Bret's Soylent 1.3: Barley, Oat, Rice, prices Jan 2015 Private

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Last updated February 13, 2015 Copy
AmountIngredient$ / daySource
3.7gSalt$0.01Local
8gPotassium Citrate$0.20Amazon
1.2gCholine Bitartrate$0.07Amazon
1pillKirkland Signature Daily Multi$0.03Amazon
130gOat Flour/Powder$0.53Amazon
3.5gCalcium and vitamin D$0.18Amazon
55.5mlCanola Oil updated Feb 2015$0.11Local
6gSucralose (Splenda)$0.15Amazon
130gBarley flour or meal$0.32amazon
0.25pillVitamin K$0.01Amazon
0gRice protein powder$0.00Amazon
95gRice protein powder, bulk$1.13Bulk foods
64gMaltodextrin (from corn)$0.18Amazon
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Uses the macro nutrition profile of Soylent 1.3 (which I love), which is 50-30-20 carb/fat/protein by calories percentage.

Why barley? Need high fiber nutritious grain, and all carbs from oat flour won't work because of too much manganese.

See also my whey protein version

If you're against Canola, find a new oil...I don't mind. It won't really change the price. These notes are mostly for myself:

"Canola oil is low in saturated fat and contains both omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in a ratio of 2:1. If consumed, it also reduces low-density lipoprotein and overall cholesterol levels, and as a significant source of the essential omega-3 fatty acid is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality" Wikipedia. "In 2001, researchers at a conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health concluded that the two classes of fatty acid should be consumed in a 1:1 ratio. As of 2007, the Japanese government recommended a ratio of 4:1, while the Swedish government recommended a ratio of 5:1, and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science in the United States recommended a ratio of 10:1. (In all cases, the number to the left of the ratio is omega-6 fats, while the number to the right is omega-3s.)" Wikipedia. For the nutritional information of canola oil, I used nutritiondata.self.com. Soylent 1.3 has a ratio of 4:1, which I use here.

Another issue in the oils controversy that wrongly criticizes canola and is not an issue in this recipe is the form of vitamin E, gamma vs alpha. One correlation study suggests that the consumption of higher gamma over alpha in the US could reduce the lung capacity for 1% of people. Another study says that the gamma form might guard against cancer and dementia. So it's not decided, but regardless, high gamma consumption in the US is due to mostly soybean oil (76% gamma) and corn oil, not canola (7% gamma).

In any case, the multivitamin vitamin E used here has the alpha-form, which is where almost all of the vit. E comes from, and so the vitamin E in this recipe is overwhelmingly alpha form; the gamma form is very small here (about 1%), and you probably should be glad to get a little of it, since just one form is probably not great.

So canola seems to work well with a good ratio of omega-6 to omega-3, and no issues with vitamin E.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Day
50% Carb, 20% Protein, 30% Fat
Calories2002
% Daily Values*
101%
Total Carbohydrate252g
102%
Dietary Fiber 28g
100%
Protein101g
100%
Total Fat67g
Saturated Fat6g
Monounsaturated Fat37g
Polyunsaturated Fat20g
204%
Omega-3 Fatty Acids5g
147%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids15g
Cholesterol0mg
Calcium
163%
Vitamin A
117%
Chloride
101%
Vitamin B6
203%
Chromium
100%
Vitamin B12
250%
Copper
207%
Vitamin C
104%
Iodine
100%
Vitamin D
101%
Iron
182%
Vitamin E
208%
Magnesium
103%
Vitamin K
162%
Manganese
385%
Thiamin
241%
Molybdenum
678%
Riboflavin
152%
Phosphorus
223%
Niacin
188%
Potassium
110%
Folate
138%
Selenium
269%
Pantothenic Acid
209%
Sodium
160%
Biotin
100%
Sulfur
Choline
103%
Zinc
161%
 
* Percent Daily Values are based on "Solylent 1.3, 2000 calories as published, other U.S. government DRI male 19-50, Feb 2015b". You may use the Nutrient Calculator to personalise your own profile, then select it from the list on the Recipe Editor tab.
Nutrient Profile: Solylent 1.3, 2000 calories as published, other U.S. government DRI male 19-50, Feb 2015bChange

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