The recipe is really simple, it has two ingredients, and takes 5 minutes:
- 1 part fructose
- 2 parts maltodextrin
- Some water (the amount is up to you depending on how thick you want the gel)
In this example I used:
- 200 grams fructose
- 400 grams maltodextrin
- 400 ml water
The process
- Heat the water to just below boiling
- Stir in all the sugar
- Mix
- Pour into bottles
- If you want: add flavoring
- Also optional: add other stuff like caffeine
While riding I carry it in the small plastic bottle that you can see in the photo
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Maltodextrin and Fructose |
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2 parts Maltodextrin, 1 part Fructose, some water |
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Stir all the sugar into the warm water |
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Add flavoring... if you like |
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Store the energy gel in bottles |
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Pour the gel into one of these bottles for taking along a ride |