Benefits of energy enhanced gum
Perhaps the most obvious benefit of caffeinated gum is that it’s a great substitution for anyone who is averse to coffee or energy drinks.
As registered dietician Maddie Pasquariello recently shared with Well+Good, the caffeine in gum is digested very differently to coffee, meaning you’re likely to see the benefits much more quickly: “When you chew caffeinated gum, you end up swallowing some of the caffeine in your saliva (similar to how you would with coffee or an energy drink), but much is absorbed under your tongue or through the gums, and thus goes directly into your bloodstream.”
Effects of caffeine in chewing gum on mood and attention
Recent research has shown that even small doses (<40mg) of caffeine can improve alertness and increase performance efficiency on attention tasks. Previous studies have given the caffeine in a variety of beverages or in capsules and it was of interest to see whether similar effects could be observed when the caffeine was given in gum. In addition, chewing gum has been shown to have behavioural effects and the present study extended our knowledge of this topic.
Results : Caffeinated gum was associated with a more positive mood and better performance on tasks requiring sustained attention. The caffeine improved the speed of encoding of new information which is consistent with previous findings.
Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19330801/
Caffeine Gum and Cycling Performance
Caffeine (CAF) is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. In moderate doses, CAF is well tolerated, and few significant side effects have been reported. Several studies have demonstrated improvements in cycling performance after the administration of CAF in moderate to high doses (3–13 mg·kg−1 of body mass [BM]). Further, the administration of CAF in lower doses (<3 mg·kg−1 BM) has been shown to enhance cycling performance (9,25,30). Relatively few studies reported that CAF (3–6 mg·kg−1 BM) had no effect on cycling performance