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> One is that the carbohydrate mixture has been nailed: one 500g bag of Soylent will contain 210g of oat flour and 132g of maltodextrin. The protein mix has als

> One is that the carbohydrate mixture has been nailed: one 500g bag of Soylent will contain 210g of oat flour and 132g of maltodextrin. The protein mix has also shifted—our beta Soylent contained a mix of rice and pea protein, but production Soylent will contain 102g of brown rice protein isolate. Anyone else tried Brown Rice protein, and found it's undrinkable, harsh, and indigestible, probably because they use also the bran and germ to derive the protein from? Maltodextrin pretty much made me feel terrible and weak when I took it in the past. And eating oats in the morning these days for some reason messes with my ability to fall asleep later on. > This has been simplified, with the main oil switching from grapeseed to canola. I consider grapeseed oil to be the perfect oil. It's light and easily digestible. All other oils have been known to give people headaches and migraine that have sensitive digestive systems. Especially when mixed with whatever you're eating - causing digestive issues with that food. They've turned their product into 1 big allergen for me. Though that's just me, you might not have any problems with it.

danudey 13y ago
But in any complex system there can be various factors that lead to things being out of balance. I know someone who can't take multivitamins because there's too much iron in them and it upsets her system. If she were getting too much iron somewhere else, though, and cut that back, then they would be fine. The point I guess is that perhaps these things aren't bad for you, but rather they're bad for you in the current context of your environment, health, and current dietary intake. On the other hand, maybe they're just a bunch of things that are awful for your specific metabolism. Given the issues you posted, I probably wouldn't want to try it out if I were you.

danudey 13y ago

But in any complex system there can be various factors that lead to things being out of balance. I know someone who can't take multivitamins because there's too much iron in them and it upsets her system. If she were getting too much iron somewhere else, though, and cut that back, then they would be fine. The point I guess is that perhaps these things aren't bad for you, but rather they're bad for you in the current context of your environment, health, and current dietary intake. On the other hand, maybe they're just a bunch of things that are awful for your specific metabolism. Given the issues you posted, I probably wouldn't want to try it out if I were you.