Ultimate Guide - PURE Performance + Range
What is the PURE Performance + Range?
The PURE Performance + range was developed with the competitive athlete in mind who are chasing their peak performance. PURE Sports Nutrition prides itself in high quality products that work and contains no artificial ingredients or colours.
Is PURE Performance + a Good Range?
PURE Performance range has been created with present-day nutrition science at front of mind. It is an exceptional range that allows all athletes, from age-group to the elite level, fuel with innovative, quality products to achieve their performance potential.
Where is PURE Sports Nutrition based?
PURE Sports Nutrition is based in Hillsborough Christchurch, New Zealand. PURE is proud of its community and donates in excess of 50,000 litres of PURE Electrolyte Hydration to community sports events each year throughout New Zealand.
Best PURE Performance + Products
PURE Performance + Race Ready Nitrates
When to take: 5 days leading up to an event
What it does: Improves blood vessel dilation and delays fatigue
Race ready nitrates make nitrate loading prior to an event easy. It has been tailored for endurance athletes to use 5 days leading up to an event. It contains 500mg of dietary nitrates per serve, from beetroot and Oxystorm™, derived from red spinach (Amaranthus Dubius) leaves. Enhanced Nitric Oxide Pathways with Vinitrox™ has shown to improve blood vessel dilation and delay fatigue (1,2,3). It also contains 150mg of anthocyanins from New Zealand blackcurrant powder, cluster dextrin, is natural and plant-based.
PURE Performance + Race Fuel Drink Mix Bag and Sachet
When to take: Day of your event
What it does: Delivers a high level of carbohydrates and electrolytes to increase performance while minimising gastrointestinal distress
PURE Performance + Race Fuel Drink Mix aims to deliver a high level of carbohydrates and electrolytes required to increase performance while minimising gastrointestinal distress. It contains 90g of carbs per serve through a combination of cluster dextrin and fructose. Cluster dextrin has a highly branched and cyclic structure making it relatively low in osmolarity. Its low osmolarity means it will move through the stomach faster, setting it apart from linear dextrin’s (i.e. maltodextrin) and traditional carbohydrate sources (4,5). Through the use of Cluster Dextrin, PURE has created a very high carbohydrate drink that is not only palatable, but also may reduce gastrointestinal distress. Performance + Race Fuel Drink Mix Bag contains 650mg of sodium per serve and is HASTA Certified.
Ash Miller
Dietitian and Nutritionist (Masters)
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
Instagram: @ashthomo_nutrition
Disclaimer:
The content in this blog is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always speak with your doctor or allied health team before changing your diet, exercise, or taking supplements, especially if you have a health condition or take medication. Please use this information as a guide only. Aid Station doesn't take responsibility for individual outcomes.
References:
1. Sports Dieticians Australia, 2023, NITRATE (BEETROOT JUICE),https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/factsheets/supplements/beetroot-juice-nitrate/, Accessed 21/01/23.
2. Domínguez R, Maté-Muñoz JL, Cuenca E, García-Fernández P, Mata-Ordoñez F, Lozano-Estevan MC, Veiga-Herreros P, da Silva SF, Garnacho-Castaño MV. Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2018 Jan 5;15:2. doi: 10.1186/s12970-017-0204-9. PMID: 29311764; PMCID: PMC5756374.
3. Deley G, Guillemet D, Allaert FA, Babault N. An Acute Dose of Specific Grape and Apple Polyphenols Improves Endurance Performance: A Randomized, Crossover, Double-Blind versus Placebo Controlled Study. Nutrients. 2017 Aug 22;9(8):917. doi: 10.3390/nu9080917. PMID: 28829368; PMCID: PMC5579710.
4. Chuychai J, Srihirun K, Chinapong S, Sanpasitt C, Khaosanit P, Nokkaew N. Fluid Containing Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin: An Alternative Ergogenic Aid to Enhance Endurance Exercise
Performance in Long-Distance Runners. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online. 2022 Aug 1;25(4).
5. Wilburn D, Machek S, Ismaeel A. Highly branched cyclic dextrin and its ergogenic effects in athletes: a brief review. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. 2021 Aug 13;4(3).
