Fresh Goods Sunday - Kendal Mint Cake NRG Energy Bar - Chocolate Coated Recharged 50g

 

I am not a great lover of energy food or drinks and don't really exercise enough at such a high level or length of time that I need to be eating / swallowing energy products? I always have an energy bar packed either on my bike or in my small case where I keep my phone / keys / money etc when I go out just in case though. On some of my longer rides I make a point of eating around the halfway mark but I never eat a full bar in one go. I might snack again once or twice further on the second half and probably be finished the bar by the time I end the ride / get home. I have tried all sorts over my 30+ years of cycling and loved a couple of flavours in the Torq range but some manufactures bars I just cannot stomach. Either they are an awful taste or just too chewy to eat / swallow. I thought I would try these Kendal bars as A) I like chocolate and B) I like mint. When I first bite into one I was expecting it to be gooey but it was solid and snapped. The chocolate is a very thin coating and inside tastes lovely. After the first small bite or two it even tasted better. It leaves a lovely after taste in your mouth. Its not too dry either so don't have to drink a litre of juice to get the bar down. The shelf life is also a major thing for me as I don't eat that many so when I buy them they have to have a long date on them. Some I have seen in the shops have less than a month but these were into 2022! As for the what it does to you well I am no sports nutritionist and tbh I don't know if it actually gives me any extra power but they taste nice! 

RRP £7.99 (exc p&p) for 6no or £29.99 (inc p&p) for 24no = £1.25 per bar direct from KMC and sometimes they a have a 20% discount code as well.  I paid £1.50 each from Arragon's Cycles to try them out. 

Manufacturers blurb - 

Delicious chocolate coated Kendal Mint Cake RECHARGED with added Electrolytes and B vitamins.

Using a more than 100-year-old ‘Kendal Mint Cake’ recipe as our inspiration, we have taken this great British icon and ‘recharged it’ for today’s world. By adding a combination of essential Electrolytes and B Vitamins, the KMC NRG BAR will give you that targeted edge - Not just a Mint Cake anymore. 

Suitable for Vegans!

About:

The energy giving properties of Kendal Mint Cake have been well known and enjoyed for over a century. Carbohydrate in the form of glucose is quickly absorbed into your bloodstream giving you a much-needed burst of energy.

Glucose, often called the building block of carbohydrate - is a simple form of sugar and as such is absorbed straight into the bloodstream, raising your blood sugar level. This in-turn stimulates the release of insulin to increase the amount of glucose able to enter your body’s cells, providing a more instant release of energy.

Added Electrolytes

We all know how important it is to keep our bodies hydrated. That’s why our Kendal Mint Cake now contains Electrolytes to help you maintain a healthy electrolyte balance, and aid hydration and physical performance.

Electrolytes help maintain and replace salts lost during sweating, avoiding cramping and early onset fatigue. Electrolyte minerals also restore water balance; help muscles contract and relax and aid the transmission of nerve impulses.

Added B Vitamins

We have formulated an efficient energy delivery system by incorporating a blend of B Vitamins (3,5,6 and 12). These help breakdown and convert food sources into energy. They also maintain nerves and red blood cell functionality.

We have formulated an efficient energy delivery system by incorporating a blend of B Vitamins (3,5,6 and 12). These help breakdown and convert food sources into energy. They also maintain nerves and red blood cell functionality.

Benefits of Mint
You will find at the core of all our products the natural flavour of mint. Mint is amazing, it not only tastes great, but has other many other proven beneficial qualities as a soothing herb, an antispasmodic and even increases pain threshold!

Mint has been known for thousands of years as a natural calming and soothing herb. It is made up of 78% menthol which encourages bile to flow into the Duodenum, where it promotes and aids digestion. Mint is also a natural and potent ‘antispasmodic’ which relaxes the action of muscles making digestion and the subsequent release of energy quicker, and also kinder on your stomach.

Mint has even been proven to naturally increase the pain threshold of the human body! (Quite handy when you need that extra edge on your opponents).

Ingredients:

Plain Chocolate (17%), (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier Soya Lecithin [E22], Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Glucose Syrup, Fondant (Sugar, Glucose, Syrup, Water), Oil of Peppermint, Maltodextrin, Electrolytes (potassium choloride, calcium lactate, sodium choloride, magnesium carbonate),B Vitamin Blend (Nicotinamide[B3],Calcium Pantothenate [B5], Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [B6] Methylcobalamine [B12]  

 

Allergen Information:

Made in a factory which handles nuts and peanuts.

Manufactured in the UK for Kendal Mint Co.

Usage:

Stay charged - consume before and during exercise, or whenever you like as a delicious treat.

Once open consume within 24 hours.

STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE

Nutrition:

Mandatory Nutritional Info	per 100g	per 50g serve
Energy KJ	1848kj	924kj
Energy kcal	440kcal	220kcal
Fat	5.2g	2.6g
- of which saturates	3.0g	1.5g
Carbohydrate	96.5g	48.25g
- of which sugars	92.02g	46.01g
Fibre	0.0 g	0.0g
Protein	0.9g	0.45g
Salt	0.13g	0.065g
Calcium	35mg	17.5mg
Sodium	49mg	24.5mg
Magnesium	10mg	5mg
Potassium	50mg	25mg
Vitamin B3	2.4mg	1.2mg
Vitamin B5	0.9mg	0.45mg
Vitamin B6	0.2mg	0.1mg
Vitamin B12	0.375μg	0.188μg