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Best Chews by Caffeine
Caffeinated energy chews ranked by caffeine per serving - roughly a third of the shelf, across a wide dose range.
Caffeinated chews run from about 15 mg to 75 mg per serving, and the spread is the point. At the bottom the dose is barely a placement decision; at the top it is a real dose that belongs where a caffeinated gel would go, timed 45 to 60 minutes before the hard part of the race and counted against a total of 3 to 6 mg per kilogram of bodyweight.
Chews carry one format-specific caution. Because a serving divides, a caffeinated packet grazed absent-mindedly turns into an unplanned caffeine drip spread over an hour, which is the opposite of the sharp, timed peak you wanted. Keep most of your chews caffeine-free and place the caffeinated packet deliberately.
The full argument, with references: Caffeine for endurance, by dose and timing
The top 10
Read caffeine per serving, then decide how you will eat the packet: all at once is a dose, grazed is a drip.
75 mgCaffeine
42 gCarbs
145 mgSodium
€8.25Price
75 mgCaffeine
42 gCarbs
145 mgSodium
€8.25Price
64.41 mgCaffeine
23.04 gCarbs
111.6 mgSodium
€1.92Price
55 mgCaffeine
-Carbs
25 mgSodium
€2.62Price
50 mgCaffeine
23 gCarbs
50 mgSodium
€2.62Price
20 mgCaffeine
22 gCarbs
40 mgSodium
€2.50Price
15 mgCaffeine
44 gCarbs
98 mgSodium
€2.75Price
0 mgCaffeine
30 gCarbs
0 mgSodium
€2.95Price
0 mgCaffeine
30 gCarbs
0 mgSodium
€2.95Price
0 mgCaffeine
22 gCarbs
50 mgSodium
€2.62Price
The full ranking
All 23 chews we track, ranked on the same number. Positions 11 onward are listed below, 25 at a time.
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