During-effort fuel · gel · reviewed 28 Aug 2026

TORQ Energy Gel 44

Item: TORQ Energy Gel
Rating: 44
Author: Lourenço Faria e Maia

TORQ / 45 g sachet / 28 g carbohydrate / $2.80

Publishes its exact ingredient percentages (maltodextrin 43%, fructose 21%), computing to the same 2:1 ratio as PowerBar, plus a genuine electrolyte blend of calcium, potassium and magnesium beyond plain sodium, at 10 cents a gram.

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 →

44/100

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 sachet carries. 90 g is the ceiling here, matching the top of the range cited for multi-transportable-carb intake.31

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).38

Gut comfort ?A proxy, not a taste or tolerance test: shorter ingredient lists score higher, from 15 ingredients (0) to 1 (100). Nobody has actually run these through anyone's gut for this score.36

Cost per gram of carbohydrate

10 cents/g

Glucose : fructose · derived

1:0.5

Comparison

5 of 38 gels held

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

Measure	TORQ TORQ Energy Gel	Maurten Maurten Gel 100	Science in Sport SiS Beta Fuel Gel	Precision Fuel & Hydration Precision Fuel PF 30 Gel	NEVERSECOND NEVERSECOND C30 Gel
Overall scoreAn average of the various variables measured.	44	47	58	49	42
CarbohydrateHow much fuel one sachet carries.	28 g	25 g	40 g	30 g	30 g
Glucose : fructoseGoverns how fast you absorb it. More fructose, higher ceiling.	1 : 0.5	1 : 0.8	1 : 0.77	1 : 0.5	1 : 0.5
SodiumAgainst 400 to 1000 mg an hour typically lost in sweat.	49 mg	20 mg	30 mg	not declared	200 mg
ProvenanceWhether that ratio is read off the panel, computed from it, or inferred.	Derived	Stated	Derived	Stated	Stated
Price per sachetWhat one costs. Not comparable across sachet sizes.	$2.80	$3.75	$2.50	$3.12	$3.50
Cost per gramThe only price that compares across sachet sizes.	10 cents	15 cents	6.3 cents	10.4 cents	11.7 cents
Sachets for 90 g/hrHow many you open an hour to hold a 90 g/hr target.	3.2	3.6	2.3	3.0	3.0

Verdict

what it does · what it costs

What it does well

Publishes declared ingredient percentages, so the 2:1 ratio is computed rather than trusted.
Includes calcium, potassium and magnesium alongside sodium, not just sodium chloride.
28 g of carbohydrate a sachet, above the category median.

What it costs you

2:1 is behind the field-leading 1:0.8/1:0.77 blends on rate ceiling.
10 cents a gram, more than SiS Beta Fuel for an older ratio.
Sold in boxes of 15 rather than the more common 20 or 24, a smaller bulk discount.

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.

TORQ USA $42.00 box of 15 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 a broader electrolyte profile than just sodium, computed from a declared label.
You're fuelling at a moderate rate.

Look elsewhere if

You're targeting 90 g/hr or above and want the best available ratio.
You want the lowest cost per gram in the category.