GU Energy Original Sports Nutrition Energy Gel, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Kosher, and Dairy-Free On-the-Go Energy for Any Workout, 8-Count, Strawberry Banana

Very nice consistency/texture and they taste great. Kind of thick, gel like, but doesnt coat your mouth. I melts away. I like them and i have sensory issues with food texture. I got strawberry banana and birthday cake. Strawberry banana tastes similar to a laffy taffy. Birthday cake tastes like vanilla icing. Both are good but birthday cake is my favorite. I bought them for hiking some trails and they are a great, light snack that gives you a good bit of energy and keeps you going on steep inclines/declines. They are also small so good for packing in a daypack or waist pack on the trail.

The flavor was okay. It is a little thick compare to other brands after eating I have to have water to pass it all down. It is great for performance and it ways to carry, durable, and doesn’t leak. Very easy to use while running!

Taste great and gives that extra energy needed on a long run.

I've been using GU for a long time, 10 years or more, and I think it's a wonderful product. However, I have noticed that when I'm consuming multiple ones during a race and such, they start to taste sweet, which I don't like at all; the last thing I want when I'm 20 miles into a run is something sweet. I thought all gels were pretty much the same, but alas, I now know that that's not true.I have recently discovered another product, gel from Hammer Nutrition. Their flavors are superior (to me anyway), and they're not overwhelmingly loaded with sugar. Also, after you take one you're not scrambling for the water bottle since they don't leave a syrup consistency in your mouth. If you're only going to use 1 gel, then GU can fit the bill, but if you're going to consume multiple ones, you might want to look at the gel from Hammer Nutrition.Oh, about the carbs and sugar content. There are more simple carbs in the GU gels, which means that it brings you up and down much faster. Hammer gels have a great deal more complex carbs in them (and they're natural), so you don't spike up and drop down fast, meaning that you give your body a consistent supply of energy without the spikes. This has been a nice change in my training.FYI, the flavors of GU I like are the Mint Chocolate and Vanilla. For Hammer gels, I like the Huckleberry, Raspberry, and Apple Cinnamon.

I think the flavor is the best flavor I’ve had from this brand and doesn’t taste too weird. The texture always gets me but this is great essential for long runs

Ran my first half marathon and u carried a couple of these bad girls and I rocked it. This kept me going with so much energy.

Superb product!!! Gives me no headaches. Nice steady supply of energy. Extremely pleasant taste. And very good quality.

These may work well for some people. I typically don’t have a sensitive stomach, but this really messed with mine during a long run. Make sure to test them out on a training run before a race!