Food Theory: Gamer Drinks Are A LIE?! (GFuel)

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What is the BEST Gamer Drink? ► • What is the BEST Gamer...
What is YOUR favorite gamer drink, loyal theorist? Is it Mtn Dew, Coca-Cola, Ghost, GFuel, or the newest addition to the mix Prime? We tasted EVERY major “gamer drink” on a recent GTLive episode and created our definitive tier ranking list. But now we’re asking a follow-up question: which of these drinks is the BEST for sustaining your long gaming session? The answer may surprise you…
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[@user-hl2sc9zl8l]

Hearing Mat say “tiddy milk” has brightened my day

[@warriorwithin44]

My question is how he apparently knows what it's supposed to taste like lol 😂

[@samurexatlas7373]

Thank JSchlatt. He made that flavor. After buying the company.

[@ellanimation816]

@@warriorwithin44he has a wife soo😂

[@aname8106]

So happy

[@two_squared]

Haven’t watched the video, now I don’t want to.

[@DOOMSLAYER1993-4]

Matpat is gonna destroy the entire food industry at this rate😂

[@masterlinktm]

good. food industry is just a bunch of over hyped marketing anyway

[@morganseppy5180]

Not really. He sold the channels so it's all click bait now.

[@BlueSparxLPs]

@@morganseppy5180 You... do realize that's not how it works, right? He and his team are still the ones coming up with the videos and doing all the work on them. Nothing has actually changed on the viewer end because of the buyout.

[@masterlinktm]

@@BlueSparxLPs i bet you also think nothing changed when acti-vision bought out blizzard too

[@Jshssjsvausoxdb8226]

.,.

[@namesaredumb1177]

fun fact about the stock photo at 9:55: The man holding a coffee cup is actually a German reporter who works at STRG_F. He did an experiment to see how widely his stock photo would circulate, i guess it ended up making its way to the Food Theory Kitchen

[@honeyboom4175]

Thank you! I was looking for that comment XDD

[@Vivo-cp2rb]

i was thinking about commenting that lol! :D

[@TheofficialRaptor]

Nice

[@alex.g7317]

What’s STRG_F?

[@germanaircraft]

​@alex.g7317 a german journalism channel part the german public service broadcasting

[@Congele_]

As someone who takes medication for concentration and for anxiety, I wanted to try GFuel, but after seeing that it worked better for me than coffee, I wanted to consult with a pharmacist before buying more. Now, what I asked her was specifically if there was any counter-indications from any of the ingredients with any of my meds, and while I expected disapproval from some of the ingredients in the energy part of things, like caffeine or taurine, it ended up that the only really problematic ingredient in there was the _grapefruit fruit powder_, listed as part of the antioxidant complex, because apparently grapefruit contains something that can lower the efficacity of anti-anxiety meds. I'll tell you, I definitely wasn't expecting that one 😅

[@RoadsOfShadow]

Grapefruit is, somehow, contra indicating for basically every single psychiatric medication on the planet. Other things too, honestly nobody should have Grapefruit apparently, because it disagrees with everything. Just baffling chemistry.

[@Congele_]

@@RoadsOfShadow Oh wow, I did not know it went to this extent! And here it is (was?), being so popular as a supposedly healthy breakfast! I think I'll hae to do more research on the subject now, thanks for the info!

[@bobthebuilder609]

@@Congele_ it's not just grapefruit, it's citrus fruits in general. something about it doesn't let your stomach absorb medication as effectively. read up on it.

[@zombieslayer02gjustzombies85]

Well a thing I’m surprised matt didn’t talk about was that it also has an ingredient that is also used in cigarettes and tobacco products in general, don’t remember what it was but it’s specifically only in the powdered versions of gfuel

[@pickelsvx]

@@bobthebuilder609 in some medication grapefruit causes your body to react as if you've overdosed even if you took the recommended dosage.

[@Kaiju-Driver]

Videos like this are NEEDED in a world where advertising can be vastly different for any item.

[@Samantha-eh2wx]

Personally I think most of matpat's videos are needed. The not only do they give entertainment but also valid and helpful health information.

[@kaijuultimax9407]

Consumer product reporting used to be one of the more important news segments on TV before it ironically enough was replaced with product placement.

[@nancypotts9877]

Only complete morons think the FDA actually do anything at all. They literally don’t care about anything you do unless you’re trying to provide something truly healthy for the people in which case they’ll tell you it’s terrible and toxic like raw milk. The lie to you and say you’re going to get E. coli or some garbage like that that’s not even remotely possible with today’s technology but they’ll keep lying to you and telling you how unhealthy raw milk is when the reality is raw milk is so incredible for you plus people who are lactose intolerant can actually drink raw milk because raw milk contains enzymes that naturally break down lactose in your stomach which means that lactose intolerance only exists because people drink milk that has been heated to the point where all of its natural enzymes in benefits have been burned out of it, so don’t believe anything the FDA has to say their goal is to keep you connected to the medical industry which keeps you paying for drugs that have insane Side effects

[@lobbymaster007]

Hear me out: a theory on why Coke won’t sponsor Mat Patt and then reveal at the end that this video is sponsored by Coke

[@BLET_55artem55]

Isn't it already a thing?

