This text seems within the March/April 2025 problem of Canadian Working, on newsstands now.
Thicker and extra manageable than syrupy gels, Maurten 100 gel has a pleasantly gentle sweetness and packs 25 grams of carbs in a 0.8:1 ratio of fructose to glucose, and goes down easily.
» $12.50 per gel or $60 for a field of 12
The place to purchase: impartial working retailers
Näak (Canadian!) This model’s new high-carb Increase line consists of an power gel containing 25 g of carbs and a drink combine with electrolytes and 60 g of carbs per serving. The Increase gel has a gentle, fruity style and a barely chewy, jelly-like (however very comfortable, nearly liquid) texture. The Increase drink combine is sweetened naturally with isomaltulose from sugar beets.
» Gel: $4 per serving. Drink combine: $4.50 per serving or $45 per 960 g (15-serving) bag
The place to purchase: at chosen working retailers or on-line at naak.com
Grenade is a U.Okay.-based firm with quite a few race partnerships in Canada. Their protein bar makes a wealthy, gooey and really satisfying snack, and every bar comprises round 20 grams of protein and 1–2 grams of sugar (this varies from flavour to flavour; bars are additionally sweetened with maltitol and sucralose).
» 13 flavours, $35 to $54 for a field of 14 bars
The place to purchase: Costco, Amazon
Olway’s (Canadian!) Efficiency drink combine can be utilized earlier than, throughout or after your long term or race. It’s formulated with a 2:1 glucose-to-fructose ratio, which lets runners maximize their carbohydrate consumption at round 90 g per hour (ingesting 500 ml per hour), in addition to maximizing hydration. Benefit from the product’s impartial, mildly candy style by itself, or “flavour” it your self with fruit juice, espresso, ginger or no matter you fancy.
» $32.50 for a 24-serving bag (based mostly on 30 g per hour; to double or triple the quantity of carbohydrate, use two or three scoops per serving)
The place to purchase: at chosen retailers, or on-line at olwayperformance.com
Gu Power Chews Previously known as Chomps, the Chews are available in a brand new Rainbow Fruit Combine packet that includes lemon, orange, watermelon and blueberry-pomegranate flavours, plus the latest flavour, fruit punch. Chews are vegan, gluten-free and kosher and include 22 grams of carbohydrate per serving (eight chews per serving, two servings per packet), plus small quantities of sodium and amino acids; no caffeine.
» $5.99
The place to purchase: In Canada, attempt your native impartial working retailer, or go surfing at ubersports.ca (within the U.S., order straight from guenergy.com).