4 Best Ways To Take L-Glutamine (And What To Avoid) - Draft

01. Which drinks to avoid mixing glutamine with?

So the first thing to know is you should avoid mixing it with anything HOT.

Which means no hot drinks, like coffee or tea.  As well as no hot foods like soup or broth for example. And the main reason for this, is that hot temperatures can potentially denature or damage, the amino acids.

Photo: L-Glutamine powder is best taken with water, but you can also take it with other drinks, which we cover below

02. Which drinks are BEST for glutamine powder?

So the main drink we recommend is water. It is the perfect delivery vehicle for your precious amino acids. Our suggested use directions are to mix 1 scoop or 5 grams of L-Glutamine powder, with 8 fluid ounces or 240 mils of water.

Of course, if you don’t love the light naturally fermented flavor of glutamine, then you can mix it with flavored beverages.

• Vegetable or low sugar fruit juice
• Or if you want to get fancy even something like a chilled iced tea
• A fruit smoothie can also work
  

Photo: Here you can see us trying L-Glutamine with a smoothie, iced tea, juice and water.  All good options!

03. The 1 cold drink to AVOID mixing L-Glutamine with

Now with all that said, there is one cold beverage you should avoid mixing it with. And that is any drink that contains a lot of protein. For example, a protein shake.

That’s because we don’t want the additional amino acids in protein, such as glycine, competing with our glutamine for uptake and absorption in your GI tract.