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Everyone knows a bit about protein in carp baits, but what about the awesome impacts of betaine or lecithins and the breaking up of proteins by betaine when baits get heated up making them even more attractive because they give off more amino acids? For much more about creating super-boosted baits read on now! We humans are long-lost ancestors of fish and we too have a basic need for betaine too in many regards, not least for many of the same reasons as fish so it is no surprise betaine is found in human tissues as well as in fish meals. One of the major impacts of betaine is that it ensures correction ionic balance of our cells by replacing inorganic salts thus relieving osmotic stress (e.g. dehydration) which can be fatal! Where humans were concerned, historically salt was worth its weight in gold in many areas of the world where it was scarce, especially in hotter climates; water will keep you alive for only so long but to retain hydration in your cells and tissues you need salts. I hope these points show you a little more why such things as betaine and salty ingredients packed with water soluble polypeptides and free amino acids such as enzyme-treated fish protein are so very effective when used together in carp baits! Without such additional cell and tissue-balancing ingredients and additives in your own foods and drinks you will pass water straight through your system with very little hydrating effect within as little as 15 minutes. Sugary drinks like Fanta and colas are and sugar-packed beer are better than just water for re-hydrating for this reason although not the best choice for long-term health with the obvious associated risks of diabetes, obesity etc! Note, although beer is rich in sugars, its alcohol will dehydrate you. But there is no solid evidence to back up claims that caffeine in coffee or tea will dehydrate you; in fact quite the opposite – the very fact you are drinking liquids instead of nothing counts for a lot in re-hydration terms! Like very many legendary carp bait additves, ingredients components and flavour components etc including potently bioactive, a huge number are metabolic stimulants. In carp protein and energy metabolism is controlled by enzymes. Betaine donates its vital methyl groups so biochemical reactions caused by enzymes acting as catalysts can take place and these reactions are essential for basic fish survival. The insignificant rise in body temperature by drinking hot drinks in hot temperatures means drinking such hot liquids does nothing to cool you down, but again what helps is re-hydration itself. Adding raw brown cane sugar or molasses especially will help and contains betaine of course! This relates to their success in carp baits as betaine is not simply a palatability factor or sensory cell stimulator but an internal osmotic stress balancer which in effect boosts immunity in carp (another factor of huge importance!) Methyl donors are an important part of bait and it is no coincidence that liquid lecithins are also so effective in being choline donors. Lecithins are probably one of the most underestimated and under-used substances in improving bait performance, bait hydration, dispersal of oils, adding key nutrition, and of course improving that so very vital bait digestion too! The famous carp bait additive called Robin Red (and many of its close substitutes) are well known to contain a high proportion of water-soluble sugars apart from other components like the oils and peppers and seeds etc. The highly soluble molasses sugar content is a big part of the success of Robin Red in opening up bait structure allowing improved release of bait substances even in low winter temperatures. (Raw crystalline molasses are especially excellent in winter for this reason not just for its palatability but its rich betaine content which it contributes in Robin Red.) On the point of preventing cellular stress my investigations into the most effective liquids to drink just before strenuous exercise found that ideally you would have at least around 20 percent inclusion of minerals and sugars in your water to enable you to actually become re-hydrated (thus the market for isotonic drinks such as Lucosade.) Although not a chemist I have observed just how effective it is to include very high levels of more hygroscopic and water-soluble bait substances. Those famous Mistral Isotonic baits are I imagine made to similar effects. Isotonic refers to a balance of osmotic pressures inside cells and outside cells by the maintenance of fluid retention and cell pressure is balanced by osmosis by the make-up of the fluids passing in and out of the cell wall (which is a semi-permeable membrane.) This passage of fluids is called osmosis, where water is drawn to or from each side of the membrane depending upon how hygroscopic the solution is inside or outside the cell and this is where things like salts and betaine are hugely important in maintaining a healthy balance. The electrolytes in blood are vitally important for correct function for instance. It might be noted that any constant stress of cells leads to disease or death so the concept of baits containing hygroscopic substances that help fish maintain constant osmotic cell pressure as in the case of normal isotonic blood cells is a great edge. As I mentioned previously, boosting the carp immune system in various ways is a very big competitive edge over competing baits. (Note: The terms hypertonic refers to dehydration and hypotonic refers to over-hydration that can lead to cells actually exploding so this balanced isotonic or balanced tension state is vital!) Again, you might be familiar with the term isotonic boilies and now to some degree understand a little more about it. Apparently betaine causes lysis (breaking apart) of polypeptides from proteins in high temperatures i.e. in boiling baits. So the splitting of cells by inducing a hypotonic state releases water-soluble amino acids from the proteins in the baits which is another very good incentive for using betaine! Things like the extra concentrated green-lipped mussel extract from Ccmoore are absolutely packed with betaine but there are many more options I can assure you! The splitting of cells by inducing a hypotonic state is very much like the way antibiotics like penicillin work by causing breakage (lysis) of bacterial cell walls by causing them to make defective cell walls which are then broken by enzyme lysis. Our own saliva contains similar-acting enzymes as does egg whites! Again, this may well be another hidden reason for using egg albumin which is over-looked and this ingredient has many more benefits going for it in baits than at first glance. Betaine is known to cause lysis of proteins at high temperatures and so part of its success is in breaking up proteins in heated boilies for example. This releases peptides and amino acids which are highly stimulatory feeding triggers to carp so adding betaine is much more potent an additive in combination with highly digestible protein ingredients in this vital respect too. (Maybe next time you sniff a boilie all this will come to mind beyond simply thinking what flavours it might contain.) There is much you can do with betaine by combining it with other substances to optimise your baits and their effects even if you rely on readymade baits so never be satisfied with your standard baits because further improvements and competitive edges can always be achieved! 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