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What is Maurten Drink Mix?
Maurten Drink Mix is a sports fuel based on Hydrogel Technology. It is the fueling platform behind some of the greatest performances in history — particularly the marathon. When mixed with 500ml of water, it produces a performance-ready, liquid carbohydrate fuel for consumption during training and racing.
Drink Mix is not like other carbohydrate drinks. Based on Hydrogel Technology, Drink Mix instantly converts to a gel in the acidity of the stomach — the gel encapsulates the carbohydrates and carries them through the stomach into the intestine to be absorbed and used as fuel.
Easier to drink
Improved, lower viscosity — Drink Mix is now less thick, making it easier for athletes to consume more carbohydrates during training or racing.
More reliability when mixed with hard water
Improved tolerance to higher levels of calcium in water — up to 80 mg calcium/L. The viscosity of Drink Mix stays the same even when mixing with harder, high-calcium water. This means more reliable fueling with Drink Mix even when traveling to races and using unfamiliar water sources.
Improved mixing
More reliable mixing means the Drink Mix 320 powder dissolves faster with less clumping.
New ingredient
Drink Mix now contains a minimal amount of sodium bicarbonate. Many sports drinks are acidic, which can harm teeth enamel. The sodium bicarbonate in Drink Mix helps to maintain a neutral pH (not lower than pH6).
The job isn’t finished when a new product is launched — that’s just the starting point. Everything is a work in progress.
Maurten is always athlete-first — feedback from athletes made it clear that Drink Mix needed a change. The core, proven details remain — Hydrogel Technology, no colors, no flavors, no preservatives — but the usability and performance have been refined and elevated.
Differences between Drink Mix products
Maurten Drink Mixes are carbohydrate sports fuel that — unlike other sports drinks — use Hydrogel Technology. It’s a drinkable gel — transforming from a liquid to a hydrogel when coming into contact with stomach acid. This helps to reduce the discomfort of liquid sloshing in the stomach, making it easier for athletes to consume liquid carbohydrate fuel during high-intensity exercise.
All Drink Mix products can be consumed as a carbohydrate preload before exercise, during training and racing, or post workout for quick refueling. In addition to energy from carbohydrates, it provides hydration — making it a good fueling option in hot and humid conditions.
Designed to help athletes consume carbohydrate liquid fuel during longer, lower intensity training and racing, Drink Mix 160 contains 40 grams of carbohydrates when dissolved in 500ml of water.
Designed to help athletes consume carbohydrate liquid fuel during high-intensity training and racing, Drink Mix 320 contains 80 grams of carbohydrates when dissolved in 500ml of water.
Designed to help athletes consume carbohydrate liquid fuel during high-intensity training and racing, Drink Mix 320 Caf 100 contains 80 grams of carbohydrates with 100mg of caffeine — approximately one cup of brewed coffee — when dissolved in 500ml of water.
Are Maurten Drink Mixes isotonic or hypertonic?
Drink Mix 160 is isotonic. Drink Mix 320 — given its high content of both maltodextrin and fructose — is hypertonic.
Why are 2 sachets of Drink Mix 160 not equivalent to 1 Drink Mix 320? What are the differences?
Drink Mix 160 contains 13 grams of fructose (fructose/glucose ratio of 0.5:1) — allowing for a total carbohydrate intake of up to 80-90g per hour.
Drink Mix 320 contains 33 grams of fructose (fructose/glucose ratio of 0.7:1) — the high fructose content allows for a total carbohydrate intake higher than 90g per hour.
Drink Mix product composition
Like all Maurten products, Drink Mix does not contain any added flavors, preservatives, or colorants.
Unlike Maurten Bicarb System, the amount of sodium bicarbonate in Drink Mix is minimal and serves a completely different function. Many sports drinks are acidic, which can harm teeth enamel. The sodium bicarbonate in Drink Mix helps to maintain a neutral pH (not lower than pH6). Unlike Maurten Bicarb System, Drink Mix does not counteract rising acidity in the blood during high-intensity exercise.
