Maurten Gel

I’ve used all 3 of these jells- here’s my opinion on each.

Maurten 100

The perfect companion. A great neutral taste- I can always take these jells- even when the 5,000 grams of glucose has caught up to the intestine's. Amazing packaging. The 100 has the perfect amount of carbs. Comfortable to take before an interval workout or in the middle of a long run.
Rating: 5/5

Maurten 160

The perfect companion. A great neutral taste- I can always take these jells- even when the 5,000 grams of glucose has caught up to the intestine's. Amazing packaging! This is the ideal companion for longer runs as I find the amount of carbs to be a bit high for hard vo2 max session.
Rating: 5/5

Maurten 100 Caf 100

This one is not my favorite. While it keeps to the original formula, I find that the raw caffeine with no flavoring to be incredible bitter. If anyone thinks this is wrong lmk below. I’m quite curious to see if others think the same. The amount of caffeine (100 grams) is the perfect amount to give you a nice boost. However, be cautious, I am not the most caffeine adapted (or addicted) I find 160 grams to be the perfect amount any more and I get quite jittery and feel like my heart might fail. So it’s pretty easy to have a couple of these bad boys and have a heart attack completely unrelated to that particular Strava KOM that keeps evading you. (I’m looking at you Owen)

I struggle with the super sweet flavor of other gels, and the Maurten neutral flavor has always seemed acceptable at the end of a long day or race. I do find the consistency thicker than some other brands, but the texture prevents it from leaking or splattering when opening.

Best gel, ever. The flavorless (kinda syrupy but not really aftertaste, like Zak M said) is baller for me. and the consistency is the best out there. I am not a fan of the traditional gu texture and find the "hydrogel" consistency to be the bomb. References Maurtens guide to really helps to get a bombproof fueling strategy that I find to be unbeatable from long days in the mountains skiing to trail runs.

I've been very happy with my experience with Maurten gels. Having tried other gels, I find these to be the cleanest I've used and I really like the slightly sweet taste. I tend to get tired of flavors quickly, but haven't had this experience using Maurten's gels and drinks. And a big plus for me personally has been the jello-like consistency. I wear Invisalign aligners and can't chew bars when I'm active, so the consistency of these is a perfect mix between being soft enough to consume easily and solid enough to not be a sticky mess in my mouth. I'd definitely recommend these!

If it works for Kilian and Eliud Kipchoge it will work for me, or maybe I just fell prey to Maurten's excellent marking strategy. So far I've been using both the caffeinated and noncaffeinated Maurten Gels for several months and have been happy with the results. Both gels have this slightly syrupy aftertaste to them but other than that basically have no distinct flavor, which I enjoy. With the consistency of jello, these have been a nice change of pace from the thick syrup-like texture of most other gels. Overall with just a handful of ingredients, and a good dose of caffeine Maurten Gels will most likely continue to be my go-to gels for some time to come.