Plow On: Caffeinated Energy Gum

Another energy gum? It’s seeming this is the new hotness in the energy scene since they’ve done about all they can do with drinks.

Now the caffeine is creeping into many of our foods and it’s totally cool with me. Now let’s give Plow On Energy Gum a try.

Taste

Most of the caffeinated energy gums I’ve had lacked taste, yet Plow On breaks that mold. The gum, which resembles a over-sized M & M. Right after popping Plow On, it seems to be too hard to bite, so you have to suck on it for a minute or two. Yet once softened up, you get a very sweet flavor. However, a few minutes in, the sweet flavor of Plow On soon turns into a bit of a sour taste from the caffeine, but this only lasts very short time and then turns into your normal chewing gum flavorless taste.

Ingredients

Two major ingredients that set Plow On Energy Gum apart is that Plow On contains 5mg of Green Tea extract and 5 mg Ginseng, how many other caffeine gums have you tried that contain those? Yet did I mention it’s a energy gum? So of course Plow On has to contain Taurine (5mg) and Caffeine (100mg).

Effect

I got a pretty decent boost from chewing a piece of the Plow On, lasting roughly 35 or 40 minutes. They claim that a single piece of Plow On is equivalent to a cup of coffee or a can of your regular energy drink. While the 100mg of caffeine is high compared to most other energy gums, I don’t think the punch of the gum compares to your average 16oz energy drink which carries 1000 mg of Taurine and about twice the caffeine.

Verdict

Plow On Energy Gum’s taste was solid and the energy buzz was decent. I wouldn’t look to this gum to get me through an all nighter or anything, but maybe Plow On could keep me active between energy drinks. For an energy gum, I give Plow On a thumbs up, but I’m neutral if you’re looking for your daily caffeine intake alone.

Reviewed by Brandon Trouten

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