GU Energy Gel Reviews

Review score: 9.9/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £43.2 – Save 1% (RRP: £43.49)

Take a look now to discover what makes GU Energy Gel worthy of a review score of 9.9 out of 10.

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GU Energy Gel features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Nutrition. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of GU Energy Gel.

The first thing is material. Looking at what GU Energy Gel is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Nutrition. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Nutrition. Brands like GU are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Nutrition category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Nutrition.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of GU Energy Gel

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of GU Energy Gel.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find GU Energy Gel was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £43.2 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Nutrition

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Nutrition.

We found 435 in the Nutrition category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £19.21, making it above average at £43.2.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Nutrition. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £64.80, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.01.

With 435 products available we worked out that 14 cost more than GU Energy Gel and 419 were cheaper.

Cost of GU products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 11 products from GU, of which 11 were in the Nutrition category.

For now though we’re looking at GU branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £33.92 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest GU product we found was £7.35 and the highest price we could find from them was £64.80.

Of the 11 from GU, 3 were more expensive than GU Energy Gel and 7 were cheaper.

How much are GU Nutrition?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at GU products that are listed in the Nutrition category.

The average price of the 11 products that match this search was £33.92, with the cheapest coming in at £7.35 and highest price was £64.80. With the average being £33.92, GU Energy Gel comes in above average.

3 products that meet this search were more expensive than GU Energy Gel and 7 were cheaper.

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GU Energy Gel Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the GU Energy Gel reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for GU Energy Gel, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Nutrition category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy GU Energy Gel or another similar product, like HIGH5 Zero reviews or HIGH5 Zero Caffeine Hit reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Nutrition.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Nutrition. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with GU, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of GU Energy Gel

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for GU Energy Gel reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of GU Energy Gel. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.9/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010855689
• Product ID 2: 269582UK
• Brand: GU
• Model number: 102-769493200013-CHOC
• RRP: £43.49
• EAN: 769493200013
• Description: GU Energy Gel Created for daily training and competition, GU Energy Gel packs energy-dense calories in a portable packet to help sustain energy demands of any duration or activity. The 100-calorie packet contains carbohydrates (maltodextrin and fructose) that use non-competing pathways to help maximise carbohydrate absorption and utilisation while diminishing stomach distress. Sodium, the primary electrolyte lost in sweat, aids in hydration by maintaining water balance. The branched-chain amino acids (leucine, valine, isoleucine) may reduce mental fatigue and decrease muscle damage. Electrolytes maintain water balance and aid in optimum hydration. Carbohydrates deliver ready-to-use energy and delay bonking by sparing glycogen. Amino acids reduce mental fatigue and decrease muscle damage. Caffeine enhances performance by increasing focus and concentration and decreasing perceived effort during exercise. Features:Created for daily training and competition100 calories per packetWeight: 32gUsage: Consume one packet 5 minutes before, and one packet every 45 minutes during activity Wash down with your favourite GU Hydration Drink or water for optimum absorptionNutrition Information: Caramel Macchiatoper serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 60mg Potasium 40mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Salted Watermelon per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 125mg Potasium 35mg Total Carbohydrate 23g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 6g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Chocolate Peanut Butter per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 1.5g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 125mg Potasium 55mg Total Carbohydrate 20g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 1g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 2% Vitamin E 0%   Salted Caramel per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 125mg Potasium 40mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Vanilla Bean per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 60mg Potasium 40mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Chocolate Outrage per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 1.5g -Saturated Fat 1g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 50mg Potasium 60mg Total Carbohydrate 21g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 4% Vitamin E 0%   Tri-Berry per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 55mg Potasium 30mg Total Carbohydrate 23g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Strawberry Banana per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 55mg Potasium 35mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 6g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Jet Blackberry per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 55mg Potasium 30mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 6g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Espresso Love per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 60mg Potasium 40mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 7g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Mandarin Orange per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 55mg Potasium 35mg Total Carbohydrate 23g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 6g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0%   Lemon Sublime per serving (32g) Calories 100kcal Total Fat 0g -Saturated Fat 0g -Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 55mg Potasium 30mg Total Carbohydrate 23g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugar 6g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 0% Vitamin E 0% Ingredients: Caramel Macchiato: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Natural Flavors, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Salted Watermelon: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Sea Salt, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Chocolate Peanut Butter: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Salt), Organic Cocoa Liquor, Leucine, Sea Salt, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid, Isoleucine, Malic Acid, Pectin Powder, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Salted Caramel: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Sea Salt, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Natural Flavor, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Vanilla Bean: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Chocolate Outrage: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Organic Cocoa Liquor, Leucine, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid, Isoleucine, Malic Acid, Sunflower Oil, Pectin Powder, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Tri-Berry: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Malic Acid, Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Strawberry Banana: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Sea Salt, Valine, Natural Flavors, Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Fruit and Vegetable Juice (For Color).Jet Blackberry: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Natural Flavors, Leucine, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Malic Acid, Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Espresso Love: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Natural Flavor, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Malic Acid, Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).Mandarin Orange: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Green Tea (Leaf) Extract (Contains Caffeine), Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Oleoresin Paprika (Natural Color).Lemon Sublime: Maltodextrin, Water, Fructose, Leucine, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Valine, Sea Salt, Gellan Gum, Isoleucine, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Natural Flavor.Buy¬† GU Nutrition¬† from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Nutrition
• Savings percentage from RRP: 1%
• Size: 32g x 24
• Unisex
• 0.29
• Adult

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Other options for Nutrition

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Nutrition. 435 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching GU Energy Gel included,
HIGH5 Energy Drink Caffeine 2.2kg reviews, HIGH5 Energy Drink 1kg reviews, or we really liked the look of Science In Sport Go Hydro Electrolyte 20 Tablets reviews as another alternative.