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Gu Energy gel is a quick energy boost in a convenient, easily ingested form!

Features a convenient, easy-to-use squeeze package—simply squeeze into mouth and follow with a bit of water
Contains simple and complex carbohydrates with antioxidants
Also gives your energy a boost with a 100% dose of vitamin A and E per serving
Gu Energy gel is most effective when eaten on an empty stomach
Strawberry Banana, Chocolate Outrage, Orange Burst, Vanilla Bean, Just Plain, Tri Berry, Mandarin Orange contain 20mg of caffeine each; Mint Chocolate contains 4mg of caffeine
Espresso Love and Jet Blackberry flavors contain 40mg of caffeine each
Lemon Sublime and Strawberry Banana flavors are caffeine free
Specifications based on a range of flavors; nutrition facts displayed here and on wrapper may differ; information on wrapper reflects actual contents
*Discount will be applied when you check out. Offer not valid for sale-price items ending in $._3 or $._9

Ingredients: Maltodextrin, filtered water, fructose, leucine, pectin, valine, potassium & sodium citrate, histidine, sea salt, calcium carbonate, potassium sorbate & benzoate (as perservatives), calcium chloride, Gu herbal blend (astragalus, chamomile, cola nut extract, ginseng), Gu antioxidant blend (beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E), citric acid. Chocolate flavor also contains chocolate liquor; Vanilla flavor also contains bourbon vanilla; Orange flavor also contains more citric acid.

Please note some flavors contain caffeine.

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Item 610028

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GU Energy Gel Customer Reviews

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GU Sports Gel

4.7

(based on 17 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Goes down easy (14)
Good value (12)
Works quickly (10)
Tasty (9)
Provides A boost (5)

Cons

Best Uses

Quick boost (13)
During ride (7)
Before riding (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (6), Runner (5), Avid cyclist (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (7)

Reviewed by 17 customers

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Sep

2007

(7 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Love the GU!

By rather be fishing

from Provo, UT

About Me Runner

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Good Taste
Good Value
Nutritional
Provides A Boost

Cons

Best Uses

Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

I love the GU. The vanilla Bean and TriBerry are my favorites. They are easier to eat and pack than a full on power bar type energy boost. I use them most for mountain biking and they really make a difference.

Sep

2007

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

GU is GREAT!

By jgd

from Northern CA

About Me Runner

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Good Taste
Nutritional
Provides A Boost

Cons

Best Uses

Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

I love GU! I depend on it to keep me from bonking on my long runs. It's easy to ingest while running, and it's also very convenient! Small size easily fits in a pocket. Use as advised, it will keep your energy up for hours - perfect for marathon/half marathon training - or any endurance activity! Must use with water - but you wouldn't think about endurance activity without water anyway, so that shouldn't be considered a problem.

I love the Chocolate Outrage the best- not only is it palatable, but it's actually quite delicious; the taste and consistency is like chocolate fudge. Yum!

Sep

2007

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Works as it should

By the walker

from LA, CA

About Me Competitive Athlete, Weekend Warrior

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Provides A Boost

Cons

Makes you thirsty

Best Uses

Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

My highschool running coach used to give me this before a distance running.
He swore by them. I now am a believer in a GU.
I don't really know how it works or the nutritional contnets, but it DOES provide a boost when needed.
Like any kind of gel, it makes you thirsty like crazy, so drink alot!

Feb

2008

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

My top gel

By Paddy the Ultra Kid

from Nashville, TN

About Me Competitive Athlete, Cyclist, Ultra Runner

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Good Taste
Good Value
Not messy
Provides A Boost

Cons

Best Uses

Longer events
Long training runs

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

Months ago I went out and bought two of almost every brand of gel I could find in the store. With long training runs and a lot of races I get to use gels fairly often. I recommend that you personally try a few different brands and flavors to find what works best for you. My taste buds and stomach say one thing, but yours say something completely different.

With all that said GU is my favorite gel out there. They have a good selection of flavors, my personal favorite being espresso love. I find that GU’s tall and skinny packages fit very well into a pocket or a water bottle holder. Once you pull it out of your pocket you can very easily bite the top off, its also very easy to take that piece and put it in your pocket so you don’t litter. These are clean and easy to get from the tube to your mouth.

The only complaint I have is that it has become very hard to find GU without caffeine in it. Sometimes I might want a caffeinated gel, but if I don’t want caffeine I have to turn to another brand. If you want to know how much of a boost these give you I would say that there is very little difference between gels, but this one seems to be identical to the other brands I have tried. Just like most gels, too many of them will mess you stomach up a little.

Oct

2007

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

quick energy

By gm

from Salt Lake City, UT

About Me Runner

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Good Taste
Good Value
Provides A Boost

Cons

Best Uses

Men
Quick Boost
Running

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

ideal for runs > 1 hr. goes down easily even though I have a sensitive stomach while running.

Aug

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I'm sold!

By Carolina Girl

from Statesville, NC

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Goes Down Easy
Good Value
Tasty
Works Quickly

Cons

Best Uses

During Hike
Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

I picked up two packs before a recent 14 mile day hike with 4000' of elevation gain and am glad I did!

Tri Berry and Jet Blackberry both tasted great. The effect was both subtle and noticeable. Meaning no sudden jittery boost but sustained energy for that extra push. I downed one of these approximately 6 miles in, just before the summit, and everyone commented on how I just "took off" during the last push to the top. Everyone else agreed that the last climb was noticeably difficult for them but I sailed up as fresh as if I'd just begun the hike.

Recovery was quick too. Much quicker than other hikes done without GU. Not sure if there is a correlation or not but thought it worth mentioning. Also, these were easy on the stomach and I tend to have a sensitive digestive system and steer away from excessive amounts of caffeine.

As other reviewers have mentioned, they do make you thirsty so be prepared. All in all, great product! These will be in my backpack and possibly my desk drawer from now on!

May

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good gel

By DesertDragon06

from Southern California

About Me Avid Cyclist

See all my reviews

Pros

Good Value

Cons

Best Uses

During Ride

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

I feel gels are best in endurance sports for the convenience. Unlike other brands these containers are durable and will not leak. Used to make a large version that filled a bottle but now have to use 3-4 to fill my bottle.

Apr

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

nice boost, dosnt taste half bad

By dzakmtbr

from Illinois

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Tasty
Works Quickly

Cons

Best Uses

After Riding
Before Riding
During Ride
Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

Im a mountain biker and have tried many of the gels out there and GU is by far my favorite. I mainly use the Chocolate Mint if I don't want caffeine and the Jet Blackberry if I want caffeine. Both work great and don't taste half bad at all. Compared to Hammer Gel, the taste is much better and slightly smaller serving is quicker to eat and just as effective. I eat one 15 mins before I hit the trail and one 45 mins into my runs.

Oct

2009

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Alertness in my pocket!

By Chini563

from Hoffman Est., IL

About Me Avid Cyclist

See all my reviews

Pros

Goes Down Easy
Good Value
Tasty
Works Quickly

Cons

Best Uses

After Riding
Before Riding
During Ride
Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

I use it as a pre-ride supplement..It gives a boost before rides and during rides..

Oct

2011

3.0

Strawberry Bannana

By wvasmith

from WV

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Cons

Hard to Swallow

Best Uses

Quick Boost

Comments about GU Sports Gel:

Tried the Strawberry Bannana after a hiking around Enchanted Rock. Its pretty think and I didn't enjoy the taste. The other flavors may taste better but i think the thickness will be the same. I prefer the honey stinger taste and consistency.

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