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Creatine Chews, do they even work?
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enrage
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Make your own...
Those little Phosphagems' from EAS¨ sure are great. Makes it easy to get plenty of creatine - especially in the loading phase. But they're pricey.
So make your own batch up:
INGREDIENTS
6 tbs. corn sugar (dextrose)
2/3 cup orange juice, strained of pulp
6 tbs. light corn syrup
4 envelopes Knox tm unflavored powdered gelatin, softened in 1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp. orange food coloring
1/2 tsp. orange extract
36 grams creatine (about 1.25 oz)
confectioner's sugar
DIRECTIONS
Add the creatine to the corn sugar and mix to disperse.
Combine the creatine/dextrose mixture with the orange juice and corn syrup in a pan and heat them slowly, stirring with a wire whisk until the sugar mixture dissolves.
Continue to stir until the mixture just begins to boil.
Remove the pan from the burner and add the gelatin (when you combine the 1/4 cup water with the 4 envelopes of powdered gelatin it will turn into a big glob - don't worry, it will dissolve in the juice mixture). Continue stirring the mixture until the gelatin dissolves.
Add the food coloring and the orange extract and stir until the mixture is evenly colored.
Pour the mixture into a dampened, 6" square baking pan.
Let the mixture set in a cool place for at least six hours, or overnight.
When firm, cut into 36 squares, remove each square from the pan and roll in confectioner's sugar to coat.
Makes 36 candy squares, each containing:
28.75
6.5g
.67g
0
1g calories
carbohydrates
protein
fat
creatine
These turn out a little different than Phosphagems (one serving size):
Phosphagems
(6 gems)
5.2 creatine
132 calories
35g carbs
0g protein
0 g fat
Cheap Chews
(6 squares)
6 g creatine
173 calories
39g carbs
4g protein
0g fat
Cheap chews are all natural while Phosphagems do contain artificial flavor. The little bit of protein in the cheap chews probably doesn't help but it shouldn't hurt too much either. The consistency of these versus the Phosphagems product is a little different. The cheap chews are a little more tender, although they will firm up with age. The Phosphagems also seem to get more dense and sticky as time goes on. I personally like them less sticky. In any case, this is cheaper than buying the commercial creatine candies. And that's what some of you have asked about. If I really worked at it, I might be able to duplicate the Phosphagems. I like these better though.
One more thing: Don't put them in the refrigerator because they'll really toughen up.
( Note: Corn sugar (dextrose, derived from cornstarch) is sold in beer-brewing stores. Someone might want to try a derivative using malt extract that contains glucose, maltose, and glucose polymers).
Those little Phosphagems' from EAS¨ sure are great. Makes it easy to get plenty of creatine - especially in the loading phase. But they're pricey.
So make your own batch up:
INGREDIENTS
6 tbs. corn sugar (dextrose)
2/3 cup orange juice, strained of pulp
6 tbs. light corn syrup
4 envelopes Knox tm unflavored powdered gelatin, softened in 1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp. orange food coloring
1/2 tsp. orange extract
36 grams creatine (about 1.25 oz)
confectioner's sugar
DIRECTIONS
Add the creatine to the corn sugar and mix to disperse.
Combine the creatine/dextrose mixture with the orange juice and corn syrup in a pan and heat them slowly, stirring with a wire whisk until the sugar mixture dissolves.
Continue to stir until the mixture just begins to boil.
Remove the pan from the burner and add the gelatin (when you combine the 1/4 cup water with the 4 envelopes of powdered gelatin it will turn into a big glob - don't worry, it will dissolve in the juice mixture). Continue stirring the mixture until the gelatin dissolves.
Add the food coloring and the orange extract and stir until the mixture is evenly colored.
Pour the mixture into a dampened, 6" square baking pan.
Let the mixture set in a cool place for at least six hours, or overnight.
When firm, cut into 36 squares, remove each square from the pan and roll in confectioner's sugar to coat.
Makes 36 candy squares, each containing:
28.75
6.5g
.67g
0
1g calories
carbohydrates
protein
fat
creatine
These turn out a little different than Phosphagems (one serving size):
Phosphagems
(6 gems)
5.2 creatine
132 calories
35g carbs
0g protein
0 g fat
Cheap Chews
(6 squares)
6 g creatine
173 calories
39g carbs
4g protein
0g fat
Cheap chews are all natural while Phosphagems do contain artificial flavor. The little bit of protein in the cheap chews probably doesn't help but it shouldn't hurt too much either. The consistency of these versus the Phosphagems product is a little different. The cheap chews are a little more tender, although they will firm up with age. The Phosphagems also seem to get more dense and sticky as time goes on. I personally like them less sticky. In any case, this is cheaper than buying the commercial creatine candies. And that's what some of you have asked about. If I really worked at it, I might be able to duplicate the Phosphagems. I like these better though.
One more thing: Don't put them in the refrigerator because they'll really toughen up.
( Note: Corn sugar (dextrose, derived from cornstarch) is sold in beer-brewing stores. Someone might want to try a derivative using malt extract that contains glucose, maltose, and glucose polymers).
M
MrOlympia2004
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Yes
the nature boy
New member
won't the creatine lose it's stability if it's heated up thereby rendering it useless?
Distortion
New member
also, studies have shown that creatine in any sort of liquid form is unstable. It will break into its waste product.
Distortion
New member
yeah but when you mix it like when the juice hits the creatine, the creatine will only stay good for about 15 minutes
