October's Bicycling issue has a sidebar about regular candy and use, but I digress. I just happen to have one bag of the Sport Beans (lemon lime) and the sampler bag of regular jelly bellys. I offer up the ingredients of each:
Originally Posted by Jelly Belly Candy, assorted flavors
Ingredients:
sugar, corn syrup, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of the following: peach concentrate, strawberry puree, blueberry puree, coconut, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), pure vanilla, cocoa powder, sodium citrate, citric acid, tapioca dextrin, natural and artificial flavors, color added, red 40 lake, yellow 5 & 6 lake, blue 1 & 2 lake, yellow 5 & 6, red 40, blue 1, beeswax, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, salt.
Serving size 28g
Calories: 100
Total fat: 0 Trans fat: 0
Sodium: 10mg
Total Carb: 26g
Sugars: 20g
Protein: 0g
Originally Posted by Jelly Belly Sport Bean
Ingredients:
sugar, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: citrus pectin, citric acid, potassium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium lactate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), vitamin e, natural flavor, yellow 5, blue 1, beeswax, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, salt. (manufactured in a plant that processes peanuts)
Serving size: 28g (14 pieces)
Calories: 100
Fat: 0 trans fat: 0
Sodium: 60mg
Potassium: 60mg
Total Carb: 25g
Sugars: 22g
Protein: 0
Vitamin C: 20% DV
Vitamin E: 20% DV
Just for giggles, here's what's in a PowerGel, Strawberry Banana flavor:
Originally Posted by Powerbar's website
Maltodextrin, Filtered Water, Fructose, AND LESS THAN 2% OF: Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, PowerBarŪ Amino Acid Blend (Leucine, Valine, Isoleucine), PowerGelŪ Booster Blend (Caffeine, Kola Nut Extract, Ginseng), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (to ****** spoilage), Antioxidant Vitamins C and E (Ascorbic Acid, a-Tocopheryl Acetate)
Total Calories: 110
Total Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Sodium 45mg 2%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Total Carb 26g 9%
Sugars 6g
Protein 0g
Caffeine 25mg
Vitamin C 15%
Vitamin E 15%
Seems I'm in the minority, but that's cool
