Koda Energy Gel

KODA Energy Gel is fast carbohydrate in a gel you can take on the move - ready to take straight from the sachet and made to be used just before and during effort, when you need quick energy.

What it is and when to use it

Take one just before you start, then keep taking them through the effort.

Taste and texture

The number that matters is energy to volume: 117 calories in 33 ml. Your gut can only process so much while you are working hard, so a gel that delivers the same energy in less volume is a gel that is less likely to sit in your stomach and ruin the back half of your day.

Koda test every ingredient for a low sensory impact. The texture is semi-fluid, and the point is that your focus stays on what you are doing.

Caffeine, sodium and what varies

Three flavours carry 80 mg of caffeine: Cappuccino, Cola Vanilla and Green Plum. Wild Berry, Berry Banana, Cola, Lemon Lime and Mango Passion have none.

Every flavour gives the same base: 495 kJ (117 calories), 29.8 g of carbohydrate with 2.9 g of it sugars, 36 mg of sodium and 18 mg of potassium in each 45 g sachet.

The quality of the maltodextrin is where Koda separate themselves, and it is worth knowing: cheaper grades carry more refined processed sugars, and that is exactly what causes stomach trouble. Koda say they use high-quality, clean ingredients for that reason.

How to take it

One before the start, then at intervals through the effort. The low thermic effect means your body spends very little energy converting it - it arrives already in the semi-fluid form the stomach recognises, so more of the fuel goes to your working muscles rather than to digestion.

Single 45 g sachets, 6 packs, boxes of 24, or a Mixed Box.