G Fuel

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G Fuel
G Fuel logo.svg
Type Drink mix
ManufacturerGamma Labs
Country of origin United States
Introduced2012;13 years ago (2012)
Website gfuel.com

G Fuel (stylized in all uppercase as G FUEL) is a brand of caffeinated drink mix sold by Gamma Labs, based in West Babylon, New York. [1] [2] It is marketed as a supplement for gaming that is designed to improve focus and reaction time.[ citation needed ]

Contents

G Fuel was originally released as a water-soluble caffeinated powder. It has since expanded its line of products, including carbonated versions of flavors in cans and caffeine-free "hydration" flavors, among others. [3]

Overview

Green Apple and Coconut energy formula packs G Fuel Energy Formula.jpg
Green Apple and Coconut energy formula packs
A G Fuel Watermelon tub and G Fuel Blue Ice tub Tubs of G Fuel 1.jpg
A G Fuel Watermelon tub and G Fuel Blue Ice tub

A serving of G Fuel contains 140 to 150 mg of caffeine. [4] [5] G Fuel is available in multiple flavors, typically fruit-based, such as fruit punch, green apple, and lemon lime. In addition, G Fuel often collaborates with film production companies, [6] [7] [8] game studios, [9] [10] video game media companies, [11] and musicians, to create custom, promotional flavors. [12]

Controversy

In April 2018, Gamma Labs settled a $118,500 lawsuit with California's Environmental Research Center over lead contamination in their G Fuel products. 18 samples of G Fuel were found to have contained enough lead content that warning labels were required, per California's Proposition 65. [13]

On June 16, 2022, Gamma Labs fired seven of its talent managers, citing "restructuring", a day after five of them reported its CEO, Cliff Morgan, for using a slur and making derogatory statements while on a team call. G Fuel did not make an official statement on the event, though it acknowledged Morgan had called employees "lazy motherfuckers". [14] [15] The company also banned users who mentioned the event from their Twitch live chat. [16] More than 75 content creators who were partnered with G Fuel announced that they were terminating their partnerships over the incident. [17] [14]

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