Product feature: OTE sports nutrition products have been designed and developed by professional nutritionists and athletes with over twenty years’ experience in performance sports. Available June 2013
OTE Sports (www.otesports.co.uk) take sport and nutrition seriously, just like you. Having worked with some of the world’s top athletes over many years, they have combined this experience with the latest innovations in performance nutrition to develop a cutting-edge range of naturally flavoured products to help sports people at all levels, ages and ability achieve their training and performance goals.
As well as developing great tasting functional products, they are also committed to providing industry-leading insight and information on diet, nutrition and training tips that have been tried and tested at the highest level to give you the edge. OTE products can be used before, during or after exercise as part of a healthy and varied diet.
Energy
We all know the critical nutritional factors that affect sports performance are hydration and energy supply. Climate, duration of exercise, and the intensity you intend to train or race at will also have a significant effect on your hydration and fueling strategy.
In general terms the basic advice of supplementing 40-90g of carbohydrate per hour of exercise to maintain blood glucose levels still remains true and is what you should be aiming to achieve dependent on the duration and intensity of your exercise. Carbohydrate should be taken alongside enough fluid as necessary to ensure you remain hydrated.
Refueling during training sessions of up to 60 minutes isn't necessary if your diet and pre-exercise meals contain sufficient carbohydrate, ensure you also remain hydrated prior to exercise.
The OTE Energy System is based around a 20g serving of carbohydrate. Our drinks and gels have been designed to contain 20g’s of carbohydrate and can be used ‘modularly’ to help you achieve the correct fuelling and hydration strategy, and to help you maintain this strategy throughout the duration of your event.
-
One 43g serving of OTE Energy Drink in 500ml of water provides 40g of Carbohydrate (two servings).
-
One OTE Energy Gel provides 20.5g of Carbohydrate.
-
At lower intensity levels solid food is an alternative fuelling option to gels.
-
As the intensity increases OTE technical sports nutrition products provide a more convenient and appropriate method of fuelling.
OTE Product Range
OTE energy and recovery drinks, and energy and caffeine gels have been designed and developed for use before, during and after exercise as part of a healthy and balanced diet.
OTE Carbohydrate Energy and OTE Caffeine Energy Gels
|
 OTE Energy Gel
Flavours: Orange / Lemon & Lime
Naturally flavoured, great tasting energy gel. Highly functional, light on the stomach and easy to use – delivering energy without causing gastric distress or discomfort.
The Science:
Developed using multiple energy substrates, real fruit juice concentrate and natural flavours.
OTE Carbohydrate Energy Gel is free from artificial sweeteners or colourings.
Contains balanced electrolytes to promote fluid uptake.
Pack Size: 56g gel (20.5g of carbohydrate). SRP £1.35 per gel.
|
|
OTE Caffeine Gel
Flavours: Pineapple
Uses the same special formula and ingredients as the OTE Energy Gel with the added boost of 50mg of caffeine from the natural ingredient guarana.
OTE Caffeine Gel is easy to use, light on the stomach, contains real fruit concentrates and balanced electrolytes.
Pack Size: 56g gel (20.5g of carbohydrate, 50mg of caffeine).
SRP £1.75 per gel.
|
Key Features:
-
20.5g of carbohydrate – enough for 20-30 minutes of energy
-
Balanced electrolytes
-
Naturally flavoured with real fruit concentrates
-
Free from artificial sweeteners or colours
-
Great tasting, easy to use and light on the stomach
-
OTE DuelDeliver packaging
-
50mg of caffeine from the natural ingredient guarana
(Caffeine Gel only)
|
How do professional athletes use gels?
Professional athletes tend to use gels during training and competing when they need ‘instant’ energy or when the intensity of the exercise requires more carbohydrate. One common complaint from professionals is that many of the standard commercially available gels can cause stomach discomfort, especially if they need to consume a lot of gels during a race or long endurance event. We devoted an infinite amount of time to developing OTE real fruit gels. They are highly functional, easy to use, light on the stomach and taste great.
How do professional athletes use caffeine?
Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in food such as coffee, chocolate and the natural herb guarana. Professional athletes use caffeine during exercise to help mental stimulation, however, too much caffeine can cause ‘anxiety’ and reduce performance. OTE Caffeine Gel provides 50mg of caffeine from guarana, a natural plant. 50mg is about the right amount of caffeine to provide a pick up without the risk of ‘over dosing’.
A big advantage of OTE gels is that not only will they deliver energy to your working muscles when you need it most, but you can also use as many as you need without causing gastric distress or discomfort.
|
OTE pH Neutral Energy Drink
|
 OTE pH Neutral Energy Drink
Flavours: Blackcurrant / Orange / Vanilla
Naturally flavoured, mild tasting, pH Neutral carbohydrate energy drink mix with added electrolytes.
