FRS Energy Chews – 96 Pack for $14.99 + $5.00 shipping
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I'm tempted...
mixed reviews, love hate.
http://www.amazon.com/FRS-Healthy-Energy-Orange-30-Count/dp/B000QU6Z6C
would go nicely with a woot coupon!
Nasty ingredients. Sugar, corn syrup, soy lecithin, palm oil, etc.
There were some fruit snacks that came out years ago that did the same thing. Tasted bad and didn't give you enough energy. These are probably no different.
Damn, and here I was hoping to take a sheet.
(For the lost: http://www.takeasheet.com - SFW)
These things do not taste good at all.
Might be better just to buy the supplement..its cheaper
http://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Quercetin-500mg-Capsules/dp/B0013OXAE0/
@jnwabuike: Sugar is a bad ingredient? Better watch out for apples and oranges then.
I was kinda interested until I saw it has sugar, corn syrup, AND sucralose as ingredients. Just pick one sweetener!
It does have some caffeine which is kinda cool...
72 day supply for less than 50 bucks. In for three
Quantity is misleading....it shows "96 Pack" and is also shows "individual bags containing 4 chews", so you may think you get 96 bags of 4 chews.....this is not the case, you get 96 Chews total.
@justabandnerd: are you trying to start a Natural vs. refined sugars debate?
I thought it was rubber...
I chewed these before and during a 10-mile race back in October and they did seem to give me energy without the crash I normally get from a red bull. They weren't the greatest tasting, kind of like a chalky-sugary Now-And-Later.
@justabandnerd: It's not the sugar - it's all the corn-based sweeteners that's concerning. The Gu Chomps, as an example, have cane sugar as a sweetener. No frankenfood for me, thank you very much.
I have only tried the orange flavor, however I found them absolutely disgusting. I actually spit the one I was eating out and threw the bag away. Just my 2cents.
this guy makes a good point on Amazon
I am a huge fan of these I take some before I exercise and I am able to go a little longer. and its set at an amazing price. Be warned to not take these before you go out drinking unless you want a hang over strong enough to kill an elephant
@nmumark: The ingredient was sugar. Not a qualified sugar, but "sugar".
@ploeg8393: Thank you for your educated and well researched response!
@jabo77: Umm....Yeah, thats what 96 pack means.
@btalarczyk: imagine my dismay when I realized that the six pack of soda that I bought wasn't actually 6 six-packs. It was just 6 individual cans of Sprite.
@justabandnerd: Lol! Nice!
now I want some Starbursts
Boooo caffeine. No thanks.
The review / commentary on Amazon fails to recognize that Quercetin has only been proven effective when combined with other nutrients. That's why FRS has a patent on the formulation. There's an actual medical study out there somewhere, perhaps on the FRS site itself.
But whatever - don't buy them if they are so horrible.
In for 3. Too bad they don't make the lemon/lime anymore - I loved those things.....
@bpr2: You know it's not candy, right?
I'm in for 10.
@justabandnerd: Rrefined sugar is as bad as swallowing poison; if you haven't discovered that yet, you will as you get older. Not to mention the sucralose which I missed the first time. For a product that makes a big deal about its one natural, antioxidant ingredient, I was expecting the rest of the ingredients to be natural as well.
This is a great deal! These things have tons of anti-oxidants. I feel they really help me keep my weight down helping my body burn off toxins.
Based on the ingredients, my guess is that these taste better than the drink mixes, which have a chemical taste. As for the claims, it's highly unlikely that an antioxidant can provide any immediate energy boost or improvements in stamina. That's simply not how oxidation, thus antioxidants, work. Free radicals cause slow lasting long term damage, not immediate injury.
The immediate energy boost likely comes from the caffeine and sugars (aka carbs).
Also, check out the prices on EBAY. You can make some money on re-sale there.
I got a free sample of the red ones in a 10K race goody bag. I didn't care for the taste at all, and one of the main ingredients must be red food dye since I was spitting red for the next 30 minutes after eating one.
I had a half dozen sample cubes and threw the rest away after trying one.
@jnwabuike: Duly noted. If I'm ever forced to choose between a Coca Cola or Liquid Plummer, I'll toss a coin. How's that?
@sdc100: You might think that they taste better than drink mixes, but you'd be wrong. I'd drink a hundred bottles of HEED sport drink before I'd eat another FRS chew.
