Energy Gum Bar

Gummy energy bar with electrolytes and amino acids. With and without caffeine.

Energy GUM Bar is a premium gummy energy bar with a high-quality composition that provides all the necessary ingredients to enhance your performance during training and competition. It’s our Energy Gel adapted into a gummy energy bar format, 30g with a superb, easy-to-chew texture that’s easy to swallow, preventing gastrointestinal issues.

It contains two sources of carbohydrates.

Dextrose (in the form of glucose syrup) and sucrose, which nevertheless provide me with 3 types of carbohydrates, since sucrose is a source of glucose and fructose. These are necessary because it has been shown that carbohydrate intake during exercise improves performance (Cermak, N.M. et al., SM. 2013; Pochmuller, M. et al., JISSN. 2016).

Furthermore, recent research has shown that a high intake of carbohydrates during sports practice, especially long-duration sports (> 2.5 h), improves neuromuscular function (Urdampilleta, A et al. Nutrients. 2020) and also improves post-training recovery both in terms of muscle damage and energy because it shortens glycogen resynthesis times (Viribay, A. et al. Nutrients. 2020).

But in addition to the combination of carbohydrates, our extraordinary formula has even more added value, as we have also incorporated:

• Minerals: Better known as electrolytes or salts, especially sodium (Na), which is the mineral we lose most through sweat and is essential for maintaining hydration during physical activity (each bar provides approximately 112 mg, except for the Salty Peanut version, which provides 300 mg) (NDA Panel. EFSA Journal. 2011). They also provide potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg), the loss of which could be involved in the onset of muscle cramps; these have been added in the form of highly bioavailable salts, such as magnesium citrate.
• Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs): It has been shown that consuming these amino acids along with carbohydrates during training decreases markers of muscle damage (Valentine, R.J. et al., JSSNEM. 2008). Branched-chain amino acids are also highly oxidized by muscle, meaning they are used as an energy source, decreasing glycogen utilization in favor of fat. Furthermore, consuming these amino acids during exercise reduces Central Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), that is, it reduces the production of serotonin (a neurotransmitter related to symptoms of fatigue and mood) (Kerksick, C.M. et al., JSSN. 2018).
• Arginine: This amino acid, in addition to being a precursor to nitric oxide (NO), reduces lactate concentration and improves aerobic capacity. Furthermore, as a glucogenic amino acid, it can be used by muscles as an extra source of energy.
• Taurine: Among other properties, it has antioxidant, metabolic, and ergogenic effects (Galloway, S.D.R. et al., JAP. 2008). Its intake, along with the other ingredients, has been shown to improve muscle endurance during exercise (Hoffman, J.R. et al. JCSR. 2008). It stabilizes cell membranes, facilitating the passage of potassium, sodium, calcium, and magnesium across them (Bouckenooghe, T. et al., CNMC. 2006).

And like all Crown Sport Nutrition® products, it has a spectacular taste and digestibility.

Directions for use: Take one bar approximately every 45 minutes of physical activity.

Pro Tips:

• If you also take Isodrink & Energy: Eat one bar approximately every hour of physical activity. After 3 hours, eat one bar every 30 minutes (2 bars/hour).
• If you do NOT take Isodrink & Energy: Consume one bar approximately every 30 minutes (2 bars/hour) of physical activity. After 3 hours, consume one bar every 20 minutes (3 bars/hour).
  In this case, as a professional recommendation to avoid dehydration, we suggest taking approximately 1 PRO Salt Caps capsule every 60-90 minutes of physical activity.
• If you do NOT take Isodrink & Energy and want to combine them with our Energy Gel or Energy Bar: Consume one bar approximately every 30 minutes (2 bars/hour) of physical activity. After 3 hours, consume one bar every 20 minutes (3 bars/hour). However, if you combine them with our Energy Gel, you can substitute or alternate one bar with one gel. And if you choose the Energy GUM Bar Salty Peanut (salty bar), you could omit the PRO Salt Caps capsule.

Available flavors WITH caffeine: Cola, Strawberry and Lemon-Lime.
Available caffeine-free flavors: Orange, Peach, and Peanut-Salted (Salted version with 300 mg of sodium).