Huma Gel Review

I was at Tru Tri Sports in Northwest Houston and bought a gel that I'd seen advertised lately.  Huma is one of the sports gels that goes out of it's way to be more healthy than just rocket fuel.  

You can see from the ingredients below that it's typical energy gel "stuff" but with a few extras.

First, the main ingredient is blueberry puree.  Coming from a berry, I'd assume that this is a little bit of a slower-acting carb.  That's nice.

Next up, the chia seeds.  Not only will this slow digestion a bit, but it will also add a little natural fat and protein.  You can see that 10 of the 100 calories is fat, so there you go.  One ounce of chia seeds has 9% of your daily protein needs, so I'm not sure why protein isn't mentioned on the label.

I ate about a third of the gel before heading out on a bike ride and... it tasted GREAT!  It was like blueberry pie with just the tiniest bit of grit texture from the chia seeds.  That texture actually made it taste like real food instead of slimy cough syrup most gels taste like.

As my ride went on, I eventually polished it off and really enjoyed it.  I regretted only buying the one; I could definitely eat more of those.  It gave plenty of energy, didn't hurt my stomach, and I ended up trying to squeeze out anything that was left just to enjoy the flavor some more.  Maybe I just like blueberries?  It is a rare gel flavor.

You can check out more about Huma here.