[@lobbymaster007]

Nope. He has done a theory on coke just not one about them not sponsoring him

[@BLET_55artem55]

@@lobbymaster007 I vividly remember that he had multiple Coke episodes, but I wasn't sure about him being/not being sponsored by them

[@Normal_is_boring25]

@@BLET_55artem55no. Most of them were just because he was a Diet Coke addict. And also admitting that very fact some of the videos

[@Zulk_RS]

That won't happen because that would actually require Mat Pat to be sponsored by Coke, which is not going to happen.

[@ricamaedebulos1814]

16:24 Did anyone notice the "Attentiom Span"? When i first saw it I bursted out laughing

[@oriannafelicity]

I came looking for this comment

[@theSlowBroke]

16:25 "Attentiom Span" has to be one of the best and most ironic typos I've seen in awhile haha

[@none_tw]

That intro cemented MatPat's status as a father, holy moly

[@BLET_55artem55]

One of the most obscure variations of "wow" 😯

[@none_tw]

@@BLET_55artem55 What?

[@SimplySnake38]

Coca-Cola has panax ginseng and caffeine. Maybe a 3.5 or 2.5?

[@nightwatch3889]

What are you talking about

[@abdullahshakir1039]

Dad jokes?

[@ryanfriedrich6634]

Matpat and Sanji were 1 drink away from that scene in Futurama where Fry drinks 100 cups of coffee.

[@MawDaws]

death

[@RainyBasil9295]

@@MawDaws yes that would be death. Expecially if i as a caffeine intolerant person tried to do that

[@felipeacevedo1610]

​@@RainyBasil9295i love food

[@aname8106]

Ye

[@ryanfriedrich6634]

Also note that when I made this comment, I had not watched up to the point where they literally reference it. Good call.

[@tad0193]

It should also be mentioned that most of these drinks advertise themselves as being healthy and offering a variety of other useful substances other than caffeine but few if any actually meet the minimum effective dose of any of the substances meaning that your body does not benefit at all from them and you won't feel their effects.

[@fireflyfox93]

I loved the chemical breakdown and explanation! The science in these videos are so informative and entertaining. You should examine pre-work supplements at some point, I'd love a chemical breakdown of how those work too.

[@NerdAboveALL8]

When you tested the gamersupps, you did 5 to 1 ratio on the servings. You essentially did 5 servings of gamersupps to 8oz of water witch is only for one serving. The gamersupps serving size is significantly smaller than G Fuel's serving size. I just want to point this out in respect for the scientific method and so you can rescore everything on the flavor chart and so you are doing the proper serving size.

[@Ronan_Nord]

I don’t care which way it goes I love Gsubs way more that Gfule

[@loudonheimsoth6916]

When did he test gamer supps?

[@NerdAboveALL8]

@loudonheimsoth6916 In the GT Live video ranking the gamer drinks. It was one of the last tried

[@Rapitor]

Yeah supps was dealt dirty on the ingredient side, too. it's got every ingredient he mentioned in Nerd Energy too plus more caffeine... or no caffeine. Cool that he showed off the meme flavors a lot? But both on paper and in flavor(when mixed correctly) it would've been no contest i think, and maybe that wouldn't be as entertaining? idk.

[@Wage_gap_gaming]

Someone's watched the Russian badger

[@Brandonian]

When MatPat said “Tiddy Milk” and then his face after his homie admitted the truth to us all, that was just a hilarious moment 👌

[@kittyaya3425]

I am severely concerned for Santi.

[@TheGuinevere17]

I was tired and fell asleep

[@Yescool-ve8oq]

Did you know mountain dew was ment to help mix moon shine watch matpats cup head theory if you know nothing about moonshine

[@HateHater2205]

So many Gamer Supps flavor references and yet he didn’t even talk about them

[@Ebilbacon88]

Santi is honestly so real for that

[@emileeriegel403]

I'd love to see if there's a study on how these drinks affect those with Narcolepsy, especially since its still not 100% clear exactly what and why for it. As it was explained to me, Narcolepsy makes it so the brain doesn't have well defined sleep/wake barriers so we can pass from one to the other without even knowing. So blocking our receptors can be good. I actually take a stimulant daily help keep my receptors blocked so I don't just fall asleep while driving.

[@buttlord5007]

0:38 goes hard 🥶🥶🥶

[@Wslasher]

I'm guessing this video will have a sequel in which they'll actually reveal what is truly the best drink for gamer with the twist being it's not an energy or gamer drink.

