Comment · Mon, June 28, 2021 · ND Owner
Difference in Citruline Malate texture/smell
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Invec42 · 6 points
Would love to hear others experiences with this as it's a bit worrisome:
A while back I got a jar of citruline malate, was basically clumpy rocks that smelled slightly fruity/sour but not very strong, and when mixed with water tasted very sour but mixed well. The powder that wasn't in the rocks was relatively fluffy.
During the most recent sale I got another jar of the exact same product, but this time it is completely different. In a worrisome way.
It is some large rocks/clumps, but a lot of very fine powder, almost like sand. The big difference however is the smell: it smells completely different, almost of paint or something else. It's the type of smell that makes you recoil slightly. The taste still has that sour taste, but it doesn't mix nearly as well as the previous batch and tastes slightly off.
Does anyone else have any experience with the citruline malate product recently? Does this sort of drastic shift between the smells/consistency of the product make sense? It was sealed with both plastic wrap as well as a lid inside the product so it seems unlikely it was tampered with. It seems odd that the consistency/smell would be so different on the exact same product, and…
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
What was your order number? Can you give me the lot numbers on the jars? I will pull the retained and see if I can smell what you are talking about. I've never characterized citrulline malate as fruity, though. Everyone describes things differently. Our organoleptic panel put down "faint cooking oil" as the description.