Skratch Labs
Clear Hydration Drink Mix
1 g of carbs in a 4 g (0.1 oz) serving.
- Carbs
- 1 g
- Serving
- 4 g0.1 oz
- Price
- $1.65 a serving
- RC Science Score
- 100out of 100
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- Clear Hydration Drink Mix vs Rapid Hydration Drink Mix
Skratch Labs Clear Hydration Drink Mix vs Tailwind Nutrition Rapid Hydration Drink Mix
Skratch Labs Clear Hydration Drink Mix has 1 g of carbs a serving and Tailwind Nutrition Rapid Hydration Drink Mix has 12 g. Here's how they compare on weight, cost, sodium and the label, and what your race looks like on each.
Tailwind Nutrition
Rapid Hydration Drink Mix
12 g of carbs in a 13 g (0.5 oz) serving, from cane sugar.
- Carbs
- 12 g
- Serving
- 13 g0.5 oz
- Price
- $1.20 a serving
- RC Science Score
- 87out of 100
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Skratch Labs Clear Hydration Drink MixTailwind Nutrition Rapid Hydration Drink Mix
1 g
Carbs per servingg
12 g
7.1 g
Carbs per ounce carriedgrams of carbs ÷ serving weight
26.2 g
0.6 g
Carbs per dollargrams for $1
10.0 g
400 mg
Sodium per servingmg
320 mg
100
RC Science Scoreout of 100
87
Full label numbers
| Clear Hydration Drink Mix | Rapid Hydration Drink Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | 1 g | 12 g |
| Serving weight | 4 g (0.1 oz) | 13 g (0.5 oz) |
| Calories | 10 | 45 |
| Sodium | 400 mg | 320 mg |
| Potassium | 100 mg | 90 mg |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbs from | not listed | cane sugar |
| Cost per serving | $1.65 | $1.20 |
| RC Science Score | 100 | 87 |
On the label
2 of 4 differ: gluten free and glucose + fructose.
Skratch Labs Clear Hydration Drink Mix
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Glucose + fructose
- Caffeine free
Tailwind Nutrition Rapid Hydration Drink Mix
- 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.
| Clear Hydration Drink Mix | Rapid Hydration Drink Mix | Half each | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrolytes an hour | 60 | 5 | 30 + 2.5 |
| Electrolytes for the race | 240 | 20 | 120 + 10 |
| Weight to carry | 960 g 33.9 oz | 260 g 9.2 oz | 610 g 21.5 oz |
| Sodium an hour | 24000 mg | 1600 mg | 12800 mg |
| Cost for the race | $396.00 | $24.00 | $210.00 |
| 60 Clear Hydration Drink Mix 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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- RC Science Score: CarbRate's scoring of each product against the fueling research, explained on each product page.
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