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Rendering of the engraved tiger on the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Alphonso Mango flavour, with its orange eye
Rendering of the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Jamun flavour, with the engraved tiger and its purple eye
Rendering of the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Pineapple flavour, with the engraved tiger and its yellow eye
Rendering of the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Alphonso Mango flavour, with the engraved tiger and its orange eye

ASTROVE Energy Gel · Made for India

Fuel your wild.

Honey energy gel with real Indian fruit.

For long runs, hard rides and everything you’re training towards.

Join the launch list Meet your flavour

Coming soon to India.

  • Honey
  • Real fruit
  • Sea salt
  • No maltodextrin

Three flavours

Pick your wild.

Alphonso Mango. Pineapple. Jamun.

Which one’s coming with you?

Rendering of the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Alphonso Mango flavour, with the engraved tiger and its orange eye
Rendering of the engraved tiger on the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Alphonso Mango flavour, with its orange eye

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Alphonso Mango

The mango India asks for by name.

Alphonso is the mango people wait all year for: rich, perfumed, sunshine-orange, gone too soon every summer. That’s the fruit in this gel, freeze-dried.

Pick it if Alphonso season is the best part of your year.

What’s in it

  • Honey
  • Freeze-dried Alphonso mango
  • Sea salt
Rendering of the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Pineapple flavour, with the engraved tiger and its yellow eye
Rendering of the engraved tiger on the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Pineapple flavour, with its yellow eye

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Pineapple

Bright and sharp: the fruit that cuts through sweet.

Ripe pineapple is sweet with an edge: juicy, tangy, the fruit that wakes up a plate. Freeze-dried, it’s the fruit in this one.

Pick it if tangy beats sweet for you.

What’s in it

  • Honey
  • Freeze-dried pineapple
  • Sea salt
  • A little citric acid
Rendering of the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Jamun flavour, with the engraved tiger and its purple eye
Rendering of the engraved tiger on the ASTROVE Energy Gel pouch, Jamun flavour, with its purple eye

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Jamun

Deep, tart and very Indian.

Jamun is the monsoon fruit that stains your fingers and your tongue purple: deep, tart, a little astringent. This gel is made with it, freeze-dried.

Pick it if you grew up reaching for jamun in the rains.

What’s in it

  • Honey
  • Freeze-dried jamun
  • Sea salt

Made for your extreme

What are you training for?

A first long run or a fifth marathon block. A demanding ride, a HYROX, a trail you’ve been eyeing all year. Here’s where a sachet earns its place.

01 Long runs and marathon build

The long run.

The alarm goes before the city wakes. Thirty kilometres on the plan, the roads still quiet, the chai stalls shuttered. By the second hour, the pace that felt easy at the start has to be earned.

Why fuel
Carbohydrate is your body’s main fuel during hard exercise, and a long run keeps asking for it. Take a sachet before you set off, then one every 30–45 minutes.
Where it rides
Two or three sachets in a shorts pocket, one for each stretch of the run.

02 Cycling and longer rides

The longer ride.

Three hours out, the highway shoulder gives way to village roads and a climb you didn’t check the profile for. Whatever you need for the rest of the day is already in your pockets.

Why fuel
On the bike you can fuel little and often without stopping. A sachet every 30–45 minutes keeps carbohydrate coming in while the kilometres keep going by.
Where it rides
Jersey back pocket or a top-tube bag.

03 Trail running

The trail goes up.

Switchbacks through the ghats, loose rock underfoot, mist sitting in the valley below. The next village is somewhere over the ridge, and the aid station is whatever you packed.

Why fuel
On a trail, time out matters more than distance, and a climb can double it. Carry fuel for the hours, not the kilometres.
Where it rides
Front pocket of your vest.

04 HYROX and demanding sessions

Eight runs. Eight stations.

The sled arrives exactly when your legs would rather it didn’t. Or it’s a gym session that runs long: intervals, then the work after the work, then one more round because the coach said so.

Why fuel
A race or session that runs past an hour still runs on carbohydrate. One sachet 10–15 minutes before the start, and you begin fuelled.
Where it rides
In your kit bag next to your shoes, ready before the warm-up.