[@BLET_55artem55]

​@@SchmaggleschtickerBean smoothie gang for the win

[@axie.yt.channel]

Yes

[@Doc.McNasty]

For sure gonna be water 🤣

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

@@Schmaggleschtickerit’s probably coffee imo.

[@seanv42]

It's water. Water is the perfect drink.

[@carlistar27]

I am getting way to invested in these gamer drinks for someone who drinks practically exclusively water and tea lol

[@dakshithkumar2155]

Same

[@BLET_55artem55]

Check out milked coffee with/-out sugar, it really gives you a boost for the day

[@Davi_Vilhena]

Just keep drinking water, it is better

[@ChuckDeniyo]

tea has caffeine as well

[@Mini-yl8mz]

@@BLET_55artem55coffee is disgusting, and tea still has caffeine.

[@mundodacrianca2147]

Him "Gamer drinks are a lie!" Also him: *Proceeds to get sponsored by Gfuel, a gamer drink company*

[@zbear404]

15:21 it's actually water. You just need supps to have the symptom of feeling like you're a good gamer.

[@xXxGR33NDR3AMSxXx]

I'd personally love to see a follow up deep dive into gamersupps. They'd probably sponsor a video of you trying the flavors and investigating the nutritional value/gaming and cognitive enhancing facts

[@dabroster8427]

Yah I'm disappointed that MatPat did Gfuel, but not their competitor Gamersupps. It's usually a VS between the two, so I'd like to see which is better. Gamersupps usually gets advertised as more natural.

[@IchorX]

Yeah it's a shame they weren't highlighted more, they're definitely my favourite overall, especially in terms of flavour.

[@Aereto]

​@@dabroster8427 Gamersupps is in a different league from GFuel, since Gatorade is too sugary to my liking, and Gamersupps at the least toned down on the sugars and opted for more concentrated caffeine content.

[@gravy1333]

@@dabroster8427 The reason they didn't is because they used way too much in the live stream compared to the amount of water. They used GFuels's scoop since they couldn't find the one in the GSup container. I'd estimated they used about 5 times the mix making a super concentrated drink that ruined the flavor.

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

Agreed... my favourite flavour is guacamole gamerfart 9000

[@ph3lix004]

Now that we are done going through all these energy drinks one of the biggest struggles I have personally is with artificial sweeteners versus sugars with all the studies coming out recently about artificial sweeteners we could really use the old food theory breakdown to help us understand what artificial sweeteners you should avoid in our drink. Whether it's energy drinks or diet Coke I want to know if I should avoid some in favor of others

[@crimsonblack9774]

Oh I'd really be interested in this one I'm allergic to one of the most common artificial sweeteners so I avoid every one like the plague that would make a really good episode

[@izzbees]

I’d be interested in this too, particularly in regards to sugar-alchohols gaining popularity as sweeteners. People who are diabetic can have them, but what really are they? How much should we be having each day? What do they do in our bodies? And are they actually better for you than sugar is?

[@crimsonblack9774]

@izziethon482 totally agree

[@garethbaus5471]

​@@izzbees Sugar alcohols are a laxative, that is a huge downside.

[@NoahOMorainRush]

Right? I remember years ago I did a paper for a health class on various sweeteners, and I remember that what I found out about sucralose was terrifying and I avoided it almost as much as I avoid hydrogenated oils for the longest time. Fast forward like 10 years, and one of my little sisters asks me what's actually bad about it, and when I try to look it up (because of course I don't remember the specifics), I can't find anything bad about it, and now I'm left wondering if I was remembering wrong, if more studies have turned out to indicate that it's not actually that bad, or if I'm just being gaslit.

[@terraglade]

This is always something ive pondered from time to time. Thanks for covering it! :D

[@gaboo12]

come on Matpat you missed it! At 13:39 I totally thought you were going to say "I mean, don't get me wrong, dopamine is dope"

[@juancarloang]

I'm honestly wondering whether "ATTENTIOM SPAN" is some sort of gamer inside joke that I'm not aware of.

[@dxconnor]

Looks like the editors needed some Nerds Focus 😂

[@nikki1028]

I was thinking maybe they were testing us to see who was paying close ATTENTION 😂

[@ahmadqureshi750]

Yeah, ironic

[@danielkirienko1701]

Tbh, there were a few editorial misses here. I wonder if it was a test for the editorial team.

[@stevosrockinmom]

​@@danielkirienko1701I saw "inflammation" too.

[@DMBLaan]

The problem I had with their taste test on GTLive was they kept using the same cups for multiple drinks, thus contaminating them. Like one of the powders that the 2 of them hated, Ash had a completely different reaction to, maybe because she was the only one of the three who had it in a clean cup.

[@Bryan-wl2vt]

Oof, so much for the scientific method

[@KlaraRae]

Some of these formulas sound reminiscent of Pre-workout mixes too. I'd be curious to see a video on that!

