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Active Root Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix vs Etixx Etixx Isotonic Orange 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 Original Energy Gel MixEtixx Etixx Isotonic Orange Energy Gel
RC Science Score73 /10073 /100
Carbohydrate24.3 g22 g
Sodium40 mg30 mg
Caffeine0 mg0 mg
Protein0 g0 g
Glucose:fructose——
Cost per serving$1.91$3.29
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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 Original Energy Gel Mix
2.5 × Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix / hr
61 gcarbs / hr
100 mgsodium / hr
—caffeine / hr
$19.20for the race
🎒 10 gels of Active Root Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix
Etixx Etixx Isotonic Orange Energy Gel
2.7 × Etixx Isotonic Orange Energy Gel / hr
59 gcarbs / hr
81 mgsodium / hr
—caffeine / hr
$35.60for the race
🎒 11 gels of Etixx Etixx Isotonic Orange Energy Gel
Combo: Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix + Etixx Isotonic Orange Energy Gel (half each)
1.2 × Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix / hr
1.4 × Etixx Isotonic Orange Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
90 mgsodium / hr
—caffeine / hr
$27.60for the race
🎒 5 gels of Active Root Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix
🎒 6 gels of Etixx Etixx Isotonic Orange 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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