Carbohydrate Supplements

Shop carbohydrate supplements and powders at Elite Supps. Carbohydrate is the fuel your body reaches for first during hard training, and a carb powder is a simple way to top it up around a session without a heavy meal. Every member of our team is a certified nutritionist, so you can choose with confidence.

What Is a Carbohydrate Supplement?

A carbohydrate supplement is a fast-digesting carb source in powder or gel form, taken around training to supply energy. Most are a single carbohydrate such as dextrose or cluster dextrin, with nothing else added.

They are not a replacement for carbohydrate in your everyday diet. They exist because a powder mixed into water is easier to get in around a session than a plate of food, and it digests faster.

Types of Carbohydrate Powder

• Dextrose. A simple, fast-absorbing glucose. The straightforward option for topping up around a session.
• Cluster dextrin and highly branched cyclic dextrin. A larger carbohydrate that is designed to empty from the stomach quickly, which is why it suits people who find simple sugars heavy.
• Carbohydrate and electrolyte blends. Fuel plus minerals in one, built for longer or hotter sessions where you are losing both.

Who Uses Carbohydrate Supplements

Carb powders are most useful where a session is long, repeated or hard enough that fuelling matters. Common examples:

• Endurance training. Longer sessions where you are working beyond what a pre-session meal covers.
• Two-a-day or back-to-back sessions. Getting carbohydrate back in quickly between efforts.
• Anyone struggling to eat enough. A mixable carb is easier to get down than food when appetite or time is the limit.

If you train once a day at moderate intensity and eat normally, you likely do not need one. This is a supplementary product and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

How to Take Carbohydrate Powder

Follow the directions on your product. Carb powders are usually mixed into water and taken before, during or after training depending on the session and the format.

Start at the lower end of the serving range and build up. Taking a large carbohydrate dose you are not used to, particularly mid-session, is the most common reason people find it sits heavily.

Carbohydrate and Hydration Work Together

On a long or hot session you are losing fluid and minerals as well as burning fuel, and the two jobs are separate. Our team covers the hydration half in electrolytes for runners and exercise, and the basics in what electrolytes are.

Browse electrolyte supplements if you want to cover both, or energy gels for fuel you can carry.

Why Buy Your Carbohydrate Supplements from Elite Supps

• Every member of our team, online and in all our stores, is a certified nutritionist, so expert advice is always free.
• A range covering dextrose, cluster dextrin and carbohydrate-electrolyte blends.
• 160+ stores nationwide, plus fast online delivery and same-day dispatch.
• Family-owned, with competitive prices and regular deals.
• Flat-rate shipping Australia-wide, and free delivery on orders over $150.
• A 30-day money-back guarantee on your order.

Shop Carbohydrate Supplements at Elite Supps

Explore the full range of carbohydrate powders and gels, pick the format that suits your training, and enjoy fast delivery anywhere in Australia. Not sure where to start? Our certified nutritionists can help, in store or online.