What is the function of Citric acid, potassium citrate, sea salt in Carb-BOOM?
Citric acid, potassium citrate and sea salt present in Carb-BOOM provide an important source of electrolytes (sodium and potassium) to the athlete. Electrolytes improve palatability (taste), help maintain plasma volume during exercise, and help to restore extracellular fluid volume following exercise. Does Carb-BOOM contain fructose? Yes, in very small amounts. The amount of fructose present in Carb-BOOM is less than 1% of the total volume per gel packet. Fructose has received a fair amount of attention in the sports nutrition arena for two main reasons: 1) because it produces lower blood glucose and insulin responses than other simple sugars, thus potentially making it a more beneficial sugar for athletes than glucose, sucrose and some polysaccharides 2) when ingested in large amounts, or as the sole carbohydrate in solution, fructose may cause gastrointestinal distress during intense exercise. Because of these reasons mentioned above, the use of fructose as the sole source of carbohy
