Maltodextrin Drink Flavoring

Leonard_JansenLeonard_Jansen Charter Member
in General Discussion

I usually use just a mixture of water and maltodextrin when training or racing and it's a pretty boring taste. I've tried all sorts of things to give it a slight flavor and until now haven't found anything I liked. That's changed. I found that if I make unsweetened iced tea using Twining's Lady Grey tea and then combine it in a 50% iced tea and %50 water mixture with the maltodextrin, it's a very pleasant, light taste and a really good smell, to boot. Also, it adds some caffeine into the mixture.

-LBJ

“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.” - Oscar Wilde

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  • evmoevmo SydneyAdmin

    Thanks for sharing this, LBJ! Sounds tasty.

    What do other folks like to flavor their malto with? Personally I like apple juice with a splash of cranberry.

  • ChickenOSeaChickenOSea Charter Member

    I use Ribena

  • dc_in_sfdc_in_sf San FranciscoCharter Member

    Cottee's Cordial

    http://notdrowningswimming.com - open water adventures of a very ordinary swimmer

  • ssthomasssthomas DenverCharter Mem​ber

    apple juice over here!

  • mpfmarkmpfmark Teesside England Charter Member

    summer fruits cordial. I need it weak though as after a few hours I'm pig sick of sweet stuff !

  • phodgeszohophodgeszoho UKSenior Member

    These things are great if you are travelling to a swim and don't want to risk looking for your favourate flavour when you get there. :-)

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  • Leonard_JansenLeonard_Jansen Charter Member

    mpfmark said:
    summer fruits cordial. I need it weak though as after a few hours I'm pig sick of sweet stuff !

    Yes, that's why the Twining's Lady Grey - no sugar or anything else sweet, but it's very nice, indeed.

    @dc_in_SF - That Coola Lime stuff looks radioactive.

    -LBJ

    “Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.” - Oscar Wilde

  • LynneLynne Member

    @dc_in_SF - That Coola Lime stuff looks radioactive.

    That Coola Lime stuff looks like dish washing liquid...not to be confused

    IronMike
  • wendyv34wendyv34 Vashon, WASenior Member

    Palmolive!

    It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.

  • dc_in_sfdc_in_sf San FranciscoCharter Member

    @Lynne and @Leonard_Jansen - It may look like something dreamed up by a mad scientist but it is most delicious! :) (The red version is also not bad)

    http://notdrowningswimming.com - open water adventures of a very ordinary swimmer

  • Cole_GCole_G PhiladelphiaMember

    While I have only ever used it for one race, I really love Country Time Pink Lemonade.

    We'll see if I still love it after SCAR in a few weeks

  • IronMikeIronMike Northern VirginiaCharter Member

    Lynne said:

    @dc_in_SF - That Coola Lime stuff looks radioactive.

    That Coola Lime stuff looks like dish washing liquid...not to be confused

    Reminds me of this great SNL skit.

    We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams

  • HollyTHollyT Member

    Admits that I used to use Spark.... http://www.advocare.com/products/active/A2094.aspx
    Now actually I am looking for something different...

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