[@ccws4818]

I'm kinda shocked you didn't include Ghost in this one. Ghost has a lot of those Focus related ingredients like the B vitamins, Astragin (Ginseng), Neurofactor (Coffee Fruit Extract - on top of the Coffee-based caffeine), and Alpha-GPC. It also has L-Cartinine to help prevent crashing. After moving from Monster Recover to Ghost my focus levels and duration of focus is vastly improved and even though I no longer consider myself a hardcore gamer, I _feel_ like I would be better focused after drinking my biweekly Ghost.

[@jayemover_16]

Ghost was the winner in the Prime Energy video

[@rmzing]

The 300mg of caffeine talked about for GFuel was only for the cans. The powder has 140mg per scoop, which is the recommended serving size. Due to tolerance, though, some people may dose up to 2 scoops, which is much closer to that 300mg value.

[@biosaber585]

That's insane. Gamersupps says ON its packaging a maximum of 300mg of caffeine daily to prevent medical issues and yet you're describing gfuel's BASELINE scoop/seving ratio, is literally the day recommended limit, or at the LEAST half of it

[@blackson932]

@@biosaber585 I mean most people take more than 300mg caffeine a day if they drink a lot of coffee about 4-5 cups are already 300mg caffeine and most people either dont drink coffee or drink way more than 4-5 cups.

[@silastallio2932]

@@biosaber585 isnt the medical limit 400mg?

[@steeveo431]

​@silastallio2932 I've always heard it is 400

[@frxsty2585]

I drink coffee and i only need one cup bruh, you just need to do it in moderation@@blackson932

[@JessePlatina]

Hey there, neuroscientist here, the statements made about dopamine at around 13:00 are actually a very common misconception, dopamine itself isn’t the reward, dopamine pushes you to do something to achieve the reward.

[@krazoe6258]

Also neuroscientist: Can confirm this statement.

[@keaton_m]

@@krazoe6258 Not a neuroscientist: Have heard a lot of neuroscientists say that tho.

[@LateBandwagon]

Nuh uh 😐

[@ariesearthdragon]

Then what creates/causes the feeling of being rewarded?

[@LateBandwagon]

@@ariesearthdragon your brain

[@zraymond32]

Mat Pat never fails to make my day and entertain me with some sweet science

[@garethbaus5471]

It might be an interesting video idea to also cover meal replacements such as Soylent and Huel.

[@blademaster12349]

Hey Matt, since Halloween is around the corner, have you decided to do a food theory on large candy bags and how they're distributed? I opened up a bag of 200 "Crunch" "Baby Ruth's" & "Butterfingers" and 2/3rds was butterfingers (also there was more candy in the bag than advertised but still). Thought it would make for an interesting video!

[@beb720TTV]

I agree

[@argentandrold5732]

w

[@thisorthat2497]

I also agree

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

Yeah mat really should do that. I would love that

[@Rebel_Reign1]

yes

[@SkeletonSlacker]

3:04 next theory idea *how does he know? how THAT kind of milk tastes like?*

[@ChefHin]

He probably used his gf, No one can remember how tiddy milk tastes like, cause we were babys.

[@Icameinclutch]

​@@ChefHinI think I can "imagine" how it tastes like, does anyone feel the same?

[@thelostorchid767]

People house drunk the stuff when they are adults and… Coconut milk. It has closely been described to be like coconut milk… of course everyone tastes different. I won’t tell you how I got that information however I will tell you it was on accident then purposely confirmed so… suffer with your newfound knowledge with me.

[@staceyklausner2677]

Why does it say ATTENTIOM span?! I can no longer focus on anything else!

[@randomperson5579]

the most wholesome thing i can think of is, he has a kid, his partner had to go somewhere so she left some in some bottles, and if you warm up a baby bottle in the microwave you should test to see if it's too hot to give to a baby before feeding it to them. though as someone who has had that flavour, it tastes nothing like you'd expect that kind of milk to taste like, it's probably the most bland flavour they have.

[@Shala_Boi]

Given how GamerSupps markets themselves, I wish there was more of a breakdown on what is actually going on with the ingredients and their effect. They pretty much market themselves as the rival to GFUEL so having some sort of one on one would be very neat

[@DertMcDerty]

I don't know too much about health benefits, but I've tried both and personally like Gsupps quite a bit more

[@Shala_Boi]

@@DertMcDerty same. I'm more of a fan of GamerSupps too. The mango and fruit punch ones are tasty.

[@zbear404]

4:57 bioavailability is different than quantity. There is a difference on compound structures as well.

[@user-fy6ml3zs6g]

3:10 HOW DOES HE KNOWWW

[@theprofessionalfence-sitter]

I'd like to see the old-school 'energy drinks' included: coffee and tea.

[@Naokarma]

To save you time: They're the best for your health, mediocre by comparison for energy.