05 Race-day fuelling

Race day, rehearsed.

Bib pinned the night before. Shoes chosen weeks ago. Nothing new on race day, and that includes what you take on the course.

Why fuel
Practise your fuelling in training, never for the first time on race day. Find your rhythm on the long runs, so that on the day it’s just another one.
Where it rides
A pocket or vest for the start line, and the rest exactly where your race plan says.

06 Hiking and long days outdoors

The long day out.

A start in the dark to make the top by mid-morning. A ridge that turns out longer than it looked from the bottom. Lunch is still hours away.

Why fuel
Long days on your feet need steady fuel. A sachet is carbohydrate you can take standing up, when a proper meal is still a long way off.
Where it rides
The lid of your pack or a jacket pocket. Light enough to forget about until you need it.

How to fuel

  1. Before 1 sachet, 10–15 min before you start
  2. During 1 sachet every 30–45 min on efforts over an hour
  3. Under an hour You probably don’t need one

Practise your fuelling in training, never for the first time on race day.

Why it works

Short list. Real reasons.

  1. 01 Honey for fuel

    Carbohydrates are your body’s main fuel during hard exercise, and honey supplies them. Honey is a natural mix of glucose and fructose.

  2. 02 Real fruit for flavour

    Freeze-dried Alphonso mango, pineapple and jamun give each flavour its identity. No maltodextrin, no artificial colours or flavours.

  3. 03 A sachet you can carry

    One sachet, one serving. It slips into a pocket, a jersey or a vest and comes out when the effort asks for it.

  4. 04 Three flavours to come back to

    Mango, pineapple, jamun. Rotate them through a long run, or find the one that’s yours and stick with it.

Jay Kothari, founder of ASTROVE, at home with his cat by a sunny window.

The founder

From the source to the start line.

I’m Indian, and I live and run in Canada, through weather that doesn’t care what’s on the training plan.

This winter I’m going back to India to meet honey suppliers, make the gels and film the whole journey. I’ll bring the first gels back to Canada and train with them.

Jay Kothari, founder

Read the story

Field Notes

Dated updates from the road to launch.

The tiger on the pack Why ASTROVE Energy Gel wears a tiger, why its eye takes the colour of the fruit inside, and the three words across the top of every pouch. All field notes

Questions

What is ASTROVE Energy Gel?

A honey energy gel with real freeze-dried Indian fruit, made for long runs, hard rides and other endurance efforts. Three flavours: Alphonso Mango, Pineapple and Jamun.

When does it launch?

Coming soon to India. Join the launch list to get first word when it launches, plus invitations to tastings when we hold them.

What’s in it?

Honey, freeze-dried fruit and sea salt. Pineapple also has a little citric acid. No maltodextrin, no artificial colours or flavours.

How do I use it?

Take 1 sachet 10–15 minutes before you start, then 1 every 30–45 minutes on efforts over an hour. For most efforts under an hour, you probably don’t need one. Practise your fuelling in training, never for the first time on race day.

Does it contain caffeine?

No. There’s no caffeine in these three flavours.

Where can I find the nutrition information?

We’ll publish lab-tested nutrition information before launch.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes. Every flavour is honey, freeze-dried fruit and sea salt, with a little citric acid in Pineapple.

Can kids have it?

Not for infants under one year, as it contains honey. It’s made for adults doing endurance exercise.

Can I buy it yet?

Not yet. Join the launch list and we’ll tell you the moment you can.

Where will it be sold?

On astrove.in first.

Do you work with running clubs, coaches and gyms?

Yes. Tell us about your club, your athletes or your gym through our business enquiries page, and we’ll talk about tastings and partnerships.

Made for India. For your extreme.

Your next training partner.

Get first word when ASTROVE Energy Gel launches in India.

Rendering of three ASTROVE Energy Gel pouches on dark stone, in Alphonso Mango, Pineapple and Jamun flavours, each with the engraved tiger

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The fruit store

Can’t wait for the gel? The fruit’s ready now.

Freeze-dried Alphonso mango, jamun and pineapple. Real fruit, nothing else.

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