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Mar 20, 2021

Maurten Gel & Drink Mix: Everything You Need to Know

By Matt Johnson

Founder of The Feed.

High carb fueling? Find out everything you need to know about the Swedish product that is taking the running and cycling scene by storm.

Overview of Maurten Products

This little-known, high-carb sports drink is used by a lot of top marathoners. If you’ve never tried Maurten before, then you’re in the right place to find out everything you need to know about the Swedish product that is taking the running and cycling scene by storm.

About Maurten Drink Mix & Gel

Maurten is a carbohydrate-rich fuel designed for endurance sports. It’s based on natural ingredients that boost energy and hydration, as well as recovery. First available as a sports drink, now Maurten can also be obtained in gel form. Let’s take a closer look at each of these products so you know how they work and what you stand to gain from each of them.

Maurten Drink Mix Review

Maurten Drink Mix uses the latest scientific breakthroughs into nutrition, hydration, and muscle recovery to bring you what is arguably the most efficient hydration formula you’ll find anywhere.

After the drink is ingested, the natural acidity of your stomach transforms the mix into a hydrogel, encapsulating the carbs. This mixture is then transported to the intestine, where all the water, sodium, and carbohydrates in the hydrogel are absorbed into your system, resulting in increased hydration and energy.

This drink mix has a neutral flavor and since it’s not broken down inside your stomach, it doesn’t cause GI stress. The drink mix only contains 5 simple, natural ingredients:

Maurten Drink Mix Ingredients

  • Maltodextrin

  • Fructose

  • Pectin

  • Sodium alginate

  • Sodium chloride

Its simple formula makes Maurten sports drink ideal for consumption before, during, and after runs. It works great for those who require lots of energy during their runs. The drink mix is available in a 160-calorie version, which comes in 18 individual serving packets to be mixed with 500mL of water. Each serving has 40g of carbohydrates. It’s also available in Maurten 320 sachets that contain twice the amount of carbs (80g) and calories (320cal).

Maurten Gel 100 Review

Many of the top-performing athletes from all over the world favor Maurten Gel 100 as an effective alternative to the sports drink mix. It comes in a 12-pack, contains 25g of carbohydrates per serving, and works in much the same way that the drink mix does. The main difference between the two, other than the formulation and texture, is that the gel has six ingredients, instead of five.

The Maurten Gel also has a neutral flavor and helps to prevent GI distress since it’s also not broken down inside the stomach. Maurten's gel is a perfect race day nutrition option that can be taken before, during, and after a run.

Maurten Gel Ingredients

  • Water

  • Fructose

  • Glucose

  • Calcium Carbonate

  • Sodium Alginate

  • Gluconic acid

What differentiates Maurten Gel from other nutritional gels/jellys is that it contains only simple, natural ingredients and has no added preservatives, flavors, or colorants. The gel comes in 12 individual serving packets for convenient use.

Why Top Marathoners Swear By Maurten

All across the world, top athletes like Eliud Kipchoge, Desiree Linden and Mo Farah are using Maurten Sports Drink and Maurten Gel to fuel their record-breaking wins. The gel, in particular, makes a great race day nutrition option for many runners thanks to its portability and effectiveness. It also doesn't require you to take in water with it, making it easy to get down wherever you are on the course.

Maurten’s formula has a biopolymer matrix with a unique blend of glucose and fructose which allows uptakes of up to 100g of carbohydrates each hour. This is absolutely astounding, and it means that you’ll be able to ingest higher amounts of carbs during your run without running the risk of getting GI issues.

This is important because carbohydrates are your main source of energy when you run, so the more carbs your system can absorb and metabolize during the run, the better your endurance capacity. That’s the main reason Maurten has the edge over many other types of nutrition drinks and gels.

For the most part, as soon as you increase the carbohydrate concentration in a drink, the gastric emptying process increases significantly. This results in much less fluid and carbs being absorbed by the gut and delivered to your working muscles, which becomes the root cause of many of the stomach issues that endurance athletes regularly deal with.

Maurten has found a way to prevent all these problems through the use of hydrogel technology. That’s why their products have incredibly high levels of carbohydrates.

The good news is that Maurten drinks and gels aren’t just for elite athletes. All runners, cycling and other endurance athletes stand to benefit greatly from them.

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Maurten Review Summary

So, to summarize, Maurten is growing in popularity thanks to the following benefits:

  • All-natural ingredients for easy digestion

  • Hydrogel technology offers effective absorption

  • Maximum hydration from water and salt

  • High levels of energy-giving carbs

  • All vegan products

  • Great taste (and texture for gel)

  • Convenient to carry gel during a run or ride

Maurten FAQ

Q: Does the Maurten drink contain electrolytes?

This hydration supplement is designed for optimal hydration, which means that it does indeed contain electrolytes.

Q: How many Maurten gel packs would I need to run a marathon?

A: It’s recommended that you take as many as 4 Maurten gels in a single hour. Of course, this figure varies for different individuals, with some taking only two or three to achieve satisfactory results. You might try taking one before the marathon and then take an additional one every half hour after you begin your race.

Q: Is Maurten Sports Drink vegan?

A: Although not yet certified, all Maurten products, including the sports drink and gel are vegan.

Q: Are there any Maurten alternatives?

A: There are a lot of nutrition drinks sand gels that you’ll find on the market today. However, not all are made the same. Some are of higher quality than others. Maurten is considered to be among the best, but there are some alternatives including GFuel, OralIV, and VeloForte.

The Final Review & Verdict for Maurten

Every athlete knows that the right type of sports drink is essential to great marathon performances. As such, it’s important that you choose only the best hydration products if you want to achieve and maintain the best results you can.

Maurten packs twice as much digestible energy-giving carbohydrates as was previously thought possible to get in one serving of this type of product. It’s a great sports drink that will help you perform at your absolute peak levels every time. If it works for athletes like Nike’s Eliud Kipchoge, there’s no reason this endurance beverage won’t work for you.

Where to start? Start with The Maurten Superpack!

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