Mad-Croc Energy Gum - Power Peppermint
Frankenfood! Been eying these for awhile, but I had always managed to find something else I wanted to try just a little bit more. But, I was shopping in a c-store, and the goober at the cash register wouldn’t let me use my debit card unless my total purchase was over $5 (he obviously doesn’t know how important I am). Sitting squarely at $4, and needing nothing else, I grabbed these for $1.19. Cheaper than the $2.50 ATM fee.
Didn’t have a great experience with the other energy gum I sampled, and Mad-Croc lived down to my expectations. The flavor all but evaporated after thirty seconds or so, though it did taste pretty good while it lasted. Mad-Croc is not very pleasant to chew. The texture is odd; chewy (even for a gum). The ‘jumbo pieces’ are a bit big; a serving is two pieces, and that is a good mouthful of gum if you chew them at the same time.
Energy boost was noticeable, but nothing profound. Two pieces = an 8 ounce energy drink (Red Bull, etc), or 1 cup of coffee, but the label provided me with no hard numbers. Comes with a warning; ‘Not recommended for young children, pregnant women, or caffeine-sensitive persons.’ Why do they always say pregnant ‘women?’ It’s a bit redundant, if you’re pregnant you’re obviously female. Anyways, consider yourself warned.
10 calories, 50% riboflavin, 100% niacin, B6, and B12. Can’t recommend this with a good conscience, I really didn’t care for it. I’ll be junking or giving away the remaining servings, and certainly wont be buying again. Pass.
–Jeremy Hobbs
May 14th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I chew this stuff all the time at work.
It works and is way cheaper than energy drinks.
I get 2 packs for 74 cents by me (clearance).
Yeah the taste isn’t so good and it doesn’t really last, but when energy drinks are $2+ and you can get 5 energy drinks per pack of gum, this is really a great value.