I have to drink Gatorade for health purposes (yes really). Its actually a "treatment" that I happened upon accidentally which is giving me significant relief from my symptoms. However due to the volume I need to drink, the sugar content is neither necessary nor healthy for me in the long run.
This got me to thinking about how I could make my own Gatorade with all the same ingredients, minus the sugar.
Let me say up front I have zero knowledge of chemistry, so I am relying on all of you experts. Here is what I do know:
Ingredients:
Sodium Chloride
Potassium (unsure exact type?) phosphate, citrate, etc?
The first question is - does anyone know EXACTLY which type of Potassium it contains?
The second question is, how do you combine the two in water? I found this information:
"The sodium and potassium in Gatorade are added in the form of salts (sodium as the chloride and citrate salts, potassium as the monohydrogen phosphate salt). Thus, both Na and K are ionic, with "noble gas configuration" of electrons about them, hence chemically stable."
1) Does that mean its not just sodium chloride but also sodium citrate?
2) Is it possible to combine them like this in a kitchen?
Apologies for being 100% clueless. Thanks for any help.