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Lifespan of powdered Gatorade
How long does that powdered Gatorade last? Sams had the big cans that make 9 gallons at $2.50 after tax each, so I bought 14 of them. How long is it good for?
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I've had one of those individually packaged not sugar-free packets in my EDC for over 6 months recently used it to help a killer headache. Packaging was quite beat up, no leaks and tasted just fine. I rekon it would last much much longer as long as the package stayed intact, and it didn't get wet.
Last edited by rbeau30; 06-07-2013 at 12:36.
That chart seems a little off. I had a half used can in the pantry that I used the other day that had been there since our Memorial day camping trip last year. It wasn't clumped up at all, and It didn't kill me or taste bad when I mixed and drank it.
I think any type of published guidelines will have a grossly underestimated time frame to avoid the lawsuit-happy public.Originally Posted by 00tec
Probably the only way of actually knowing for sure is trial. If it is properly sealed away from vermin to eat it, sunlight/heat to allow it to break down chemically, and moisture/air for spoilage by microbes, should last a heckuva long time.
Last edited by rbeau30; 06-07-2013 at 12:43.
We have some at work that is about ten years old. Still tasted OK about a year ago.
I'm guessing 14 cans of that stuff will last until long after you're willing to drink any more of it...
Last edited by TFOGGER; 06-07-2013 at 13:06.
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If sports drinks are anything like pharma/nutriceuticals, an expiration further out than 2 or 3 years is expensive to prove, so most manf's just go with that. They also have to prove that the product meets its label, not just that is isn't going to kill you or taste bad. Expired multivitamins that haven't grown anything new are usually still fine, they just won't have as much vitamin C, Folic acid, and the other labile contents, as they did when new.
Last edited by hammer03; 06-07-2013 at 21:31.
Exactly. My buddy has stuff in his anti-biotic stash that's over a decade, and still works like a charm. The only medicine I'm aware of that's actually dangerous past the expiration date, is anything in the tetracycline family.
According to my Pharmocopaeia book for example Doxycycline as it degrades over time creates a toxin that destroys your kidneys.
Know what you store and what it does inside and out and then, read more about it, I guess is the moral of the story.
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