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Science in Sport Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix vs Tailwind Nutrition Recovery Mix

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

Science in Sport Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink MixTailwind Nutrition Recovery Mix
RC Science Score100 /10053 /100
Carbohydrate80 g34 g
Sodium10 mg500 mg
Caffeine0 mg0 mg
Protein0 g20 g
Glucose:fructose1.25 :1
Cost per serving$3.49$2.80
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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.
Science in Sport Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix
0.8 × Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix / hr
64 gcarbs / hr
8 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$11.20for the race
🎒 4 servings of mix of Science in Sport Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix
Tailwind Nutrition Recovery Mix
1.8 × Recovery Mix / hr
61 gcarbs / hr
900 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$20.00for the race
🎒 8 servings of mix of Tailwind Nutrition Recovery Mix
Combo: Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix + Recovery Mix (half each)
0.4 × Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix / hr
0.9 × Recovery Mix / hr
63 gcarbs / hr
454 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$15.60for the race
🎒 2 servings of mix of Science in Sport Beta Fuel 80 Energy Drink Mix
🎒 4 servings of mix of Tailwind Nutrition Recovery Mix

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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