Drink Mix 160: maltodextrin to fructose ratio of 1:0.5
Drink Mix 320: maltodextrin to fructose ratio of 1:0.7
Drink Mix 320 Caf 100: maltodextrin to fructose ratio of 1:0.7
All Maurten Drink Mixes are made using ingredients that are vegan and certified free from common allergens, but our products are not certified vegan.
Yes, Maurten Drink Mix is gluten-free and kosher.
Preparing Drink Mix
1. Use a Maurten 500ml water bottle or Maurten Drinkflask 550 ml.
2. Fill the bottle with clean water (with up to 80mg of calcium per liter of water) to the neck. Maurten 500ml bottles have this fill-line marked. Maurten Drinkflask 550 ml has an additional 50ml of capacity for mixing the powder.
3. Pour the sachet of Drink Mix into the bottle, on top of the water.
4. Shake vigorously until the Drink Mix is fully dissolved in the water, with no lumps or residual mix at the bottom of the bottle.
Yes. However, Drink Mixes are developed to be mixed with the ratio of 1 sachet and 500ml of water, which creates the intended strength of the hydrogel binding.
If you mix the Drink Mix in more water than recommended, you will dilute the gelling components and make the hydrogel progressively weaker. This means that the hydrogel structure won’t be as strong as intended and could potentially make you more prone to stomach issues.
Mixing more than one Drink Mix with 500ml of water will create a higher concentrated drink, making it sweeter and thicker, with the resulting hydrogel stronger. We strongly advise you to practice the tolerance of Drink Mix before implementing it in a race day strategy.
Our hydrogel sports drink is advanced and the function relies on precise circumstances. We recommend you to not mix it with water that contains high levels of minerals (>80mg/L calcium). Mixing with higher calcium concentrations can make the drink mix hard to dissolve.
To determine the calcium content in your water accurately, you can always contact your city's water center to assist you or search online.
When mixing Drink Mix with cold water, it takes a longer time to dissolve. Shake the bottle more from the beginning to ensure it mixes well.
No.
There is no strong scientific evidence to support that athletes need to add electrolytes during activities. Electrolytes can be used at the athlete's discretion during hard training, racing, or in warm conditions. If you want to add electrolytes, add them for your recovery, but they should not be used in immediate conjunction with Maurten products.
Furthermore, many electrolytes (magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium) attract alginate molecules, thus creating a competitive environment where fewer alginate molecules will be able to create cross-links with hydrogen ions in the stomach (i.e. the hydrogel strength will be influenced).
Can I drink water at the same time as consuming Drink Mix?
You can drink water alongside Drink Mix. It’s optimal to wait 10-15 minutes after you have consumed Drink Mix for the hydrogel formulation to occur in the stomach before drinking water.
Maurten Drink Mix 320, 320 Caf 100, and 160 do not contain any preservatives. We recommend consuming the drink within 24 hours after mixing with water.
As for any drink containing sugar (and no preservatives), the drinks will stay fresh for longer if kept cool (refrigerated). Store in cooler temperatures for longer storage (up to 24 hrs). Do not heat Maurten products to more than 60°C.
Yes, you can freeze or refrigerate Drink Mix without any disruption to the hydrogel or product, but we do recommend mixing only 1 Drink Mix sachet with 500ml of water and drinking it within 24 hours of mixing. Be sure to allow enough time for it to thaw prior to drinking — allowing it to turn from slushie form back to liquid again.
Yes. Maurten products can be combined as part of a training and racing fuel strategy. The Maurten Fuel Guides contain more information on how to combine different Maurten products for specific training sessions or races. Get more information about fueling on our How to Fuel page.
Store the sachets and boxes in a controlled room temperature environment, ideally between 10 to 30°C (50 to 85°F) maximum.
The Drink Mix 320 sachets may solidify (taking on a cake-like appearance) if they have been stored in a warmer environment than our recommendations suggest. Ideally they should be stored between 10 to 30°C (50 to 85°F) maximum. Contact us if you experience your Drink Mix 320 solidifying (contact us)