During-effort fuel · drink mix · reviewed 26 Aug 2026

Precision Fuel & Hydration Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix 54

Item: Precision Fuel & Hydration Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix
Rating: 54
Author: Lourenço Faria e Maia

Precision Fuel & Hydration / 2 scoops (34 g) in 500 ml (16 oz) water / 30 g carbohydrate / $2.13

A 2:1 carb blend that also declares potassium, calcium and magnesium alongside 500 mg of sodium, the broadest electrolyte profile of any drink mix here, scalable to a lower or higher concentration by how much water you add.

Precision Fuel & Hydration Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix scoop package

Score breakdown

Each dimension below is scored 0 to 100 against a fixed scale, not against the rest of the catalog, so adding a product never moves this number. The overall score is the average of the dimensions this product declares data for. How the scales are set →

54/100

Mixed

Absorption rate ?How much carbohydrate an hour the glucose-to-fructose blend can move. Scored from the stated or derived ratio (1:0.8 tops out this scale); an Estimated ratio counts the same as a Stated one here.72

Carb density ?How much fuel one scoop or sachet carries. 90 g is the ceiling here, matching the top of the range cited for multi-transportable-carb intake.33

Sodium ?Sodium carried by the mix itself, on a scale topping out at 1000 mg, the upper end of what's typically lost to sweat in an hour.50

Value (cost/gram) ?Price of one gram of carbohydrate. Not physiological: a market-based scale from 15 cents/g (0) to 2 cents/g (100).61

Cost per gram of carbohydrate

7.1 cents/g

Glucose : fructose

1:0.5

Comparison

5 of 17 drink mixes held

Prices per single sachet at the cheapest box size we track. Best in green, worst in red, across the gels shown.

Measure	Precision Fuel & Hydration Precision Fuel & Hydration Carb & Electrolyte Drink Mix	Tailwind Nutrition Tailwind Endurance Fuel	Skratch Labs Skratch Labs Super High-Carb Sport Drink Mix	Maurten Maurten Drink Mix 320	Science in Sport SiS Beta Fuel 80 Drink Mix
Overall scoreAn average of the various variables measured.	54	48	50	65	66
CarbohydrateHow much fuel one scoop carries.	30 g	25 g	50 g	80 g	80 g
Glucose : fructoseGoverns how fast you absorb it. More fructose, higher ceiling.	1 : 0.5	n/d	n/d	n/d	1 : 0.8
SodiumAgainst 400 to 1000 mg an hour typically lost in sweat.	500 mg	310 mg	200 mg	245 mg	4 mg
ProvenanceWhether that ratio is read off the panel, computed from it, or inferred.	Stated	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Stated
Price per scoopWhat one costs. Not comparable across scoop sizes.	$2.13	$1.03	$2.62	$3.64	$3.87
Cost per gramThe only price that compares across scoop sizes.	7.1 cents	4.1 cents	5.2 cents	4.5 cents	4.8 cents
Scoops for 90 g/hrHow many you open an hour to hold a 90 g/hr target.	3.0	3.6	1.8	1.1	1.1

Verdict

what it does · what it costs

What it does well

500 mg of sodium plus declared potassium (125 mg), calcium (24 mg) and magnesium (12 mg), the fullest mineral profile of any drink mix reviewed.
Part of a scalable system: the same powder at 2 vs. 4 scoops per bottle gives you a lighter or stronger mix.
2:1 ratio stated directly on the label.

What it costs you

2:1 is the older generation of carb-ratio science, the same ceiling as PowerBar and TORQ's gels.
7.1 cents a gram, the second most expensive drink mix here on a per-gram basis, after TORQ Energy Drink.
Sold in bags only, no single-serving sachet option found.

Where to buy

Prices and links as last checked. The price next to the name above is per unit at the cheapest box size we track; a single-unit price below may run higher.

Running Warehouse $31.99 15-serving container Visit →

Who this is for

the numbers, applied

The field tells you what it is. This is who should act on it.

Worth the money if

You want one product covering carbohydrate and a full electrolyte panel together.
You want to scale concentration up or down without buying a different product.

Look elsewhere if

You want the field-leading 1:0.8 or 1:0.77 ratio.
You want the lowest cost per gram of carbohydrate.