I called Gatorade and they asked if it looked like mucus or cottonballs. I said yup, and they said I should call the 800 number. I said "I just did". He said it is food spoilage mold and that Gatorade must be refrigerated after opening. Even then, it's only good for 7 days. There are no preservatives in Gatorade and this is the reason it "blooms" so easily. He also claimed that the mold is not harmful. -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 5:04 PM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Use of "Hydration Systems"? and Gatoraid Gunk At 09:46 AM 4/29/99 -0400, dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote: > > > >I rinse the bags with a mild bleach solution and then rinse again prior to >next use. While we're on the subject of hydration, has anyone noticed the >strange things that grow in Gatorade? > >------------------------------------------- >Hmmm, yes. I thought I was the only one seeing the "strings." I used to >buy the large jugs of Gatorade >and fill up the quart bottles to take on trips. I stopped that after >seeing TheStrings. > >So does anyone know/have a clue as to what TheStrings could be? Do we >really want to know? 8-) > >Later... >Dan McCarty > You see it starts when a male gator sees a female gator , ah what was your question again? Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> >Probably akin to "vinegar eel," which is a fungus, I believe. Nutrients in >Gatorade, ya know! > Nope, it's a Nematode that feeds on fungal hyphae that sometimes develops in vinegar. The stuff in Gatorade is usually fungal in nature; the gatorade is a bitt too acid to support good bacterial growth. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 4/29/99 12:39:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pylka_at_castle.net writes: << Nope, it's a Nematode that feeds on fungal hyphae that sometimes develops in vinegar. The stuff in Gatorade is usually fungal in nature; the gatorade is a bitt too acid to support good bacterial growth. >> O.K., but will it kill ya? Any protein content? Couldn't taste any worse.:-) Harold *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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