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Why haven't you done this yet too? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@lemmy.world

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[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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