Carbs Fuel
Original Sports Drink Mix
75 g of carbs in a 78 g (2.8 oz) serving, from maltodextrin.
- Carbs
- 75 g
- Serving
- 78 g2.8 oz
- Price
- $2.73 a serving
- RC Science Score
- 55out of 100
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- Original Sports Drink Mix vs Sport Tablets
Carbs Fuel Original Sports Drink Mix vs Nuun Sport Tablets
Carbs Fuel Original Sports Drink Mix has 75 g of carbs a serving and Nuun Sport Tablets has 4 g. Here's how they compare on weight, cost, sodium and the label, and what your race looks like on each.
Nuun
Sport Tablets
4 g of carbs in a 5 g (0.2 oz) serving.
- Carbs
- 4 g
- Serving
- 5 g0.2 oz
- Price
- $0.75 a serving
- RC Science Score
- 100out of 100
numbers from each brand's label, verified by CarbRate
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Carbs Fuel Original Sports Drink MixNuun Sport Tablets
75 g
Carbs per servingg
4 g
27.3 g
Carbs per ounce carriedgrams of carbs ÷ serving weight
22.7 g
27.5 g
Carbs per dollargrams for $1
5.3 g
500 mg
Sodium per servingmg
300 mg
55
RC Science Scoreout of 100
100
Full label numbers
| Original Sports Drink Mix | Sport Tablets | |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | 75 g | 4 g |
| Serving weight | 78 g (2.8 oz) | 5 g (0.2 oz) |
| Calories | 300 | 15 |
| Sodium | 500 mg | 300 mg |
| Potassium | not listed | 150 mg |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Protein | 0 g | not listed |
| Carbs from | maltodextrin | not listed |
| Cost per serving | $2.73 | $0.75 |
| RC Science Score | 55 | 100 |
On the label
1 of 4 differ: vegan.
Carbs Fuel Original Sports Drink Mix
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Glucose + fructose
- Caffeine free
Nuun Sport Tablets
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Glucose + fructose
- Caffeine free
Your race on each electrolyte
Set your carbs an hour and race length. Both options hit the same target.
| Original Sports Drink Mix | Sport Tablets | Half each | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrolytes an hour | 0.8 | 15 | 0.4 + 7.5 |
| Electrolytes for the race | 4 | 60 | 2 + 30 |
| Weight to carry | 312 g 11.0 oz | 300 g 10.6 oz | 306 g 10.8 oz |
| Sodium an hour | 400 mg | 4500 mg | 2450 mg |
| Cost for the race | $8.74 | $45.00 | $26.87 |
| 15 Sport Tablets an hour is more than most stomachs take. Move part of your carbs into a drink mix. Half each takes half your carbs from each. | |||
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- Product numbers: each brand's label (nuunlife.com), verified by CarbRate.
- RC Science Score: CarbRate's scoring of each product against the fueling research, explained on each product page.
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