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The Telegraph Best Buy Award

Rated Best Overall Energy Gel

The Telegraph’s expert team of testers put over 20 leading energy gels through their paces, judging them on taste, texture, effectiveness, and ingredient quality—and Kendal Mint Co came out on top!

In a fiercely competitive lineup featuring some of the biggest brands in sports nutrition, our signature minty-fresh energy gel stood out as the ultimate choice for runners, cyclists, and endurance athletes.

5 star reviews from womens running for kendal mint co

Womens Running

Winner of "Best in Test" and "Eco Champion"

KMC Refillable Energy Gels "I would have happily given them 6 stars if it didn't fly in the face of our entire review system"

Great taste award winner for kendal mint co

Great Taste Awards

Winner of a Great Taste Award 2022

KMC NRG BAR Chocolate Coated "The mint is full-on and we love the way it dissolves in the mouth leaving a pleasing freshness. The crystallisation is quite delightful and the chocolate hardly makes its presence felt. Well done. Thin chocolate covering the kendal mint cake with all the rich mint aroma you would expect. Soft melts in the mouth releasing all the classic mint flavour that is well balance with the well judged thin but tasty chocolate - a very enjoyable well made tasty sweet treat - ideal for walking the hills."

Trail Running Award Winner 2022

Trail Running Magazine

Trail Running Magazine Best Training/ Recovery aid 2022

Best Training/ Recovery aid 2022 "...what we really love is the company’s passion for reducing waste" - Refillable Energy Gels

5 star review from Runners World for kendal mint co

Runner's World

"Fast-acting and minty fresh pick me-up when you need it the most in a race!"

"Fast-acting and minty fresh pick me-up when you need it the most in a race!" - Energy Gels

5 star reviews from womens running for kendal mint co

Womens Running

Winner of "Best in Test - Essential Nutrition"

Natural NRG Superfood Bars: "these bars are almost indescribably delicious and packed with ALL the good things - ther are Oats, honey, goji berries, bits of chocolate, seeds... What's more, they are BIG - at 70g, they're about a third bigger than most other cereal/protein bars, and every little bit is ludicrously tasty. With all that taste, and packed full of natural ingredients, they are perfect for trail runs, hikes and bike rides, and also for pre- and pos-run fuelling, as they have 40g Carbs in there. Yes, they have some calories, but i'm not going to tell you how many because every single one of them is valid. Delicious."

Great taste award winner for kendal mint co

Great Taste Awards

Winner of a Great Taste Award 2022

Natural NRG Superfood Bar "This well-presented bar has clear ingredients that pleasingly had not been overworked. We enjoyed the chew and mouthfeel, the balance of flavours, contrast of texture and well-judged level of sweetness. A satisfying, lingering mouthful! A well-composed little cereal bar with a wide range of fruit, seed and grain flavours and a great balance of sweetness, acidity, and nuttiness. Almost creamy on the palate despite the pleasing variety of textures. It holds together well, too, yet is not overly syrupy. Clean finish, and undoubtedly moreish. A well achieved energy bar, something of a rarity."

5 star review from Coachmag for kendal mint co

Coachmag

"The Best Running Gels And How To Use Them In Your Training"

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Road CC

Comfortable on the stomach, good range of flavours, and competitively priced

"Overall, I was really impressed with these gels, particularly having had bad experiences with others. I found that they gave me a good boost, were kind on my stomach, easy to use, and opened the airways too. The flavours are bold, though the straight mint flavour in particular may be a bit much for some."

Trivelo

I wouldn’t hesitate to buy some more of the KMC products, the big choice however would be which ones to buy!!

"I really enjoyed trialling these products. My favourite was the chocolate mint recovery power which I found to be very effective and delicious. I would use the chocolate mint gels again – I cant say I tasted the chocolate, but I loved the fresh mouth feeling. The electrolyte drink was nice – but there is a lot of competition in this market and I am not sure that the product has a unique Kendal Mint Cake selling / taste point.

In terms of the bars – I would potentially purchase again. However, I am not sure of the difference between the original bars and the sports version – so for me it would be a question of price. In the past I would not have considered using Kendal Mint Cake for race day fuel / nutrition but I would consider it now. Of the samples I tried they all tasted really good and the added mint made for a really nice and refreshing aftertaste that is like no gel I’ve had before. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy some more of the KMC products, the big choice however would be which ones to buy!!​ One other aspect of the gels I found good was opening them up. I didn’t have any issues and no real effort was required to open, which should bode well for opening on the move. If you haven’t tried KMC before then I would recommend you give them a try. The added mint in their products was a really welcome addition for me and I will be buying some more in the future."

Cycling UK

Like an After Eight mint on sugary steroids

“It’s hard to tell the difference between this and a conventional Kendal Mint Cake if I’m honest – which is good as I like the original, in small doses. As you’d expect, it’s like an After Eight mint on sugary steroids. You get the punch of mint followed by a burst of sugar that’s tempered somewhat by the bitterness of the dark chocolate."