Power Play Energy Gum: Dual Review

For this review of Power Play Energy Gum we thought we would see what two of our reviewers thought of the caffeinated gum. It’s interesting how different people can have different perceptions of a product.

However, first of all, at Energy Fiend we are all about honest marketing and while reviewing the Power Play website I found some pretty major false statements.

They claim that each piece has the “energy” of a large cup of coffee. This is completely false. Each piece of Power Play Gum only has a 65mg blend of caffeine and taurine. An 8oz drip coffee has around 145mg of caffeine. Each piece isn’t even as much as a Red Bull that clocks in at 80mg of just caffeine.

I really don’t understand the need for deception here. Plus the logic of sending their product to Energy Fiend as we are primarily a caffeine content site. Well I’ll get off my soap box and let you read what Brandon and Taylor had to say.

Taste

Brandon: I open the pack and pop out a piece that looks like a orange mentos. First taste, kind of sour, kind of taste like pickle juice. To hard to bite yet, so let’s continue to suck on it. Getting softer, and taste shifts to more of a sweeter refreshing taste. Finally can bite it and a very good orange flavor. Mmmmm, I’m down with energy gum!!! After chewing the gum for a little while Power Play has a multi-vitamin aftertaste.

Taylor: Before biting into this ball of gum, I roll it around in my mouth a bit to test out the flavor before I chomp down. It is quite tangy and sour, a good orange flavor. I bite down and chew for maybe ten seconds and I am hit with a massive wall of bitterness. It is recommended on the package to chew for five minutes for a full energy effect and I intend to do just that, but it seems impossible with the horrid taste. I reached the five minutes and immediately spit it out. It became brutally bitter and disgusting very quickly. Very disappointing

Ingredients

Brandon: Power Play Energy Gum doesn’t seem to contain much punch. A whopping 1g of sugar, 6% of your vitamin and wait for it, wait for it….4% of your vitamin B12! On a serious note, it does contain 65 mg of “energy blend” consisting of Caffeine and Taurine.

Taylor: The caffeine content given is the classic dreaded statement “caffeine comparable to a cup of coffee”. There are no ingredients that stand out, just your basic B vitamins and taurine.

Effect

Brandon: I never really felt any real lift chewing Power Play Energy Gum, I was a little tired before chewing it, a little tired during chewing it, and a little tired after chewing it. I’m sure it will affect each person different but I didn’t see any difference from my regular gum.

Taylor: Nothing to speak of, absolutely nothing. Need I say more?

Verdict

Brandon: I wouldn’t pay extra for Power Play Energy Gum, yet if its priced like other gum, I’d definitely purchase it once and awhile if not for any other reason but to show others that regular gum won’t cut it for a guy like me, I need a more powerful alternative.

Taylor: I was hesitant at first about trying out Power Play Energy Gum, but I did not go into this review thinking to myself that it was going to be awful. I wanted this to change my mind and open me up to a new market of energy products. Sadly I was severely let down.

Editor’s Verdict: Clean up your marketing Power Play.

Reviewed by Brandon Trouten and Taylor Fruits