Favorite gel flavors?
08-07-08, 09:36 PM
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Favorite gel flavors?
I haven't tried many flavors, but my personal favorite is the GU Chocolate Outrage. The nastiest I've had is Vanilla Clif Shot Gel. So, what are you favorites and least favorites?
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I used to eat Gu Occasionally never liked the after taste, I just popped a Hammer Gel before I went for a run tonight just to ease my stomach...chocolate...amazing! Never going back to GU.
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Chocolate. I really like the Chocolate Outrage as well. Got a bunch of it here.
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It's funny that you say you like the Vanilla Orange. That horrible Vanilla Clif Shot Gel I had tasted like bad icing with a hint of orange. Ugh, it was so nasty
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FYI:
CLIFF SHOT: Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Citric Acid, Salt, Natural Flavor, Dipotassium Phosphate, Colored with Beet Powder, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Green Tea Extract (Decaffeinated).
GU:Ingredients:
Maltodextrin (glucose polymers), Filtered water, Fructose, Leucine, Potassium and sodium citrate, Valine, Natural Vitamin E and Vitamin C (as anti-oxidants), Natural Flavors, Histidine, Sea salt, Calcium carbonate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Citric acid, Fumaric acid, GU herbal blendtm [chamomile, cola nut (has caffeine), ginger], Pectin.
CLIFF SHOT: Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Citric Acid, Salt, Natural Flavor, Dipotassium Phosphate, Colored with Beet Powder, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Green Tea Extract (Decaffeinated).
GU:Ingredients:
Maltodextrin (glucose polymers), Filtered water, Fructose, Leucine, Potassium and sodium citrate, Valine, Natural Vitamin E and Vitamin C (as anti-oxidants), Natural Flavors, Histidine, Sea salt, Calcium carbonate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Citric acid, Fumaric acid, GU herbal blendtm [chamomile, cola nut (has caffeine), ginger], Pectin.
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FYI:
CLIFF SHOT: Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Citric Acid, Salt, Natural Flavor, Dipotassium Phosphate, Colored with Beet Powder, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Green Tea Extract (Decaffeinated).
GU:Ingredients:
Maltodextrin (glucose polymers), Filtered water, Fructose, Leucine, Potassium and sodium citrate, Valine, Natural Vitamin E and Vitamin C (as anti-oxidants), Natural Flavors, Histidine, Sea salt, Calcium carbonate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Citric acid, Fumaric acid, GU herbal blendtm [chamomile, cola nut (has caffeine), ginger], Pectin.
CLIFF SHOT: Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Citric Acid, Salt, Natural Flavor, Dipotassium Phosphate, Colored with Beet Powder, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Green Tea Extract (Decaffeinated).
GU:Ingredients:
Maltodextrin (glucose polymers), Filtered water, Fructose, Leucine, Potassium and sodium citrate, Valine, Natural Vitamin E and Vitamin C (as anti-oxidants), Natural Flavors, Histidine, Sea salt, Calcium carbonate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Citric acid, Fumaric acid, GU herbal blendtm [chamomile, cola nut (has caffeine), ginger], Pectin.
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First choice is Espresso Gu. Second choice is Espresso Hammergel. I used to like Chocolate Powergel until they reformulated it a few years ago with more sodium. Gah. I don't have gels very often though. Oh yeah, I love Clif bars but I can't stand the shots or blocks.
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08-08-08, 12:44 AM
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regular vanilla.
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I've looked for the Plain stuff before, but I can never seem to find it. Is there a reason you prefer the Shot Bloks to gels?
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Espresso Gu
Am I the only one who would like to see savory flavours - "Chilli Burrito"; "Ham and Cheese" etc. actually now I see it written down I think I've changed my mind
Am I the only one who would like to see savory flavours - "Chilli Burrito"; "Ham and Cheese" etc. actually now I see it written down I think I've changed my mind
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Enervitine. It's available in Cola, Lemon and Orange. They're all good. They have a thinner consistency than most gels and they are very effective.