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Active Root Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix vs Maurten Gel 100 CAF 100

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 MixMaurten Gel 100 CAF 100
RC Science Score73 /100100 /100
Carbohydrate24.3 g25 g
Sodium40 mg22 mg
Caffeine0 mg100 mg
Protein0 g0 g
Glucose:fructose1.25 :1
Cost per serving$1.91$4.33
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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
Maurten Gel 100 CAF 100
2.4 × Gel 100 CAF 100 / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
53 mgsodium / hr
240 mgcaffeine / hr
$41.60for the race
🎒 10 gels of Maurten Gel 100 CAF 100
Combo: Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix + Gel 100 CAF 100 (half each)
1.2 × Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix / hr
1.2 × Gel 100 CAF 100 / hr
59 gcarbs / hr
74 mgsodium / hr
120 mgcaffeine / hr
$30.00for the race
🎒 5 gels of Active Root Active Root Original Energy Gel Mix
🎒 5 gels of Maurten Gel 100 CAF 100

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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