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V has put out something new and it is called V Riise This time they are going the way of slow release energy, there is even a little ‘LOW GI’ stamp on the front of it to prove it.
I guess I won’t be lifting a car off of an injured child after drinking one of these, but if I need to run to Athens to deliver the news of a Greek victory over the Persians, this just might be the ticket…
For those of you who aren’t familiar with these terms, slow release energy is supposed to give one some energy over a longer period of time, rather than an intense and immediate hit of energy – which is often seen in the marketing of energy drinks interestingly enough. This is also supposed to eliminate the ‘crash’ part of using a stimulant in which the body has to shut down and rest after releasing a significant portion of its available energy.
And ‘GI’ is ̶a̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ ̶t̶e̶r̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶f̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶”̶a̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶d̶i̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶U̶n̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶t̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶m̶e̶d̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶c̶es…
Ahem.
‘GI’ stands for Glycemic Index which is a figure representing the relative ability of a carbohydrate food to increase the level of glucose in the blood. Low GI is used to describe food (carbohydrate) that causes a slow and steady rate of blood sugar increase. In order to classify as ‘low GI’ its GI value must be lower than 51 and according to the front of the can the GI value of V Riise is 46.
To accomplish this V Riise uses isomaltulose which is composed of glucose and fructose which is naturally found in honey and sugarcane extracts and has a lower GI than the common sugars used in energy drinks (refined sucrose).
Unfortunately V also added artificial sweeteners to this (erythritol and sucralose) I guess because the isomaltulose wasn’t sweet enough in the quantities used. This has that same chemically taste of sweeteners that I usually hate
It does taste of mandarin tho and masks the taste somewhat, as for the slow release energy, I am not sure but I did make it through a whole day without a nap so…
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Riise and shine – 6/10
