Gummy Bears / Jelly Babies vs Gels

My first time back in the UK for 20 odd years - first stop at a services went straight for these. Good childhood memories - god knows what made me think of them as I was 5 when we left. They are pretty similar actually to Skratch labs chews - I wonder if the calorie content is any different.

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After reading this thread I thought i could resist eating the sweets between rides so I went and bought a couple of packs of Bassetts Sports Mix (each bag 190g 76%Carb and £1/bag). Ate about 12 of the sweets on a ride and sadly the rest didn’t make it until the next one. Back to the Veloforte bars and gels for me.

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If you are lucky enough to live in shipping distance from a Costco (U.S. only?) they have gummy bear snack packs. Having to break open a plastic helps me not dig in when off the bike and makes it easy to portion out how many to stash in my pockets depending on the length of the ride.