Is there any energy gels that don’t have any caffeine in it?
yes, generally the fruit flavoured ones dont, dont most usually specifically say they contain caffeine if they do? i thought it was a minority rather than a majority that do contain caffeine
Gu: Vanilla Bean, Banana Blast, and Just Plain.
HH
w/ cliff shots & power gels, only some have caffeine. it’s on the label. avoid the tangerine “double caffeine” one…
-charles
e-gels from crank sports don’t have caffeine. and they taste pretty good too.
I use Strawberry-Kiwi Carb-Boom almost exclusively. No caffinee, tastes great (well, as great as a gel can taste).
-C
Hammer gel rasperry doesn’t’ neither does apple cinnamon or orange (I believe).
There are several flavors of most gel brands that are caffeine-free. My favorite is Hammer Gel. You can buy it in bulk (I think they’re 25 serving jugs), and it is much cheaper than buying singles of any brand. It comes out to about $0.50 per serving vs about a buck for most others. Plus it looks to be the most “pure” of all the gels (no simple sugars, etc).
Carb Boom without Strawberry Kiwi, Apple Cinn., Banana Peach do not
Carb Boom with Vanila Orange, Chocolate Cherry
CytoMax without Gulp 'n Go
Accelerade gel without
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I can’t resist not weighing in. Please note my sign off line re Powerbar.
These flavors are offered by PowerBar and it has been reformulated in the past few years to be easier to swallow without water:
Asterisk indicate caffeinated, double asterisk = double caffeine.
Chocolate*
Green Apple*
Lemon Lime
Raspberry Cream
Strawberry Banana*
Tangerine**
Tropical Fruit
Vanilla
Enjoy.
I believe the only Hammergel with caffeine is the espresso flavor.
just out of curiosity…why?
just out of curiosity…why?
Some of us poor souls cannot have caffeine ;(
In my case I quit a year ago after having SVT’s
Where your sitting watching TV or something & your
heart decides to go 180-210 BPM’s for an hour or two.
fun…
nevermind then. In your case I understand why you are looking for non-caffeinated gels. I was just asking because some people I heard saying that they do not want to consume caffeine in longer races because of dehydration. Little do they know that gels only contain very small amounts of caffeine and that caffeine can have a perforamance enhancing effect in endurance races because of FFA mobilization.
I have the same results from caffeine as you, I had the worst after a 2ml spoon of Vanilla Bean GU at the IM expo in Kona 2000 and haven’t touched any since. Just that small amount of caffeine (confirmed by the staff on the stand) had me shaking. Not sure if it still contains caff but it sure did then!
nevermind then. In your case I understand why you are looking for non-caffeinated gels. I was just asking because some people I heard saying that they do not want to consume caffeine in longer races because of dehydration. Little do they know that gels only contain very small amounts of caffeine and that caffeine can have a perforamance enhancing effect in endurance races because of FFA mobilization.
…plus I read recently that the dehydrating effect has been overstated as well.
I have the same results from caffeine as you, I had the worst after a 2ml spoon of Vanilla Bean GU at the IM expo in Kona 2000 and haven’t touched any since. Just that small amount of caffeine (confirmed by the staff on the stand) had me shaking. Not sure if it still contains caff but it sure did then!
Funny I use to be a caffeine fiend. Couple of Latte’s a day + regular coffee. Then after a couple of those SVT’s I stopped.
So far so good 
buy anything but:
Gu: chocolate & espresso love
HammerGel: espresso
Carboom: that orange cream flavor
Powergel: anything that doesn’t have the little “Caffeine Star” on it
Clif: anything but Mocha Mocha I believe
My faves, Hammergel Apple Cinnamon & Rasberry, Gu Vanilla, Carboom Apple Cinnamon, Clif Razz Sorbet
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