Q: Do PowerBar® products with PowerBar® C2MAX dual source energy blend contain caffeine?
A: PowerBar
® C2MAX dual source energy blend is a carbohydrate blend of glucose and fructose in a 2:1 ratio. This has been shown to deliver 20-50% more energy to working muscles and improve athletes’ cycling times by 8% compared to using glucose alone.(1)
PowerBar
® products that are chocolate flavored or are enrobed in a chocolate coating contain small amounts of naturally occurring caffeine. We do not add caffeine to any of our bars.
Caffeine is added to several of our
PowerBar® Energy Gel and
PowerBar® Energy Blasts gel filled chews varieties. PowerBar Energy Gels contain up to 50 mg of caffeine per packet, and Energy Blasts gel filled chews contain up to 50 mg per 6 pieces. Please visit PowerBar.com to view the specific flavors with caffeine.
1 (Currell K, Jeukendrup AE. Superior Endurance Performance with Ingestion of Multiple Transportable Carbohydrates. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2008; 40; 2: 275–281).