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200750 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.200750 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2025-05 18 pages Dasso, Faith Marsit, Joseph Lamont, Hugh Barrett, The Honors College College of Health Solutions Gels are a common way that endurance athletes fuel with carbohydrates during exercise. However gels vary in price, carbohydrate sources, carbohydrate amount, glucose to fructose ratios, ingestion instruction, flavor, consistency, electrolytes, and other additives. The purpose of this study was to determine the most cost-effective gel on the market for CHO feeding for endurance athletes using commercially available gels on The Feed website. Data was collected on 36 gels, which included: price per gel (USD), amount of carbohydrate per gel (grams), glucose to fructose ratios, electrolyte content. The cost-effectiveness of each gel was compared by calculating the cost to ingest 90g of carbohydrates/hour (optimal recommended consumption) of each gel , along with the cost per gram of carbohydrate in each gel ($/g). In terms of optimal carbohydrate feeding from a cost benefit standpoint the SiS Beta Fuel Gel would be the recommended gel on The Feed website. Gels Carbohydrates Glucose Fructose Endurance Exercise Performance A Comparison of the Cost Benefit of Energy Gels on The Feed Based on Carbohydrate Amount and Glucose to Fructose Ratios for Endurance Exercise Performance