Table 4.
Foods with Z values outside the limits (± 2) for the main macronutrients of the sports foods groups.
| Sports Food Exchange Groups | Macronutrient | Sports Foods with Z <−2 | Sports Foods with Z >2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Drinks | |||
| Sports Drinks | Carbohydrate | Energy carbo charge—chocolate (Keepgoing) | Powerade®® Ice Storm (Cocacola), Powerade®® Blood Orange (Cocacola) |
| Sports Gels | |||
| Sports Gels | Carbohydrate | - | Longovit Gel—strawberry and banana (Nutrinovex) |
| Sports Bars | |||
| Sports Bars. Group 1 | Carbohydrate | - | - |
| Sports Bars. Group 2 | Carbohydrate | Enervit power sport competition—orange (Enervit) | - |
| Sports Bars. Group 3 | Carbohydrate | - | Protein bars—chocolate (Enervit) |
| Sports Confectionery | |||
| Sports Confectionery | Carbohydrate | - | - |
| Protein Powders | |||
| Protein Powders. Subgroup 1 | Protein | Day & night casein chocolate (Weider), Isolate protein drink—chocolate (226ERS), Sequential Protein—chocolate (Cronw Sport Nutrition), Impact Whey protein (My Protein), The whey + (My Protein). |
- |
| Protein Powders. Subgroup 2 | Protein | - | Sequential protein—chocolate (Infisport), K-weeks immune—chocolate (226ERS) |
| Protein Bars | |||
| Protein Bars. Subgroup 1 | Protein | - | Vegan protein bar—berries (Victory Endurance), Enervit power sport—crunchy cookie (Enervit) |
| Protein Bar. Subgroup 2 | Protein | - | - |
| Mixed Macronutrient Supplements | |||
| Liquid Meals. Subgroup 1 | Carbohydrate and protein | Top 50/50 recovery 1:1 leucina+—chocolate (Infisport) | - |
| Liquid Meals. Subgroup 2 | Carbohydrate and protein | - | Recovery shake chocolate (Etixx) |