FS powdered ingredients - 03452 - shipped

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As some of you know, I make gel food mixes using dry powdered ingredients. There's some back story, discussion, and drama that I won't get into, but the net result is that I now have a lot of powdered ingredients, but I cannot sell food mixes because of the required (expensive) licensing. So, just to be clear...

<DISCLAIMER> THIS IS NOT PET FOOD. These are powdered ingredients that I personally use to make food for my animals, but what you do with them is your business. </DISCLAIMER>

Okay, on to the fun part. Don't miss the "Mad Scientist Special" at the bottom! :)

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AGAR - $2.75/quarter-cup
Gelling agent derived from seaweed; alternative to gelatin; stays gelled at room (and tank) temperature; use approx. 1 tsp per cup (more for a firmer gel, less for a softer gel)

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CALCIUM CITRATE - $0.75/quarter-cup

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CABBAGE - $0.75/quarter-cup

CHLORELLA - $2.00/quarter-cup

COLLARD GREENS - $1.50/quarter-cup

GREEN PEAS - $0.50/quarter-cup

KALE - $2.25/quarter-cup

KELP - $1.00/quarter-cup

SPINACH - $0.50/quarter-cup

SPIRULINA - $1.25/quarter-cup

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KRILL - $1.50/quarter-cup

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CARROT - $0.25/TBSP
Good source of beta carotene.

MARIGOLD PETAL - $0.50/TBSP
Good source of lutein & zeaxanthin.

PAPRIKA - $0.25/TBSP
Good source of zeaxanthin.

RED PHAFFIA YEAST - $0.75/TBSP
1% astaxanthin (For reference, NatuRose(TM) is 1.5% astaxanthin.)

GARLIC - $0.25/TBS
Super fine powder, not the usual minced or granulated stuff you see at the grocery store.

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SHIPPING

I ship only within the United States.

Smaller orders (up to about 2 cups) will be shipped First Class by weight. PM your order and I will send back a shipping quote. If you're ordering a borderline amount (2-2.5 cups), I can pack and weigh it and let you know if it is light enough to go First Class. (You can see First Class rates here---scroll down for package rates.)

Larger orders will be shipped in Priority flat rate boxes. I can fit up to about 4.5 cups in the small box ($4.95) and up to about 30 cups in the medium box ($10.70).

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"MAD SCIENTIST SPECIAL"
For those who like to experiment, or just can't make up their minds.

1 TBSP AGAR
3 TBSP CABBAGE
3 TBSP CHLORELLA
3 TBSP COLLARD GREENS
3 TBSP GREEN PEAS
3 TBSP KALE
3 TBSP KELP
3 TBSP SPINACH
3 TBSP SPIRULINA

Plus choose ONE of these:
- CALCIUM (3 TBSP)
- KRILL (3 TBSP)
- CAROTENOID PACK (1 TBSP each CARROT, MARIGOLD PETAL, PAPRIKA, & RED PHAFFIA YEAST)


$12.00 SHIPPED

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Thanks for looking!

NOTE: Since I'm new at this and don't really know what I'm doing, I may need to revise my prices in the future. I will honor these for at least the first 10 orders, but then I may have to close this thread and start a new one with new prices. Thank you for your patience and understanding while I work this out!
 
What a fabulous list!! :)

I am seriously impressed. You went from having two recipes to having like, 433 possible recipes*** :o I'm supposed to be getting paid for writing an article next month...we'll see. I will definitely be ordering from you if it all pans out and I get some money in my PayPal!

P.S. ***this is just a made up number, someone good at math can probably tell you how many actual possibilties there are, though ;)
 
P.S. ***this is just a made up number, someone good at math can probably tell you how many actual possibilties there are, though ;)

My math is kinda rusty, but here goes...

If we look at combinations (not permutations, since we don't care about the order), the calculation for that is

n!/(r!(n-r)!)

where n = total number of ingredients to choose from
and r = number of ingredients in a specific combination

Leaving out agar, there are 15 ingredients. Any given combination could have anywhere from 1 to 15 ingredients, so we actually have to calculate several sets of combinations.

1 ingredient: 15 combinations

2 ingredients: 105 combinations

3 ingredients: 455 combinations

4 ingredients: 1365 combinations

5 ingredients: 3003 combinations

6 ingredients: 5005 combinations

7 ingredients: 6435 combinations

8 ingredients: 6435 combinations

9 ingredients: 5005 combinations

10 ingredients: 3003 combinations

11 ingredients: 1365 combinations

12 ingredients: 455 combinations

13 ingredients: 105 combinations

14 ingredients: 15 combinations

15 ingredients: 1 combination


So, in total, there are 31,402 possible combinations. Now, a lot of them would be silly---who would want only garlic? or just marigold and krill?---but there are certainly are a lot of options! :)


I'm supposed to be getting paid for writing an article next month...we'll see. I will definitely be ordering from you if it all pans out and I get some money in my PayPal!

Yay! :D
 
CORRECTION: I made a mistake in the "Mad Scientist Special"---it should be 2 TBSP of agar (not 1) and there should be 1 TBSP of garlic. Here's the corrected list:

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"MAD SCIENTIST SPECIAL"
For those who like to experiment, or just can't make up their minds.

2 TBSP AGAR

1 TBSP GARLIC

3 TBSP CABBAGE
3 TBSP CHLORELLA
3 TBSP COLLARD GREENS
3 TBSP GREEN PEAS
3 TBSP KALE
3 TBSP KELP
3 TBSP SPINACH
3 TBSP SPIRULINA

Plus choose ONE of these:
- CALCIUM (3 TBSP)
- KRILL (3 TBSP)
- CAROTENOID PACK (1 TBSP each CARROT, MARIGOLD PETAL, PAPRIKA, & RED PHAFFIA YEAST)


$12.00 SHIPPED

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how much food can the $12 shipped deal make after you add water?

That depends on how you mix it, but I would say about 6 cups---that's how much gel you can make with 2 TBSP agar. The concentration of other ingredients is really up to you, but the idea was for the whole package to work out "about right" and was based on my usual ratio of 1 part powder to 4 parts water (the final gel volume is about equal to the starting water volume). I hope that answers your question.


Me! Me!

I Pm'ed you an order...thought I'd bump you back to the top!

PM received and replied. Thanks for the bump! :)
 
Wow....to many combinations!!! LOL!!!
PM sent.
 
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