Provides enough energy for 45 to 60 minutes of exercise depending on the intensity of your work out.
The Science:
OTE Energy Drink is pH neutral, making it much less acidic than standard energy drinks and therefore kinder on your stomach.
Developed using multiple energy substrates, OTE pH Neutral Energy Drink contains carbohydrates in the form of maltodextrin and fructose.
OTE Energy drink is free from artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives.
Contains balanced electrolytes to promote fluid uptake.
Mild-tasting and less sweet than many other energy drinks so you can take on the necessary calories and fluid without the flavour becoming over-powering.
Pack Size:
Single serving 43g sachet. SRP £1.25 per sachet.
860g bulk pack also available late May.
Key Features:
-
pH Neutral – reduces bloated feeling and incidences of gastrointestinal distress by regulating acid build up
-
40g of carbohydrate per serving – enough for 45-60 minutes of energy depending on the intensity
-
Balanced electrolytes
-
Naturally flavoured
-
Free from artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives
-
OTE DuelDeliver packaging
|
OTE SOYA and WHEY Protein Recovery Drinks
Recovery is about function and fuel. OTE recovery products provide the essential proteins needed to support adaptation and recovery from exercise, and help the re-fuelling process without over loading the body with excess carbohydrates.
|
OTE SOYA Protein Recovery Drink
Flavours: Chocolate (second flavour in development)
Naturally flavoured, great tasting, highly functional, soya protein recovery drink.
The Science:
Suitable for vegetarians, lactose and gluten free.
High protein formula.
Contains the amino acids L-Leucine and L-Glutamine.
Fortified with vitamins and contains balanced electrolytes
Free From artificial sweeteners, colours and preservatives.
Features a controlled measure of carbohydrate to help the re-fuelling process without over-loading the body with excess carbohydrates.
|
|
OTE WHEY Protein Recovery Drink
Flavours: Chocolate (second flavour in development)
Naturally flavoured, great tasting, highly functional, whey and casein blended protein recovery drink.
The Science:
High Protein Formula - whey and casein.
Contains the amino acids L-Leucine and L-Glutamine
Fortified with vitamins and contains balanced electrolytes
Free From artificial sweeteners, colours and preservatives.
Features a controlled measure of carbohydrate to help the re-fuelling process without over-loading the body with excess carbohydrates.
Pack Size:
Single serving 52g sachet. SRP £2.00 per sachet.
728g bulk pack also available late May
Key Features:
-
Massive 25g of protein per recommended serving
-
Highly functional and great tasting natural flavours
-
Controlled intake of carbohydrate post exercise
-
Balanced electrolytes, amino acids and vitamins
-
Free from artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives. Designed to be mixed with water
-
SOYA option for vegetarian, lactose and gluten intolerant athletes
|
OTE Carbo Booster
|
 OTE Carbo Booster
Flavour: Neutral
Neutral tasting carbohydrate energy powder designed to be used for carbohydrate loading, or to boost the carbohydrate content of your energy or recovery drink when:
-
the intensity of your workout is high
-
in cooler weather conditions when more carbohydrate energy per given mouthful is ideal
-
the time available to take on fluid is restricted, for example in team sports or high risk situations as more carbohydrate energy per given mouthful can be provided to fuel your workout
Pack Size:
680g bulk pack providing 34 x 20g servings
Key Features:
-
Add 20g of OTE Carbo Booster to your energy drink to boost the calorific value by 78Kcal to increase energy
-
Use to increase the carbohydrate content of your OTE Recovery Drink should you require more carbohydrate to aid your recovery.
-
Help carbohydrate load prior to long hard endurance events such as a marathon, sportive or Ironman triathlon. OTE Carbo Booster can be added to drinks, cereal, porridge, pasta, soup, and so on.
|
Bespoke Intelligent Packaging
DualDeliver packaging allows you to sip the gel through the smaller opening or consume rapidly through the larger opening making it more hygienic with less fuss and no mess.
For powdered energy and recover drinks you can pour and mix our recommended dose from the sachet with no wastage into various drinks bottles with narrow or wide necks.
Clean, fresh, attractive branding - OTE branding consistent across the range.
Simple, clear messages on front of the pack to help customers understand what each product is designed to do and how to use it.
All on pack nutrition information, ingredients list, allergen information and nutritional claims conform to new EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers that comes into effect in December 2014. Issues concerning nutrition information, ingredients list, allergen information, nutritional claims have all been addressed with new stricter guidelines.
For further information check out www.otesports.co.uk
