Head to head

Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel vs Openfuel Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag

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

Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy GelOpenfuel Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag
RC Science Score73 /10073 /100
Carbohydrate20 g30 g
Sodium30 mg200 mg
Caffeine0 mg0 mg
Protein0 g0 g
Glucose:fructose
Cost per serving$1.91$1.51
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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.
Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel
3 × Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
90 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$22.80for the race
🎒 12 gels of Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel
3 gels an hour of Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel is more than most stomachs take. Move part of the carbs to a drink mix.
Openfuel Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag
2 × Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
400 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$12.00for the race
🎒 8 gels of Openfuel Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag
Combo: Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel + Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag (half each)
1.5 × Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel / hr
1 × Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
245 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$17.60for the race
🎒 6 gels of Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel
🎒 4 gels of Openfuel Openfuel Naked Gel Mix Bulk Bag

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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