Nectar gels are built on raw Western Australian Jarrah honey, a carb source with a naturally low glycemic index and a fructose:glucose mix that plays nice with your gut during long efforts.
Add some electrolytes (Hydro) and a caffeinated option (Stim, 100 mg), and you’ve got simple tools for real-world training and racing.
Steadier energy (low-GI): A University of Sydney GI test on Jarrah measured GI ≈ 52 (low), versus glucose at 100, meaning a flatter blood-sugar curve.¹
Built-in mixed carbs: Typical Jarrah is roughly ~2:1 fructose to glucose, useful because your gut can absorb those via different transporters during exercise.²
Tough honey: Jarrah shows high antibacterial “Total Activity” in lab tests (cool bioactive chemistry, not a race-day claim).³
Yes, and the latest data is strong. In a 2025 crossover study, cyclists taking honey at 90 g/hour had comparable metabolic and GI outcomes and similar exercise capacity to a traditional sports carb product over 3 hours plus a capacity test. Translation: honey stacked up to the gold-standard carb mix.⁴
Raw.
Low-GI Jarrah for steady fuel. Nothing weird, just carbs that go down easy.
Hydro.
Same honey, with the essential electrolytes to keep your muscles firing.
Stim.
Raw + 100 mg caffeine from guaraná for days you need extra focus.
Major orgs agree caffeine can improve endurance for many athletes (usually ~3–6 mg/kg).⁵
Heads-up: Honey’s prebiotic potential is promising (early human + mechanistic data), but it’s not a magic gut reset.⁶