[@WhiteFyreLeo]

I like to take several breaks from my gaming (upwards of 18 hours a day) to brew a hot cup of tea, I get a huge boost of energy when I do this, not because the caffeine or the sugar but because 1: I'm getting up (even if it's only for a few minutes each) 2: the caffeine and sugar And it's also good for you because it's tea

[@tropical5135]

​@@WhiteFyreLeothis is satire right

[@WhiteFyreLeo]

@@tropical5135 no? I get paid to test videogames

[@samarnold5531]

@@WhiteFyreLeobro what

[@crusader_gaming8273]

The best way to get energy for a gamer is just take a nap

[@cliffwarden5934]

Was really hoping to see a breakdown of gamersupps other than the weird flavors (misfit melon is my personal favorite)

[@Casidilla]

There’s nothing like drinking a monster after having a cup of coffee while watching a food theory about energy drinks…

[@onedayiwillbegone2366]

and then MatPat's start mentioning how bad the drink in your hand is... xD

[@abigailmaturana741]

honest question, do u have adhd?

[@kendog0013]

its all fun and games until an impassable kidney stone forms and youre scarred with them for life 🙃

[@yuricock]

ive done that before and felt guilty. caffeinated drinks just taste so good

[@Casidilla]

@@abigailmaturana741 No, why?

[@Flitch300]

16:24 - MatPat: "Attention Span" Editors: "Attentiom Span" Editors: "Yep. Seems about right." Me: 😂

[@reinne26]

maybe they're checking if we're paying attentiom... *ahem* attention

[@ThatToastGuy_]

I'm paying attentiom

[@deannacallahan2579]

I was hoping that someone else would notice & comment on that.

[@sonsofmothers]

Love the stock footage at 16:38 showing someone holding an AK left handed from the right shoulder

[@pebe5579]

Suppose someone was born in 1913 in the Istria peninsula and lived always there, dying at 80. Firstly, he lived in Austria-Hungary. After WWI, in Italy. After WWII, in Yugoslavia. And after Yugoslavia split, in Croatia. It's usual that people move from one country to another, but in this case you could stay in the same place and it was the countries that moved around you.

[@AL1CE_]

"Attentiom span" is through the roof now

[@falconsight9131]

Hey, Mat I had a small question, it might not be enough to make a full video with but; What makes dog jerky different from the jerky that we, people eat? And are our dogs getting better nutrition that we are from the jerky they get?

[@soundrogue4472]

Well no; animal feed in general has worse/ less quality ingredients; companies do so because you're feeding it to an animal, not a person where a person can sue/ tell problems are wrong while an animal that's not even close to being the case. Look at the ingredient list on said food for animals if you don't believe me.

[@falconsight9131]

@@soundrogue4472 guess I don’t need mat pat anymore

[@FacialVomitTurtleFights]

dang, thats a good one.

[@jordanj9564]

There are dog treats, the jerky kind mentioned specifically, that only have only one or two listed ingredient.

[@jayemover_16]

They're just insanely plain. Technically, you can eat them if you read the ingredients list properly so you know which ones, but they're not tested to be edible for humans, so you could get sick from things not intentionally in the jerky.

[@linzzzy490]

As someone who was a total science nerd in school it makes sense why I love your channels so much, that and you do the complicated maths for me if there's any to do haha

[@-Its_OggorF_Draws-]

Not me subscribing to every “Theorists” channel MatPat has💀

[@phaezus]

MatPat must've been awake for days after this video

[@NerdySatyr]

All about GamerSupps, hands down the best drink. Way smoother than GFuel and others, and honestly better flavours! GFuel always leaves me mouth feeling chalky but GamerSupps is just, A++

[@austinmilne1263]

I was surprised he didnt go in more depth with Supps since it is pretty different then GFuel and even has some of the ingredients Nerd Focus has

[@nightlockgamingfr]

Vouch. Gamersupps has been good to me, and I wanted to hear it talked about, but really wasn’t outside of the funny flavors.

[@sheridanwolf]

He kinda just picked up the most popular drink with Santi

[@Rapitor]

Gamersupps is by far and a way the best... I think it's also the only gamer drink to offer caffeine free while still loaded with all of the other "Gamer ingredients"? Which is a godsend when you want to game, but not deal with insomnia.

[@NerdySatyr]

@@Rapitor Preach, 100%. I can't have caffeine due to health reasons so Supps in a GODsend

[@JonnnytheDM]

Matt just casually pulling up a picture of Rocket-Bean's "Gunnar" in 9:55 (left) basically a small internet-celebrity in Germany! fun catch, but probably not the only one who noticed

[@MunchyMakesStuff]

Surprised more of the Dew energy Drinks didn't make it. There's like 3 brands under Dew of energy drink XD In fact Rise isn't their gamer focused one, it's their "Morning Coffee replacement" one that became more popular with the general public and thus more available. Game Fuel is their gamer focused one with the signature reclosable tab so that it keeps carbonated and spills less if accidentally knocked over. There's also Kick Start which I think is supposed to be more work out based.

[@chameleon9359]

These are slowly going to get crazier until one day we see 'Food Theory: BREATHING ISN'T HEALTHY???'

[@Firestar1992]

I mean, if you live in the middle of a city with a population of a million plus people, or live in a state with active wildfires, or otherwise live in an area where the air is full of pollution so thick you can literally taste it, yeah breathing isn’t healthy. Lol

[@chameleon9359]

@@Firestar1992 good point

[@Kahlan_Amnell_]

​@@Firestar1992the theory writes itself

[@The_Metal_Mechanic]

As someone from San Antonio, Nerd Focus has a special place in my heart. I have been drinking it since high school and even did my best to keep track of it during the periods of time where it was out of production. It really does help with focus, but get the green can instead of the blue. The flavor is a lot better.

[@seadoo1459]

I spent so much time throwing up I was able to rethink my strategies, they really do make you better

[@saukash]

Hey mat! I have a video idea I've been wondering about the minimum amount of food (in grams/kilograms) one needs to stay alive assuming reasonable nutritional value obtained from that amount of food. Also assume that the person's maintenance calories are 2000 Could you dive into this? concept? I think the answer would just be calorically-dense foods blended as a shake. What do you think?

[@johnhmaloney]

I was really into energy drinks back in college, in the '90s, so it was nice to finally find out what all of those words on the labels mean. Aside from coffee, I don't touch the stuff anymore, so it was also good to get a peek at the current state of the category. As an ADHDer, who's always chasing dopamine, I have to admit that I'm a little bit tempted to try Rogue Energy. .lol

[@meghandaharwal5179]

Hey Mat! Could you do a video on how different eating utensils change the flavour of foods? E.g., does size of spoon affect taste? Does pasta bowl vs regular plate affect the experience? (Not a utensil but...) Does movie theatre popcorn taste different at home?

[@FinnManusia]

Yeah, people says using hand is better because they give more flavour than metal spoon?

[@zage932]

​@@FinnManusiausing your hand doesn't give any extra flavor if you wash your hands correctly. The main reason why people use hands to eat is because of the metals or plastics on your utensils could worsen the quality of taste by a small margin.

[@invisamerc]

The 300mg cans for gfuel is apart of their older production line. Any new flavors for their cans are 140 that are the same amount as their powders. So unless you are drinking their older flavors you’re only getting 140 mg of caffeine

[@scariespaghetti9028]

Fun fact: the coke xp sold so poorly at my store we had to send back almost everyone

[@TheLazyJAK]

The KZbinr Fracno has a really good series on these! He's a military physical therapist. He goes over each ingredient and how much it takes to have an effect and if they include enough for it to do anything etc. Tldr advanced gg was the best lol

[@tmasterlordoflightning4754]

7:25 I’m a paramedic, and I’d like to add something to this whole but that’s unrelated to the food and gamer drink point of this episode. I honestly didn’t fully understand how this worked myself until Mat explained caffeine here, but I think it’s interesting to others, especially if a paramedic tells you they’re using it on a loved one. In the US, at least, and likely other countries and territories, one of the essential drugs for EMS and emergency rooms is Adenosine. It’s used to slow down tachycardias (abnormally fast heart rates) to stabilize a patient’s heart. I always thought it had some kind of reaction on the heart because the way my instructors explained the pharmacodynamics of Adenosine was unclear at best. This makes a ton more sense that it’s a brain reaction. Adenosine also has a short half life in the body. I’m talking 10 seconds short of a half life. In medicine, generally speaking, if a medication experiences 5 half lives in the body, it’s more or less ineffective at that point, so Adenosine, at least for my purposes, only has 50 seconds to work. It needs to be pushed via a good IV site rapidly to have any chance of working. When it does get through, it does what I call a “heart soft reset” because it reminds me of restarting a computer with the Restart command. Knowing the info from this video makes it clearer, to me at least, why this happens, and I’m glad I saw this video when I did. All this to say, thank Matt for educating me and others.

[@randomtourist6656]

The sound track music in Min 4:30 is dope. We need an album, bro, before you leave in March 2024

[@jeremyroberts2735]

Y'know what man. This made me think about how much caffeine I drink and the thought of the headache being what it is probably changed the way I'll drink them. Thanks

[@cherricake1796]

Can we admire the cool detail at 6:35 where since twitter killed the bird branding, it has an "X" in it's eye? But it's also the "X" logo??? Love to see it

[@cherricake1796]

Also "attentiom span" 16:26

[@NooNahha]

2:58 blame the badger😂

[@rikoaries]

He had the opportunity, and took it.

[@cownuggets9124]

You should do a video on either what the best wafer to chocolate ratio is or whether the wafer or chocolate is the best part of a kitkat bar

[@TabletFontanilla]

Matpat should make a video where he talks about how long you can survive eating only ikea food. That would be nice.

[@rsmorex]

I like how he praises a drinks sugar content without mentioning the artificial sweeteners they used to achieve that low sugar content

[@sheridanwolf]

Iirc that was talked about in other videos or the taste test he did with Santi

[@rsmorex]

@@sheridanwolf there’s a reason they tell you to like comment and subscribe in every video… a good KZbinr doesn’t assume you’ve seen all their videos, they assume this is the first video you’ve seen on their channel. So to ignore or skirt around the unhealthy aspects of every drink that isn’t a soda seems disingenuous.

[@devinrandall4538]

Waaaaaaaaaaah

[@drommsy]

In terms of what the criteria is (avoiding the sugar content and associated crash) it makes sense. Also, artificial sweeteners are not bad for you at the level they are talked about at, especially in a culture where we WAY over consume sugar especially.

[@kandieharrison4055]

​@@drommsy I agree... it's honestly kind of sad how much hate products with artificial sweeteners get... As a Diabetic (type 1), I've had to consume almost exclusively foods/beverages wiith artificial sweeteners since I was 4 years old. While yes, some are much better than others, they're treated like this terrible thing, when it saves lives. And it concerns me with how much sugar my friends and family consume because they think it's fine for them, since they aren't Diabetic... it's a shame that people think that way or they know it's bad for them but ignore it because they don't like the taste of artificial sweeteners or just don't trust them.

[@DarkMatterX101]

16:26 Never thought I'd see a misspelling in a MatPat video, but here we are...

[@TechMorePayLess]

yeah that really caught my attentiom 🤣

[@WingManFang1]

I’m actually surprised you had Nerd Focus and didn’t mention it till the end, that being said as a GFuel drinker I also have a backup I didn’t see here which is “Reign” energy, maybe because it doesn’t say gamer in the title or something but it’s an interesting addition if you look into it. Also GFuel offers 2 different types of energy drinks all marketed the same way, but if you look on the cans, certain ones like Spyro Dragon Fruit have only around 120-140mg of Caffeine.

[@MrJoeDone]

I just love the fact, that at 9:54 you see a german jornalist for a publicly funded TV show. That did a piece on how stockfootage works and somehow ended up a posteboy for coffee consumption (and some scams, they did a followup on where the picture got used)

[@belowfactual]

May trying to be relatable during the whole video just makes this so much more better💀

[@ExplodingSteve]

Doctor: The “JSchat” cameo is not real it can’t hurt you The “Jshlat” cameo:

[@hunterking6033]

I use Glitch Energy. I really like their Space berry, Sour Wrkmelon, and Wildflower Breeze flavors. I prefer their hydration formula.

[@Valorian6167]

My gaming drink of choice is milk tea. It has some caffeine in it but doesn't make me jittery and has a calming effect (at least for me). I put a little honey in it to keep it a low calorie drink while still getting the benefits from the tea, milk and honey. I don't pull all nighters but it will keep me going all day playing God of War

[@joakimboulanger4490]

I've never been interested in those drinks to game, it was always to help me study, tho none of them really worked, they all make me sleepy I'd rather have a video on the best drinks to help you focus (like ADHD compensation) maybe include some kinds of tea

[@matthewfox1561]

Agreed 👍

[@anchoracrisdart]

Theory Idea: Can you make potato chips out of crunchy leaves? Since it's Fall season!

[@muffinking2938]

Genius

[@Emil_LLscpfan]

But then you need to remove the potato part of the name

[@mikaeloreilosantayana7663]

or the long waited Eating my Christmas tree part three

[@kamo7293]

my mother once got addicted to tea, and when she came off them had sever withdrawal symptoms. which showed me two things, 1 she had low caffeine tolerance, and 2 tea has caffeine!? something I hadn't known until then. she used to say how she needed that cup of morning tea or she couldn't function through the day.

[@if7dmitrij191]

9:42 I love this transformice refrence

[@echo._.madness]

I love that MatPat used an unfiltered picture for the thumbnail /lhj

[@Dekubud]

I think it would be interesting to have an episode about coffee, teas and drinks like mate and why tea doesn't give us a cafeine crash like coffee does!

[@ariesearthdragon]

I assume it's because tea doesn't have as much caffeine as coffee. Sodas contain more caffeine than some teas.

[@user-fz1wn3ey7v]

Orange cat

[@grn1]

I've mostly cut out caffeine from my diet so I'll never actually try most of these but the information about other ingredients and how they work in our bodies is great. Drinking too much caffeine can lead to adrenal fatigue where you build up so much of a tolerance (fry your receptors so bad) that you can't function properly. You end up needing more and more caffeine just to function until you reach a point where your receptors are so fried that even a lethal dose of caffeine won't wake you up. Having caffeine every once in a while is fine and the damage is at least mostly reversable if you cut back and ideally boost your intake of vitamins, minerals, PROTEIN (American diets are often lacking in protein), and things like amino acids, herbs, and such (the other ingredients in the better energy drinks).

