The i-Run team says
The Apurna Long Distance Energy Gel 4+1 offer helps prevent fatigue during your training and competitions lasting more than 2 hours.
Branched-chain amino acids, more commonly known as BCAAs, help maintain your muscle mass during exertion. Carbohydrates come into play to prevent depletion of your energy reserves, allowing you to remain at your peak performance.
They provide a significant supply of vitamins and minerals to reduce oxidative stress and fatigue, which can quickly arise on long-distance courses.
Key points of the Apurna Long Distance Energy Gel:
- Energy gel
- To be consumed during exertion
- BCAAs: maintain muscle mass
- Carbohydrates: energy supply
- Vitamins and minerals: reduce oxidative stress and delay the onset of fatigue
- Pack of 5 tubes of 35g
- Flavor: citrus
Technical description
Ingredients:
Glucose syrup, water, maltodextrin, fructose, minerals (magnesium citrate, zinc gluconate), natural grapefruit, orange, and lemon flavors, branched-chain amino acids (L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine), salt, acidity regulator (citric acid), vitamins (C, E, B6, B1, B2), preservative (potassium sorbate).
Recommendations:
Take one gel every 45 minutes to 1 hour of exercise. Remember to stay hydrated by accompanying this gel with a hydration drink.
It is advisable to consume this carbohydrate gel as part of a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. This product is intended, considering a normal diet, to meet the needs of immediate muscle exertion during a competition in special environmental conditions.
Nutritional values for 1 gel of 35 g:
- Energy value: 339 kJ / 80 kcal
- Fat: 0 g
- of which saturated fatty acids: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- of which sugars: 16.6 g
- Proteins: 0 g
- Salt: 0.13 g
- Vitamin E: 1.8 mg (15%*)
- Vitamin C: 24.2 mg (30.2%*)
- Thiamine/B1: 0.16 mg (15%*)
- Riboflavin/B2: 0.21 mg (15%*)
- Vitamin B6: 0.21 mg (15.3%*)
- Magnesium: 56.4 mg (15%*)
- Zinc: 3 mg (30.4%*)
- BCAA: 200 mg
*Reference Daily Intake, reference intake for a typical adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal)