Race day is a bad day
to meet a new gel.
Stomachs disagree with each other. What sits perfectly for the runner beside you at the start line can be the reason you are looking for a portaloo at 30 km. One sachet, one honest test, for the price of a coffee — before you commit to a box of ten.
yohemite Korea
out of 5
live broadcast
maple water
Rating and review count are from yohemite's official Korean store, where the gel has been sold since 2021. They are not Momentum AU store reviews.
The part you notice first.
Ask anyone who has raced with gels what goes wrong and it is almost never the nutrition. It is the thick, cloying mouthful at 30 km that you cannot swallow properly, that coats your throat, and that you end up carrying half finished because the next drink station is another kilometre away.
yohemite is runnier than honey by design. It clears in one go instead of sitting there, and there is none of the powdery aftertaste gels are known for. You can take it mid effort, breathing hard, without water to chase it.
That is the whole point of the formulation, and it is the thing most people notice before they notice anything else.
Three things, then you know.
Take it at goal pace
Texture and tolerance only matter under load. Take it on a long run at the effort you will actually race at, not sitting still.
Try it without a drink
That is the claim being tested. If it clears on its own while you are breathing hard, it will clear at 30 km too.
You are out $3.90
Rather than a box of nine more you will never open. That is the entire reason this single exists.
How to use it: one sachet 10 to 15 minutes before you start, then roughly one an hour on anything long. Carbohydrate matters most past the sixty minute mark, which is where your own stores start running thin.
Why it behaves differently.
- — 01Half of it is real maple50.8% Quebec Grade A maple water, not corn syrup. Fast glucose in front, slower maple behind it.
- — 02Runnier than honeyThin enough to clear in one swallow at race effort. No drink station required to get it down.
- — 03The tab stays attachedTear it one handed and the orange loop keeps the torn corner with the sachet. Nothing to drop on course.
Two sugars doing two jobs.
Most gels are built on one refined sugar, which is why they spike and drop. Just over half of this sachet is real Quebec Grade A maple water — 50.8% of it — sitting alongside glucose and maltodextrin.
Glucose absorbs fast and gives you the hit you need now. Maple sap absorbs more slowly and holds the line behind it. White grape concentrate keeps the finish light and slightly tart rather than sickly, and eleven vitamins ride along, including C, E, niacin and the B group.
Produced in a HACCP certified facility. Certified vegan by V‑Label, gluten free, and caffeine free.
Nothing to drop on course.
The orange loop on top is not decoration. Pull it and the sachet opens one handed — and the torn corner stays held in the loop, attached to the sachet you are already holding.
Which matters, because dropping a gel top on a marathon course is both litter and, at plenty of events, a disqualification. There is nothing to pocket, nothing to hunt for in a hip belt, and nothing sticky in your hand.
An Olympian reached for it. Nobody paid her to.
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Korean table tennis player Shin Yu-bin was filmed taking a yohemite gel between matches. It was not a sponsorship and not a paid placement — she had packed it herself. The moment went out live, the clip spread, and the gel sold out in Korea. She appears in yohemite's Korean marketing today, but she found it first.
The two gels, per 40 g sachet.
| Per sachet | Original | Caffeine 110 |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | 27 g | 27 g |
| Energy | 460 kJ · 110 Cal | 460 kJ · 110 Cal |
| Caffeine | None | 111 mg |
| Flavour | Maple, tart white grape | Maple, coffee |
| How often | About one an hour | Max 1 a day |
| Built for | Repeat fuelling | One hard effort |
| Per sachet | from $3.45 | from $3.55 |
Once you know it works.
The sachet, in full.
Nutrition information
Servings per package: 1 · Serving size: 40 g
| Average quantity | Per serve | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 460 kJ | 1150 kJ |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat, total | 0 g | 0 g |
| Saturated | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g | 67.5 g |
| Sugars | 10 g | 25 g |
| Sodium | 10 mg | 25 mg |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Vitamins C, E, niacin, A, pantothenic acid, B1, B2, B6, B12, D3, folate | Present | Present |
Energy per serve is 110 calories. Store cool and dry, away from direct sunlight. Lot number and best before date are printed on the sachet.
The questions that decide it.
Do I really not need water with it?
Correct. It is formulated runnier than honey so it clears on its own, which is the point when you are breathing hard between drink stations. Water alongside it is fine, it is just not something you have to plan the course around.
What does it taste like?
Maple sweetness with a tart white grape finish. Lighter than most gels, without the thick, cloying aftertaste people expect. If you have found gels sickly before, this is a genuinely different experience.
How often can I take one?
One sachet 15 minutes before you start, then one every 40 to 60 minutes during long efforts. A full marathon works out at about five. There is no caffeine in it, which is exactly why you can repeat it through a long day.
Is it vegan, gluten free and allergen free?
It carries the international V‑Label vegan certification rather than a self declaration, and it is gluten free. None of the ingredients is a declarable allergen — no milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, fish or shellfish.
Why maple rather than just glucose?
Glucose absorbs fast and gives you the immediate hit, but on its own it spikes and drops. Quebec Grade A maple sap absorbs more slowly, so pairing the two holds performance instead of dropping it. It also means the gel is not built on refined sugar alone.
Shipping & returns
- Same-day dispatch from our Sydney warehouse on business days
- Australia-wide delivery, free shipping on orders over $100
- 30-day easy returns
- Damaged, faulty or incorrect: we cover return postage and send a replacement or refund
- Change of mind: return postage is yours, please contact us first
This is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
One sachet. 27 g of carbs. No water needed.
- Same-day dispatch from Sydney
- V-Label vegan & gluten free
- Free shipping over $100
