What can you do to make L-Arginine powder taste ok?
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There is no way to disguise the taste of what I devil's crack. I coated my tongue all the way back to my throat with peanut butter and swallowed it as fast as I could. I switched to pills.
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I have the answer! ZippFizz! Fruit Punch flavor (that's the flavor I currently have). It is amazing! If there is an after taste...it barely noticeable. I had my wife who threw up for a few minutes after tasting the Arganine with plain water...and she did not even flinch when mixed with ZippFizz. At first I used the whole tube for 1 teaspoon of Arganine...the next day, I sampled it with the exact same amount of Fizz/Arganine. 1 Teaspoon each...and Magic!I used to drink it with a small can of V8, but even that made me look for a chaser!
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So many people complaining about the taste! So here is the answer. Don't complain about the taste until you try this first, it works like magic. As I put in my review, L-arginine is chemically a base, so it tastes like eating soap or something (some reviewers have more colorful descriptions). You need to neutralize it with an acid. Citric acid works well, but you have to use it straight, the amount in fruit juice is not enough - you would need quarts and quarts of juice. It doesn't have to be citric acid, but citric acid is easy to get and doesn't add a weird flavor of its own (as vinegar does, say). To see the neutralization process in action, mix the L-arginine with purple grape juice first. It turns an alien green color! Don't drink it like this! Then add citric acid until it turns back to purple, and it is safe to drink. Unless you put in too much acid, then it will be super sour! You can try this with lemon juice also, but it takes a lot and the result, though not sour, is very lemony. So, I use 3 teaspoons L-A to 1 teaspoon citric acid, in a cup of water with a little added grape juice so I know if I forgot the citric acid. You can use just water, but there is a slight chemical taste to it that way. Tolerable, though. Commercial (good-tasting) products will also have something to neutralize the L-A, often citric acid.
1732259
I haven't found anything that will hide the aweful taste. Soon, I'll throw away my supply.
1732260
Numb your taste buds. Sorry but this stuff tastes really bad. I've tried mixing it with juice, yogurt, cereal; nothing works.
1732261
Put it in something. I never even thought to eat a spoonful of it. I am guessing from your question it tastes bad... LOL
1724583
No after taste. I even open the capsule, and add the powder to my water and drink it.
1684807
It is pretty much flavorless, with a faint clay-ish or chalky taste. I believe other flavors in your protein shake would completely cover any flavor from the L-glutamine.
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To me it taste great and is a staple in my diet around an ounce a day. For some this quantity is too much. Also it is not a food you have on its own. How do you have it, for example mix with banana and papaya and Tahini in shake. Some people like it with Miso in hot water. while it has all the nutrients, it needs to be taken with other foods to give an alchemical balance, i.e., so that it is not a bland energy. I just noticed that you are having tablets. The powder is much better for mixing with other foods. Tablets are not that great.
804905
It's a really fine powder. Nix on tea ball. It will probably clog filter quickly.
2081853
I use boiled water to dissolve the powder and mix it with cold water. Preferably distilled clean tap water will also do the job.
301473
It is a powder and could be a littte grainy. You can use cinnamon sprinkle along with the powder in order to improve the taste. Good Luck
1757551
You need to add some stevia if your watching your sugar intake. Or make up some simple syrup to it. (you can make a batch and keep it in the fridge) It's bitter and drinking it straight is not going to taste good.
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Margaret you kind of asked the wrong person cuz I can't swallow anything but tiny pills. This pill is just a regular capsule size and I pull it apart and put powder in water and drink it. It has no taste whatsoever. If you can swallow pills easily then this one would be just fine. Hope this helps.
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Yup, I mix it with my protein shake everyday. You will barely taste it and you will get better results by taking creatine, make sure to drink lots of water
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I used to drink a protein shake each morning, mixing two tablespoons of protein powder with 8 oz of soy milk using one of those plastic shaker bottles. I started using the Psyllium Husk instead of the protein powder and I find the results to be WAY better. The husks will not dissolve but if that really bothers you try letting it sit until the mixture sets up and then eat it with a spoon. I find it has a slight Cream of Wheat taste. There are also flavorings you can buy for the protein shakes that can enhance the taste.
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Add it to juice or a smoothie, or alternatively, try the capsules instead of the powder.
757990
You have to find a mix that works for you. Play around with different ingredients. I won't lie.....it can taste pretty awful when not mixed properly and thoroughly.
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I wish it did blend and/or dissolve. Really it just mixes and needs to be drank rather quickly or it settles out. But the positives of this product greatly outweigh the annoyance. Oh and it's a VERY fine dust like powder. My wife uses it in a blender with a banana and almond milk. Not too bad. If you can tolerate sweeter more robust drinks then it might prove almost invisible to your taste buds since it has quite an inert earthy overall flavor. But if you need a wide variety of amino acids that are readily absorbed buy the intestines and easily processed by the liver this is perhaps the second best of anything currently available. The first being Chorella but it has some nasty stomach issues for some. Honestly, with my wife's limited liver function, this has been a god send especially when her appetite is so low and her stomach is swollen from ascites. One drink with a heaping tablespoon of hemp powder and she has a decent minimum protein/amino acids for a day. Add that to even modest meals and a person will do quite well. I hope that helps. Oh and BTW it's made primarily from the seeds.
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It takes very little. Shake a tiny amount and keep adjusting to taste. Most likely a pinch will be plenty.
449557
Yes Mike. This is my regimen. I mix it 1 cup milk 1 cup water. Tblsp of Honey, Peanut butter, banana, berries and a couple of spoons of cinnamon. If you don't this taste, maybe try the vanilla or chocolate. I've been doing this for a year now. Every morning.
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Taste is not bad, I sometimes add honey to taste better. You should try that!