Carb Boom Carbohydrate Energy Gel - Real Fruit - Box of 24

These gels get the job done. The best part is that I can stand to eat them during a race! We used these for our Ultra Relay team and they were a hit, everyone reached for these over any other product.

Carbbooms definitely get the job done - filled with energy and helped propel me to a 3:19 marathon. However, I like the tasete better of say a hammer gel or a gu during the last few miles of a race. Rather than that, carbooms are great.

Carb BOOM! gels usually work for me when it comes to fast energy, or fast pace rides. My favorite is Carb BOOM!. Carb BOOM! gel is great for people who can't handle large amounts of sugar at one time, especially while trying to ride hard in hotter weather. Carb-Boom is not overly sweet, and goes down smoothly. I haven't had the same cramps I get from the Honey Stingers, Gu and Power Bar while using this product. Carb-Boom Kiwi Strawberry and Banana Peach is very yummy. It has no caffeine, and it has real fruit in it, so it tastes like real food, not chemically like some of the gels can. PROS > Goes Down Easy, Good Value, Tasty, Works Quickly > Special blend complex carbohydrates and just 2-4g of simple sugars to maximize energy delivery to working muscles > Two essential electrolytes are present to effectively assist rehydration, aid in key metabolic reactions and help replenish electrolytes lost in sweat > Great tasting made from super concentrated complex carbohydrates and flavored with real fruit > Products contain no artificial colours, flavour or sweetener I only use Carbboom now and you can also get it in the New 24 serving bottle and use a 5 shot flask. They usually run around $20 (lots less per serving than pouches), and the flask is a lot easier to deal with than the little foil pouches. Highly recommended !

But I'm really not sure. I'm new to energy gels as a food source. So it's very hard for me to gauge. I would say it gave me the energy equivalent of 1/2 or 2/3 of a standard candy bar (snickers) sorry but that's my standard. Taste was fine, once you got used to it.

Like a fine wine, the Carb-boom gels have mellow undertones of flavor that only with a tasting can you discover. I mean, I guess its gel, and you are used to it tasting like CRAP, but these actually surprise you. My favorite flavors are the vanilla/orange or strawberry/kiwi and I'm not a fan of apple/cinnamon. In comparison to other gel-options, I would say these are more like a powergel than a clif gu. (I hate gu. A LOT!)