[@khylis]

question. Did you consider the energy boost from classic Mt. Dew may come partially from the vitamin C provided by the orange juice concentrate in it's ingredient list???

[@cookiegirl1097]

5k views in 5 minutes? Matpat has truly grown almost a little stronger than a guy in a purple suit. Edit: Typo

[@BLET_55artem55]

A man behind the slaughter? Or is it some obscure meme from 2010's?

[@Thebeast-yt]

It probably the man behind the slaughter the guy that made matpat wanna commit suicide

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

Its been so long since the last I thought about the man behind the slaughter

[@BLET_55artem55]

@@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer since these thoughts've been gone, you've been watching other YT vids?

[@cookiegirl1097]

@@BLET_55artem55 To clear it up, yes it was the man behind the slaughter.

[@func_e]

watchin Mat and Santi try all of these was wonderful, so I'm so glad that the results are finally in :D

[@d4nkdesu]

Tbh at this point I don't even take these for gaming but rather as a flavouring coz i struggle with consuming adequate amount kf water throughout the day. And what I've noticed is i basically need half scoop usually for around 800ml for a slightly sweet and flavoured taste that helps a lot with keeping the consumption to half or one scoop a day plus helps me with drinking more water. Now ofcourse this is not the best way to do this but it's better than what i was doing before.

[@cartoonchris7]

2:51 he got the super meat boy g feel let's go

[@Megasnoop]

Always love the research put into these videos! Would love to add that most of GFUEL isn't 300 Milligrams of Caffeine. Some of the cans, yes. But half the cans only half 140mg while every powder GFUEL is also 140mg per serving. So not quite as heart attacking in most cases! Thanks MattPat!

[@Someone_adachi]

1:18 don't forget the thigh-highs, the skirt, choker and blahaj for emotional support

[@leanable]

Either that or jerma 985

[@Querxes]

You should've gone more into gamersupps! Or make a follow up video. They're growing fast and I believe many would like to know more about them

[@stagnantlasagna]

I can never forgive Gamersupps for indoctrinating Charlie and robbing us of Divine Peach G Fuel

[@justinwilcox8357]

Great video! Please make the video on how sugar don’t make you bounce off the walls. I know it don’t, but I keep getting told it does.

[@k.killerzxyes4041]

Put that in an air up cup and you got the flavor you like with the properties you need 15:59

[@robspiess]

Back in the 70s, Coke reigned supreme in the programmer/gamer world. In the 80s, Jolt Cola became popular in the underground gamer scene. In the 90s, Surge came out to compete against Mountain Dew, and Bawls tried to be the official gamer/hacker drink, but both got spanked by Red Bull.

[@kylecrane4091]

Would love to see one about Pre-Workout

[@GeneralNickles]

The better way to have better energy levels is to skip the energy drinks all together and just take a balanced array of vitamin supplements.

[@DesuVR]

How is Gamer Supps GG not in your list despite it being mentioned and shown more than the other drinks?!

[@MrSir2552]

I’m assuming because they didn’t do a fair test for it. They added a tiny bit of water for a massive scoop and they placed it at the bottom of the list because of the flavor and sourness was so pungent. They got a lot of comments on the GTLive video (me included) saying that they messed the GG one up completely.

[@gravy1333]

@@MrSir2552 Yeah. Just adding they used GFuel's scoop since they could find the one for GG without knowing the massive size different between them. These were them picking what they thought was the best from taste and then using ingredients to find the best.

[@thisisnuckingfuts51]

I was kinda hoping to hear about Gamer Supps since I drink that a lot and they reference it’s flavors. Am I crazy or did they not mention it at all?

[@thehousecat93]

I’d reckon the flavors didn’t rank high enough in their GTLive video to make it to this video. But yeah, Anime Girl Thigh and that gamer guac or whatever it is are Supps flavors, IIRC.

[@stressedvulture]

They majorly messed up the ratio in the taste test so they might have just fully left it out, not super scientific tho.

[@unlostmaniac8735]

gamersupps doesnt have enough of its ingredients to have any effect, aside from caffeine, they put enough that they can advertise it to you but not enough that it does anything, if you drink gamersupps for anything other than flavoured caffeine you should be drinking something else, literally any other gamer energy drink brand.

[@TotallyBlankz]

These videos are the best videos tbh- Explains these stuff and has some science within Also 16:25 attentiom span

[@bigmanbravo1]

Yeah Nerd started here in San Antonio. I remember getting them back in high school because they were the new thing. Was one of the favorites in my circle of friends.