I would like to try, but I can't. This has Sucralose in it. I am unlucky enough to have inherited a genetic trait from my mother's side of the family where I get nasty headaches from artificial sweetners. While this is probably great and has a great taste, I can't risk the headaches. This is mainly to let others who have the same issue with the artificial sweetners know.
To everyone commenting about the sugars. I am a food scientist and I can tell you why they include multiple sugars in sports products. Your cells have transporters that allow for metabolites to enter them. However, these transporters are often specific for one type of sugar (in this case). These transporters can only import their one specific sugar at a certain rate, and thus become saturated. By sending multiple sugars to your cells you avoid limiting your energy input as much. Make sense? I give lectures about this stuff. Also, it is important to remember that these types of products are designed for athletes that have been working out for at leadt an hpur. They will only provide a body depleated of blood sugar the "energy boost" that you are looking for. A person who is looking for a stimulant should really turn to caffine or some other substance. Hope this helps!
@justabandnerd: use the coke to clean your battery, liquid plumber to clean your drain, and water to flush your body!
Hey, just pop a Starburst and take an inexpensive quercetin tablet. It would save lots of moola and you still get the "benefit" of all those artificial colors and flavors! It's a win-win.
@lisadw27: But what's the point of adding Sucralose to a product that already has 2 kinds of sugars as its top 2 ingredients?
@c362137: Antioxidants work by binding onto free radicals, which damage cells via oxidation. They do not help in weight loss or "burn off toxins." In fact, there is no such physiological process. Toxins are not "burned off" since they are not a source of energy. In fact, if you're a purist, these actually add "toxins" in the form of artificial colors and flavors.
My educated guess as a medical researcher is that these are no better than candies that provide a shot of caffeine and carbs. The carbs may provide energy if you use it immediately (aka exercise) but for most people, they're simply an additional source of calories, thus NOT helpful to weight loss.
@rlw999: Well, I'm talking specifically about the FRS drink mixes, which a patient gave me to sample. For example, the Wild Berry mix has no normal sweeteners at all, while these gums have sugar and corn syrup. The mix only has polydextrose, acesulfame potassium and sucralose. It explains why the mixes are only 10 cal, while these are 40 cal. Given this difference, I'm willing to bet that this gum is better than the company's drink mixes.
I got some of these as samples in the goodie bag given out at the expo before a half-marathon. They taste like molten awful, with a strong chemical aftertaste. The six people I was with unanimously agreed that the free sample just made us determined never to have them again. Not surprised to see a blowout on Woot for these.
@jnwabuike: Water can clean my car battery as well. I suppose you should avoid drinking water.
Hey Mr Researcher - What ever the case, even if it psychological, I feel they help me keep my weight down, and at this price they're cheap. What little sugars are in them definitely won't hurt you.
"Rrefined sugar is as bad as swallowing poison"
No, there is no evidence of that. Please provide a peer-reviewed citation showing that moderate amounts of refined sugars is any more "toxic" than natural sugars like fructose in fruit.
"For a product that makes a big deal about its one natural, antioxidant ingredient, I was expecting the rest of the ingredients to be natural as well."
Quercetin is not the only natural antioxidant ingredient. Vitamins A,C,E are also present, and vitamin C, for example, comes from ascorbic acid. And there are other natural ingredients too, i.e. carageenan and glycerin. In fact, the two likely active ingredients are natural: caffeine and sugar. While I'm not a supporter of this product, I'm also not a supporter of exaggeration and misinformation.
@mogul: "Not surprised to see a blowout on Woot for these."
Not only Woot, but other sale-a-day sites as well, i.e. Tanga and 1SaleaDay. In fact, I've never seen a product sold on so many liquidation sites simultaneously. My guess is that the company will go into bankruptcy soon.
http://www.tanga.com/products/12-packs-of-4-frs-healthy-energy-chews-48-chews-per-flavor
them's free radicals be craaaaaaaazy
These have nothing to do with the quercetin.
It's all about the caffeine (and the sugar to a lesser degree-for those that aren't already intaking massive amnts of sugar through a glass of OJ/sodapop/starbucks coffee milkshakes).
Just find the caffeine per chew, and do the math to see if it's cheaper (and/or tastier) than your current means of getting caffeinated.
ed: 20mgs per 2 chews.
Energy CHEWS?!?!
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