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Best Recovery powders by Carbs
Recovery drinks ranked by carbs per serving - the number endurance recovery actually turns on.
A hard endurance session drains muscle glycogen, and refilling it is the rate-limiting step for how you perform the next day. Glycogen is made from carbohydrate, so the carbohydrate is what refills the tank; protein drives repair and supports the process. After a long or depleting session the guidance is roughly 1.0 to 1.2 g of carbohydrate per kilogram per hour in the first hours after finishing.
Recovery products vary enormously on this axis, from near zero to close to 70 g per serving. That is why a 20 g protein and 20 g carb drink, fine after an easy hour, is thin after a five-hour ride: one serving replaces a small fraction of what you burned. Either pick a carb-led product or add carbohydrate around it, real food included.
The full argument, with references: How to choose a recovery drink
The top 10
Read carbs against what you actually emptied, then read protein in the same row to see the ratio you are buying.
69 gCarbs
20 gProtein
€2.49Price
60 gCarbs
20 gProtein
-Price
37 gCarbs
9 gProtein
€4.99Price
37 gCarbs
9 gProtein
-Price
36 gCarbs
0 gProtein
€3.80Price
36 gCarbs
0 gProtein
€3.80Price
34 gCarbs
21 gProtein
€2.45Price
34 gCarbs
21 gProtein
€2.99Price
34 gCarbs
11 gProtein
€4.99Price
29.58 gCarbs
20.07 gProtein
€3.71Price
The full ranking
All 29 recovery powders we track, ranked on the same number. Positions 11 onward are listed below, 25 at a time.
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