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Save money with this DIY endurance gel calculator and recipe guide

Save money with this DIY endurance gel calculator and recipe guide

by Gshaheen·Jun 26, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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DIY gel calculator that explains sugar inversion chemistry instead of guessing.

Strengths
  • •Encodes food science (sugar inversion) directly into the recipe logic.
  • •Consistency slider dynamically adjusts water content for specific texture goals.
  • •Clear consumption strategy tells you exactly how much to drink per hour.
Weaknesses
  • •No way to save or export recipes for later reference.
  • •Very niche audience; endurance athletes only.
Category
Health
Target Audience

Endurance athletes, triathletes, DIY sports nutrition enthusiasts

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Post Description

With just sugar, citric acid, and sodium citrate, you can easily make highly effective and good tasting gels in about 20 minutes for pennies.

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