Energy Drinks and Gels

Energy Gels, etc...
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vegan and vegetarian alternatives: Energy Bars & Snack Bars ClifBar, Larabar, Odwalla, Organic Food Bar, ProBar
Most Clif Bar products are vegan-friendly, veggie, vegetarian, no animals, no dairy, whey, honey

Energy Drink $1/60g carb (1 hour)
Sodium/carb and Potassium/carb
*** Gatorade Performance Series Endurance Formula 8floz 14g 50cal 170mg Na 80mg K 13g carb 12g sugar, 46g carb/$1 53.8g/$1
** Accelerade Powder 12floz 31g 120cal 190mg Na 65mg K 21g carb 20g sugar 5g protein, carb:protein = 4:1
Hammer Nutrition HEED - Sport Drink 16floz 29g 100cal 62mg Na 16mg K 25g carb 2g sugar 80 serving $0.5625
Hammer Perpetuem 24floz 69g 260cal 231mg Na 156mg K 54g Carb 7g sugar 6g protein 32 serving $1.34
Hammer Sustained Energy 24floz 85g 343cal 112mg Na 73g carb 5g sugar 10.5g protein
Cytomax Performance Drink 8floz 25g 90cal 120mg Na 60mg K 22g carb 12g sugar 4.5lbs jug, 59g carb/$1
Coca-Cola Powerade
** PowerBar Endurance Beverage System 8oz 18g 70cal 190mg Na 10mg K 17g carb 9g sugar, Mg, glucose:fructose = 2:1, 48g carb/$1
Amino-Vital Endurance 40g 140cal 200mg Na 100mg K 32g carb 2g sugar 2.4g protein 20 20 fl oz serving $1.546a
Amino-Vital Pro 24g 90cal 20mg Na 180mg K 17g carb 1g sugar 3.6g protein
* GU2O 16floz 26g 100cal 240mg Na 40mg K 26g carb 4g sugar
Ultima Replenisher 4.35g 10cal 37.5mg Na 100mg K 3g carb $0.286
** 1st Endurance EFS Drink (Electrolyte Fuel System) E3 16floz 32g 96cal 270mg Na 160mg K 24g carb 16g sugar 2g amino acid $0.8
*** ClifShot Electrolyte 8floz 20g 80cal 200mg Na 50mg K 19g carb 10g sugar
nuun portable electrolyte hydration 6cal 360mg Na 100mg K $0.47
Enervit Enervitene Granular 45g 175cal 44g carb
*** Carb BOOM! - Electrolyte Sports Drink 8floz 19g 70cal 160mg Na 50mg K 17g carb 8g sugar
* Crank Sports e-Fuel Electrolyte Energy Drink 8floz 24.4ml 70cal 130mg Na 50mg K 18g carb 6g sugar
Champion Nutrition Revenge Sport 25g 90cal 100mg Na 110mg K 20mg Mg 23g carb 12g sugar lactic acid buffer 72oz 82 serving jar $0.388a

Energy Gel $1/30g carb (30 min)
GUSports GU Energy Gel 32g 100cal 40mg Na 35mg K 25g carb 3g sugar
GU Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Gel 100cal 125mg Na 55mg K 25g carb glucose:fructose=4:1 1200mg Amino Acid Caffeine
Hammer Nutrition Hammer Gel 36g 88cal 22mg sodium 22g carb 2g sugar amino acids $0.729 20oz 26 serving jug bulk
** PowerBar Power Gel 41g 110cal 200mg Na 20mg K 27g carb 10g sugar, glucose:fructose = 2:1, chocolate has more K, fat, $0.981a
Clif Bar Clif Shot Gel 32g 100cal 40mg Na 30mg K 2% Mg 25g carb 8g sugar $0.723a
Carb BOOM! Energy Gel 110cal 50mg Na 75mg K 26g carb 4g sugar 24 servings bulk
* Crank Sports e-Gel Electrolyte Energy Gel 55g 150cal 230mg Na 85mg K 37g carb 7g sugar $0.81/100cal
Accelerade Accel Gel 41g 100cal 100mg Na 50mg K 20g carb 17g sugar 5g protein, carb:protein = 4:1
Honey Stinger Energy Gel 37g 120cal 50mg Na 85mg K 29g carb 29g sugar
Cytosport Cytomax Energy Gel 40g 110cal 35mg Na 65mg K 27g carb 6g sugar $0.816a 15% off subscribe $0.693
Enervit Enervitene Sport Gel 25ml 71cal 18g carb
Jelly Belly Sport Beans 28g 100cal 80mg Na 40mg K 25g carb 19g sugar

