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Huh? Is this a dream come true?

The SongBird did some research’n and look what showed up. I’m wondering why come the local shops ain’t carrying Stinger products? (Gonna find out who carries the junk.)

When you review the numbers you can see there’s not much difference between Stingers and honey; the little packets of sweet gold are essentially honey based with some potassium & sodium thrown into the mix for a little electrolyte replacement. GU doesn’t measure up {based on the numbers & numbers don’t lie}.

Nutritients ~5 pygmy-scrots Stinger (36g) Honey (36g) GU (32g)
Calories 105 112 109 100
Total Fat 0.4g 0g 0g 0g
Sodium 4mg 50mg 1mg 55mg
Potassium 286mg 85mg 19mg 45mg
Total Carb 27g 29g 30g 25g
Sugars 20g 29g 29.5g 5g
Protein 1.4g 0g .11g 0g
Vitamin C .5mg 0 .2mg ~82mg
Vitamin E .15mg 0 NA 14mg
Calcium 68mg 52mg 2mg 2mg
Magnesium 29mg NA 1mg NA
Pure Sugar-Rush
Pure honey looks like the best bet for the straight-shot-sugar-rush; cheap and direct into the blood-stream {blamo!}

As proselytized in previous blah-blogs, to be properly jacked-in for electrolyte replacement you need a balance between the two critical minerals; it’s recommended to gulp down two to five times as much potassium as sodium.  The balance in the Honey Stingers is great while GU is essentially 1 to 1.  But wait a minute!  Look at the {scrots}; when you eat the Food of the Gods with some salty trail mix, you’re gonna get the electrolytes all-junked-out.

Bzzzzz, Bzzzzz, Animaux!


Honey Stinger Ingredients:
Honey, Water, Potassium Citrate, Salt, Natural Flavors, Vitamins & Minerals, [Maltodextrin, Niacinamide (Vit B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vit B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit B6), Riboflavin (Vit B2), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit B1), Cyanocobalamin (Vit B12)].  Zero Sat Fats, Zero Trans Fat, Zero Monounsat Fag

GU Ingredients:
Maltodextrin (Glucose Polymers), Filtered Water, Fructose, GU Amino Acid Blend (Leucine, Valine, Histidine, Isoleucine), Potassium And Sodium Citrate, GU Antioxidant Blend (Natural Vitamin E And Vitamin C), Natural Coffee Flavor, Citric Acid, Sea Salt, GU Herbal Blend [Chamomile, Cola Nut (Has Caffeine), Ginger], Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Pectin

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