Most energy gels are maltodextrin, fructose and a thickener. A honey sachet is honey with added minerals. Sodii’s Raw Electrolyte Honey is a new example of the second kind, made with Honey For Life, a Western Australian honey company that former AFL player Buddy Franklin part-owns. The question for a hybrid athlete is whether it covers the carbohydrate and sodium a race needs.
We read Sodii’s product page and FAQ on October 28, 2026, and compared the label with the published research on honey and on carbohydrate intake during exercise. We have not used the product.
| Per sachet | What Sodii states | What it means in training |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | 25 g, from 31 g of raw Marri honey | Similar to a typical gel, so count it like one |
| Sodium | 400 mg, from Lake Deborah salt | More than many standard gels; useful when you sweat heavily |
| Potassium | 210 mg | A small top-up |
| Magnesium | 70 mg, as magnesium gluconate | A small top-up |
| Ingredients | Marri honey, magnesium gluconate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride | No maltodextrin, thickeners or preservatives |
| Sachet | 34 g | Pocket-sized, but it is still honey: practise opening it on the move |
| Price | $19.72 for 5, $71.71 for 20 | About $3.60 to $3.95 a sachet by our arithmetic |
| Anti-doping | HASTA certification stated for Sodii's hydration salts | We found no certification stated for the honey sachet |
Does honey work as race fuel?
Yes, as far as the limited evidence goes. In a double-blind crossover study, nine cyclists rode three simulated 64 km time trials. They took 15 g of carbohydrate every 16 km as a honey gel, a dextrose gel or a placebo. Finish times were about 128:42 with honey, 128:18 with dextrose and 131:18 with placebo. The two carbohydrate gels together beat placebo, and honey and dextrose did not differ significantly from each other.
That is one small study in cycling, with a lower dose than a Sodii sachet. It supports honey as a working carbohydrate source. It does not show that honey beats a conventional gel.
Is it easier on the gut?
Sodii says its honey is “easier on the gut than traditional carbohydrate gels” because it has no lab-built carbohydrate blend or synthetic thickeners. We found no published trial that tests that claim for this product. Honey is a mix of fructose and glucose, which is also the principle behind high-carb sports gels, but Sodii does not state the ratio in its sachet. Gut tolerance is individual. Test it in training, at race intensity, before you trust it on race day.
How many do you need?
It depends on how long you race. Asker Jeukendrup’s carbohydrate guidance suggests small amounts or a mouth rinse for efforts of about an hour, around 60 g per hour for two to three hours, and about 90 g per hour for ultra-endurance work, which requires multiple carbohydrate types.
For most HYROX athletes, whose races last roughly 60 to 90 minutes, that means one sachet 15 to 20 minutes before the start, as Sodii suggests, and possibly a second mid-race. A half or full marathon block needs two or three an hour. Sodii’s own example of 90 g per hour means three to four sachets, or 1,200 to 1,600 mg of sodium. Sodii suggests about 1,000 mg of sodium per hour of intense exercise as a rough guide, but sweat sodium varies widely between athletes. Treat that number as Sodii’s estimate, not a target.
Who should consider it?
Consider it if conventional gels upset your stomach or you dislike synthetic ingredients, and you want carbohydrate and sodium in one sachet. The sodium content suits heavy sweaters and hot-weather racing.
Look elsewhere if you are a tested athlete who needs batch-certified products, since we found no certification stated for the honey sachet. Also look elsewhere if you are chasing 90 g of carbohydrate an hour and want a gel built around a stated glucose-to-fructose ratio. It is also pricier than many standard gels.
Where we found it
Jake Heyen covered the launch in a Well Worthy reel of new health and fitness products on September 6, 2026. His figures (25 g of carbohydrate, 400 mg of sodium, plus potassium and magnesium, made with raw Australian honey) match Sodii’s product page. Sodii’s page names the honey as Western Australian Marri.
Sources and limits
Product and FAQ: Sodii Raw Electrolyte Honey. Research: Earnest et al., honey vs dextrose gel in cycling time trials and Jeukendrup, carbohydrate intake during exercise. Launch coverage: Jake Heyen’s Well Worthy reel. This is not medical or dietetic advice. We have not used the product, and we hold no commercial relationship with Sodii, Honey For Life or Well Worthy.