Comments on: nuun Active Hydration Tablets http://urbanvelo.org/nuun-active-hydration-tablets/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » Bright sun + black lycra = hot bum http://urbanvelo.org/nuun-active-hydration-tablets/#comment-2749 cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » Bright sun + black lycra = hot bum Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:22:02 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1164#comment-2749 [...] bought some of those nuun  tablets and I really like them. The have an odd alka-seltzery taste, and thre remind me of Fizzies, if [...] [...] bought some of those nuun  tablets and I really like them. The have an odd alka-seltzery taste, and thre remind me of Fizzies, if [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://urbanvelo.org/nuun-active-hydration-tablets/#comment-2654 Nathan Wed, 28 May 2008 09:46:42 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1164#comment-2654 Brad, Thanks for writing about this. I don't know where to start with all these energy products and this one without sugar is unusual. Being a juvenile diabetic, I'm always looking for a sugarless alternative. I'm doing my first two day ride in a week and just ordered some of these to keep hydrated. Thanks! Brad,
Thanks for writing about this. I don’t know where to start with all these energy products and this one without sugar is unusual. Being a juvenile diabetic, I’m always looking for a sugarless alternative. I’m doing my first two day ride in a week and just ordered some of these to keep hydrated. Thanks!

]]> By: timtim http://urbanvelo.org/nuun-active-hydration-tablets/#comment-2620 timtim Fri, 23 May 2008 22:08:41 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1164#comment-2620 hey rayray - nuun does have sodium benzoate and it's there as part of making the tablet a tablet. it's in lots of products on the market as well as sports products like GU, powergel (by powerbar) and certain hammer products. there's some text below about sodium benzoate that may be helpful for you, but let me end by saying this; we made nuun so we could get an electrolyte drink without all the sugars wherever we were, and what's in nuun is what we want when we're out exercising. we're a small company (9 people) and we wouldn't put anything in it that's either scary or isn't the sort of stuff that should be in nuun. any questions...send me a mail at whatisthatingredient@nuun.com and we'll answer you. "Benzoate Soda," or sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of "benzoic acid," an FDA-approved, polyunsaturated fat that has been used by food manufacturers for over 80 years to inhibit microbial growth. Sodium benzoate can prevent growth of almost all microorganisms (yeast, bacteria, and fungi). It operates best in an acidic environment, and it works synergistically with other food-grade preservatives -- most notably potassium sorbate. Sodium benzoate is freely found in nature, and in fact, even organically grown cranberries or prunes can contain levels of benzoic acid that exceed the legal limit imposed by the FDA on U.S. food manufacturers (0.1% by weight), although the level normally found in berries will be in the range of 0.05 to 0.1%. Sodium benzoic, as well as benzoic acid are completely *SAFE*, and like the preservative are have been labeled *SAFE* by the leading food additive authority, Dr. Michael Jacobsen, founder and president of Center for Science in the Public Interest. tim ceo and founder hey rayray - nuun does have sodium benzoate and it’s there as part of making the tablet a tablet. it’s in lots of products on the market as well as sports products like GU, powergel (by powerbar) and certain hammer products. there’s some text below about sodium benzoate that may be helpful for you, but let me end by saying this; we made nuun so we could get an electrolyte drink without all the sugars wherever we were, and what’s in nuun is what we want when we’re out exercising. we’re a small company (9 people) and we wouldn’t put anything in it that’s either scary or isn’t the sort of stuff that should be in nuun. any questions…send me a mail at whatisthatingredient@nuun.com and we’ll answer you.

“Benzoate Soda,” or sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of “benzoic acid,” an FDA-approved, polyunsaturated fat that has been used by food manufacturers for over 80 years to inhibit microbial growth. Sodium benzoate can prevent growth of almost all microorganisms (yeast, bacteria, and fungi). It operates best in an acidic environment, and it works synergistically with other food-grade preservatives — most notably potassium sorbate. Sodium benzoate is freely found in nature, and in fact, even organically grown cranberries or prunes can contain levels of benzoic acid that exceed the legal limit imposed by the FDA on U.S. food manufacturers (0.1% by weight), although the level normally found in berries will be in the range of 0.05 to 0.1%. Sodium benzoic, as well as benzoic acid are completely *SAFE*, and like the preservative are have been labeled *SAFE* by the leading food additive authority, Dr. Michael Jacobsen, founder and president of Center for Science in the Public Interest.

tim
ceo and founder

]]> By: rayray http://urbanvelo.org/nuun-active-hydration-tablets/#comment-2594 rayray Tue, 20 May 2008 14:21:21 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1164#comment-2594 but they have sodium benzoate. I don't trust sodium benzoate. I was excited to try the product and I bought it without considering the ingredients. I normally read the label but I bought them in haste at a bike shop. from wisegeek.com: "There have been some health concerns about the combination of sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid or vitamin C. When the two are mixed, they can form the chemical benzene, which is carcinogenic. However, sodium benzoate on its own is not considered a carcinogen, and you would have to consume a huge amount of it in order to have toxic levels in your body. In mice studies where the animals were fed sodium benzoate, no adverse effects were reported, and the mice’s life expectancies were not shortened, nor was their health affected in any way." but they have sodium benzoate. I don’t trust sodium benzoate. I was excited to try the product and I bought it without considering the ingredients. I normally read the label but I bought them in haste at a bike shop. from wisegeek.com: “There have been some health concerns about the combination of sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid or vitamin C. When the two are mixed, they can form the chemical benzene, which is carcinogenic. However, sodium benzoate on its own is not considered a carcinogen, and you would have to consume a huge amount of it in order to have toxic levels in your body. In mice studies where the animals were fed sodium benzoate, no adverse effects were reported, and the mice’s life expectancies were not shortened, nor was their health affected in any way.”

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