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Gu Liquid Energy Gel

Gu Liquid Energy Gel

  • Gel
  • 20 g carbs per serving
  • From Gu's label
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The short answer

Gu Liquid Energy Gel has 20 g carbs, 75 mg sodium per serving, from R43.25 a serving at the cheapest size. Value score 4.6/10 (poor value).

Carbs20g
Sodium75mg
CaffeineNone
Per servingR43.25
About it

Great Tasting Drinkable Energy. Introducing GU Liquid Energy Gels, delivering the same portable and fast-absorbing carbohydrates as our original Energy Gel in a refreshingly light and smooth liquid form. Each 100-calorie serving not only delivers a great-tasting blend of complex and simple carbohydrates, electrolytes, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), it offers you an alternative form factor to fine-tune your nutrition plan and give you a powerful finish line kick just when you need it. All Liquid Energy Gels are Vegan and Gluten Free.

  • Portable and fast-absorbing carbohydrates
  • Great-tasting blend of complex and simple carbohydrates
  • Contains electrolytes and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)
  • Vegan and Gluten Free

Decision helper the numbers athletes compare

Value score4.6/10Poor value
Cost score against the Endure average3.1/10
35 products in the category+1.37σ
Multi-source carbs (glucose + fructose)+1
Electrolytes included (≥50 mg sodium)+0.5
High carb density without GI flag+0.5
Requires >2 servings/hr to hit 60 g-0.5
Value score4.6/10
About $0.117 a gram of carbs, at R18.50 to the dollar.How we score ›
Price per g carbR2,16Poor value · 3.1/10Cost vs live Endure average (z-score)52% pricier than the category average
Price per 100 g carbR216Premium / PoorCost to buy 100 g of carbohydrate fuel — easier to compare than per-gram
Carb density2 000%Very denseCarbs as % of serving weight — affects gut load
Sodium per 100 kcal75 mgGoodElectrolyte adequacy vs 300–600 mg Na/hr target
Caffeine per servingNoneStimulant dose per serving
Servings for 60 g an hour3AverageServings/hour to hit the 60 g/hr fuelling target

On the label per serving, 1 packet (approx. 100 calories)

Energy100 kcal
Carbs20 g
Sodium75 mg
Carb typemixed
Carb sourcesMaltodextrin, fructose
CaffeineCaffeine in Orange (20 mg), Coffee and Cola (40 mg)

Sizes and where to buy

SizePricePer servingBuy
Box of 1212 × 1 servingR519R43.25Buy ›
Single1 × 1 servingR43.25R43.25Buy ›

Questions about Liquid Energy Gel

How many carbs are in Gu Liquid Energy Gel?

20 g of carbs per serving (1 packet (approx. 100 calories)), with 75 mg sodium, from Gu's label.

What does Gu Liquid Energy Gel cost per serving?

From R43.25 a serving at the cheapest size, which buys 4.6 g of carbs per R10.

Compare with gels close in carbs

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Liquid Energy GelGu · Gel20g75mg—R43.254.6g4.6/10
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Energy Gel + ElectrolytesUCAN · Gel20g200mg————
Sports JellyMountain Fuel · Gel20g—————
Sports Jelly Cola CaffeineMountain Fuel · Gel20g—30mg———
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