I might try adding just a pinch of salt as well...

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gearmonkey commented Sep 25, 2017 •
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I switched to malic acid from green tea powder a few months ago. makes the drink taste like dissolved tangtastics, also the acid produces a much better consistency, appearing to help dissolve the maltodextrin into solution.

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