Head to head

Active Root Active Root Lemon Energy Gel vs Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel

Both verified against their manufacturer source and scored on the same fueling evidence. Highlighted cells are the stronger number for racing.

Active Root Active Root Lemon Energy GelApplied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel
RC Science Score73 /10073 /100
Carbohydrate30 g23.1 g
Sodium40 mg55 mg
Caffeine0 mg0 mg
Protein0 g0 g
Glucose:fructose
Cost per serving$2.57$1.20
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What an hour on each looks like — and the two together

Specs tell you what is in a serving. This tells you how many servings an hour hit your target, what that delivers, what the race costs, and what you would carry. Set your own target from the finder and it follows you here.

Servings per hour to hit the target, what that delivers, and what you would carry.
Active Root Active Root Lemon Energy Gel
2 × Active Root Lemon Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
80 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$20.40for the race
🎒 8 gels of Active Root Active Root Lemon Energy Gel
Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel
2.6 × Applied Nutrition Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
143 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$12.40for the race
🎒 11 gels of Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel
Combo: Active Root Lemon Energy Gel + Applied Nutrition Energy Gel (half each)
1 × Active Root Lemon Energy Gel / hr
1.3 × Applied Nutrition Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
112 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$16.40for the race
🎒 4 gels of Active Root Active Root Lemon Energy Gel
🎒 6 gels of Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel

Sodium and caffeine show what these products deliver at that rate. Your caffeine dose comes from the caffeine tool, and the drink-mix tool checks a bottle's concentration.

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