Jolt Caffeine Energy Gum
Have some Frankenfood for ya, come and get it! I was impressed to the utmost degree with Jolt Energy Mints; that is a fine product that I’ve since become addicted to. So, without saying, I had high hopes for ‘Energy Gum.’ I’ve always been more of a gum guy anyway, so I thought this would be a home run, and get me one step closer to having to check in to a caffeine detox center.
They’re ‘okay.’ Both flavors, ‘Spearmint’ and ‘Icymint’ are a bit on the bitter side; the caffeine is noticeable. Both tasted a bit to medicinal for my tastes, the Icymint especially so.
Two pieces = one serving = about one cup of coffee. Everybody got that? It being a gum is a positive, it will get into your system fairly quickly. The boost is significant, but nothing that’ll give you the shakes. Sugar is at a minimum, 10 calories worth per serving.
After chewing on the incredibly long lasting Flare 5 gum, the flavor in Jolt Energy Gum seems to give up pretty quickly. Boo. I can’t recommend this product with a clear conscience. There are better options in this category, including Jolt’s own mints, so I think your money would be better spent else where. Availability may be spotty if you are interested; online retailers may be your best bet.
–Jeremy Hobbs
gum, energy gum, jolt, caffeine
April 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Do you think they are playing on their nostalgia with the namesake? Do you think this is just a crappy Jolt spinoff? I could see why they would do this, but it stinks that it stinks.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I don’t think they’re playing; you can tell they put some effort into this product. I just don’t think it turned out all that well; it happens. Caffeine tastes bad, it’s hard to cover up. Trying to squeeze a cup of coffee’s worth into a 1 inch x 0.5 inch x 0.5 inch rectangle, and making it taste good is a hard thing to do, I’d imagine.
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