Gu vs Origin

Origin offers the most nutritious, delicious, and environmentally friendly energy gels in the world.

Hello! Thinking about trying Origin energy gels? You’re probably wondering what the differences are between an Origin energy gel and a Gu gel, so we thought we’d put together an overview to help you make the best decision for you.

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 Origin (Kona)  Gu (Vanilla Bean)
Number of vitamins + minerals  ✅ 15
(so what?)
 ❌ 1
Number of ingredients  ✅ 5  ❌ 17 
Plant-based  ✅ Yes   ❌ No 
Cost ($/g of carbs)  💰 $.08  💰 $.07
Vitamins + minerals
(benefits)
 ✅ Calcium
 ✅ Iron
 ✅ Potassium
 ✅ Vitamin C
 ✅ Thiamin (B1)
 ✅ Riboflavin (B2)
 ✅ Niacin
 ✅ Vitamin B6
 ✅ Folate DFE
 ✅ Phosphorus
 ✅ Magnesium
 ✅ Zinc
 ✅ Selenium
 ✅ Manganese
 ✅ Copper  
✅ Calcium 
Carbohydrate source  ✅ Sorghum & Pineapple   Maltodextrin & Fructose
Manufacturing location  ✅ USA  ✅ USA
 Ingredients  Sorghum Syrup
 Pineapple Juice
 Lemon Juice
 Ginger Root
 Sea Salt
 Maltodextrin
 Water
 Fructose
 L-leucine
 Potassium citrate
 Sodium citrate
 Citric acid
 Calcium carbonate
 L-valine
 Sea salt
 Natural flavor
 Green tea (leaf) extract (contains caffeine)
 Gellan gum
 L-isoleucine
 Sunflower oil
 Sodium benzoate (preservative)

Why Choose Origin Gels?

All of our witty slogans and funny copy hasn't convinced you on us yet? I do love a good skeptic! So why use Origin Endurance? We do everything we can to make better products than anyone else. We're not solving world hunger (yet!), but we're better, incrementally better, than our competition. And if there is anything athletes can agree on, it's all progress, step by step. So what matters to us? All of our products are designed with the 6 principles below in mind. It really is Nutrition You Feel Good About.

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