Head to head

Honey Stinger Classic Energy Gel (Gold) vs Honey Stinger Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated)

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

Honey Stinger Classic Energy Gel (Gold)Honey Stinger Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated)
RC Science Score73 /10073 /100
Carbohydrate24 g24 g
Sodium45 mg50 mg
Caffeine0 mg32 mg
Protein0 g0 g
Glucose:fructose
Cost per serving$1.75$1.75
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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.
Honey Stinger Classic Energy Gel (Gold)
2.5 × Classic Energy Gel (Gold) / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
113 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$17.60for the race
🎒 10 gels of Honey Stinger Classic Energy Gel (Gold)
Honey Stinger Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated)
2.5 × Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated) / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
125 mgsodium / hr
80 mgcaffeine / hr
$17.60for the race
🎒 10 gels of Honey Stinger Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated)
Combo: Classic Energy Gel (Gold) + Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated) (half each)
1.3 × Classic Energy Gel (Gold) / hr
1.3 × Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated) / hr
62 gcarbs / hr
124 mgsodium / hr
42 mgcaffeine / hr
$18.40for the race
🎒 6 gels of Honey Stinger Classic Energy Gel (Gold)
🎒 6 gels of Honey Stinger Organic Energy Gel (Caffeinated)

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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