GU Energy Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Gel, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Kosher, and...

Has bcaa's to help recover

Good energy boost! I usually take one of these every 30 minutes while I’m with my in-laws.

I use them on long runs, and they work great for me.

I am an 84 year old cyclist. I have used energy gels for years. Gu is well known in the competitive cycling community.

I'd been using the normal Gu for quite some time -- Vanilla Bean flavor -- and found that it worked fairly well. The occasional minor stomach issue, but no big deal. I've never been a big fan of the very thick consistency, and since I was working my way through a large box the vanilla flavor started getting on my nerves. I decided to "upgrade" to Roctane and thought that switching over to something with a fruit flavor would help break me out of my vanilla rut... The good: Roctane has a considerably thinner consistency, which is awesome. Easier to eat, doesn't coat the mouth/throat as much, and feels much easier on the stomach. I also feel like the extra caffeine gives me a small bonus boost. And the BCAAs? I have no clue, but apparently they help with carb uptake. I can't measure that. Energy levels feel pretty much the same, but MAYBE a bit faster acting with Roctane. (Could be totally psychological since these things are damn expensive and I want them to work better.) The bad: The cherry lime flavor that I bought tastes like jellied, chemical-infused regret. Ugh. Almost laughably bad. I brought two Roctanes and a plain Gu Vanilla Bean on a recent long run, and ate the Roctanes first. The vanilla Gu was like a delicious special treat after the Roctanes. So, four stars, mainly due to taste. Next time I'll try the Vanilla Spice flavor.

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Very effective. However the consistency isn’t my favorite nor the flavor. However if you in thr marines and you’re hiking back from being in the field of a week and you haven’t eaten anything except MRE for a week, this stuff will keep you from passing out on that hike so long as you drink water. I’ll always carry a few for my marines when in a tough spot. 10/10 would recommend, has saved a life or two.

Tastes great! Keeps performance up! And some salt for endurance !

Standard energy gel with a decent taste.

Honestly I was hoping for a strong, but fresh cherry and lime flavour. This tastes like icing with...sugar flavour. I cannot tell if there is cherry or lime in it at all. It's not bad but it's not good. Would not buy again .