Chews
PowerBar Gel Blasts 130cal 20mg Na 30g carb 24g sugar 2g protein
* Clif Shot Bloks 30g 100cal 70mg Na (Margarita 210mg) 20mg K 24g carb 12g sugar 6 pieces $0.685a
Sharkies 45g 140cal 110mg Na 30mg K 36g carb 17g sugar
Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews 50g 160cal 80mg Na 40mg K 39g carb 24g sugar 1g protein 10 pieces

PreRace Supplements
Cytomax Pre-Formance 70g 260cal 2g fat 50mg Na 240mg K 35g cab 2g sugar 26g protein 3.08lb 20 serving jug $1.11a
Gatorade Performance Series Carbohydrate Energy Formula 12oz 320cal 79g sugar 43g sugar 350mg Na 160mg K
First Endurance PreRace
Hammer Race Day Boost 24cal 4.5g carb 1g sodium phosphate 500mg glutamine 48 serving $0.31
Amino-Vital Fast Charge

Recovery
PowerBar Recovery Beverage 8floz 90cal 20g carb 10g sugar 3g protein 250mg Na 10mg K
Gatorade Performance Series Protein Recovery Shake 11oz 270cal 45g carb 31g sugar 20g protein 1.5g fat 250mg Na 620mg K
Clif Shot Recovery Drink 8floz 40g 150cal 31g carb 19g sugar 6g protein 230mg Na 135mg K
Cytomax Recovery 75g 350cal 20g carb 7g sugar 26g protein 105mg Na 350mg K 18g fat
Hammer Recoverite 8-12oz 49g 180cal 833g carb 2g sugar 10g protein 30mg Na 19mg K
1st Endurance Ultragen RS-Recovery Series 12floz 91g 320cal 60g carb (sugar) 20g protein 320mg Na 200mg K

NOW Foods bulk Maltodextrin (Carbo Gain 133g/$1), Electro Pro, Fructose (280g/$1), Dextrose (208g/$1), Soy Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate
NOW Sports Products
My Supplement Store
iHerb

The Complete Electrolyte Story
Sport Drink Comparison

Electrolyte Capsules 200mg/$0.06
SaltStick salt stick 215mg Na, 63mg K, 22mg Calcium
Succeed! S!Caps Electrolytes 341mg Na, 21mg K
Thermotabs 180mg Na, 15mg K
nuun 360mg Na, 100mg K, 12.5mg Ca
Homemade NaCl:KCl:Ca/Mg = 23:5:7.5 == 40 capsule

Maltodextrin glycemic index 110 > glucose 100 (dextrose)
Sucrose: glucose + fructose
Maltose: 2 glucose
Lactose: galactose + glucose
Corn Syrup: glucose
Relative Sweetness

carb 1 g/min, 60 g/hr, 6% glucose concentration, 1000 cc fluid, 33.8 floz
Na/NaCl = 0.39337234152316873413
K/KCl = 0.52445037625249828976
1g glucose + 36.31601100982055117501 mg Salt + 12.25773060648234249135 mg KCl

20 fl oz bottle = 591 cc = 591 cc water + 37.75 g glucose (151 Kcal, 37.75 minutes) + 1~1.5 g salt + 18.88 g fructose + 9.44 g protein
0.6 l bottle = 600 cc = 600 cc water + 38.3 g glucose (153 Kcal, 38.3 minutes) + 1~1.5 g salt + 19.1 g fructose + 9.6 g protein
24 fl oz bottle = 710 cc = 710 cc water + 45.3 g glucose (181 Kcal) + 1.2~1.8 g salt