Unived Elite Gel 180 (Double Espresso)
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A water-based, vegan energy gel for riders who want the biggest caffeine kick in the range to push through the final hours of a long, hard day.
Overview
The Elite Gel 180 is Unived's high-carbohydrate endurance gel, built around a 2:1 ratio of maltodextrin (glucose-based) to fructose carbohydrate. Because the two sugars are absorbed through separate intestinal pathways — glucose via SGLT1, fructose via GLUT5 — the body can take in more carbohydrate per hour than it can from a single sugar source alone, which is the whole point of pairing them this way rather than just packing in more maltodextrin. It sits above Unived's Gel 100 in the range: Gel 100 is a simpler, glucose-based gel suited to a steadier ~50g/hr, while Elite Gel 180 is built for the 80–90g/hr end of fuelling on long or hard days.
Double Espresso pairs that base formula with a bold coffee flavour and 100mg of natural anhydrous caffeine per sachet — the strongest caffeine dose in the entire Elite Gel 180 range. Each sachet also carries 400mg Beta-Alanine, 58mg Magnesium and 100mg Potassium, plus 150mg Sodium for electrolyte replacement, and is mixed to a water-based, drinkable consistency rather than the thick, syrupy texture of many gels.
It's built for the later stages of long rides and runs — the hours where fatigue and a flagging mind are as much the problem as empty glycogen stores — where a real caffeine hit, not just a flavour nod to coffee, is what's called for.
Why You'll Like It
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The strongest caffeine dose in the range
100mg of natural anhydrous caffeine per sachet — roughly the amount in a strong cup of coffee — is Unived's top caffeine option, built for the moments on a long ride when you need a real lift, not a token one. -
A deliberate carbohydrate ratio, not just a bigger dose
The 2:1 glucose-to-fructose split is designed to raise how much carbohydrate your gut can actually absorb and use per hour, rather than simply loading more sugar into the sachet. -
A genuine coffee flavour
The espresso profile is built to taste like the real thing, not just vaguely coffee-adjacent — useful when it's the flavour you reach for specifically because you want that hit. -
Electrolytes built in, not bolted on
Sodium, magnesium and potassium ride alongside the carbohydrate blend, so a single sachet is doing fuelling and electrolyte replacement at once. -
Fully vegan
No animal-derived ingredients, across every flavour in the Elite Gel 180 range. -
Goes down easy, even late in a ride
The water-based consistency is noticeably thinner and easier to swallow on the move than a syrupy gel — useful when your appetite has faded deep into a long day.
Who Is It For?
Double Espresso suits cyclists and runners tackling rides or runs long enough that fatigue genuinely sets in — think the back half of a century ride, an ultra-distance event, or a long, hard training day — where the strongest available caffeine dose in the range is a deliberate choice, not an accident. It's a natural pick for an early-morning start or a mid-ride slump where a real coffee-strength lift is what's needed.
For riders training or racing through an Indian summer, where heat and sweat losses run high, the sodium, magnesium and potassium help offset what a plain carbohydrate gel wouldn't address on its own. Because it carries the most caffeine in the range, it's less suited to an evening ride or anyone sensitive to caffeine late in the day — the lighter Caramel Latte or the caffeine-free flavours are a better fit there.
Good to Know
Unived's own guidance is one gel about 10 minutes before you start, then one every 30 minutes with water — two sachets an hour delivers the full 90g-carbohydrate-per-hour target. Always take it with a few sips of water or an Elite Drink Mix to help it move through your system, and avoid chaining sachets back-to-back without fluid in between.
Because this is the highest-caffeine flavour in the range, it's worth sampling in training before race day to see how your stomach and your sleep respond to it, and to keep a running total of caffeine across the day if you're pairing it with other caffeinated products.
Technical Specifications
- Energy: 180kcal per sachet
- Total Carbohydrate: 45g per sachet (30g maltodextrin + 15g fructose, 2:1 ratio), including 25g total sugars
- Total Fat: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Caffeine: 100mg natural anhydrous caffeine per sachet
- Sodium: 150mg per sachet
- Magnesium: 58mg per sachet
- Potassium: 100mg per sachet
- Beta-Alanine: 400mg per sachet
- Key Ingredients: Water, Maltodextrin, Fructose, Beta-Alanine, Magnesium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Artificial Cappuccino Coffee Flavour, Natural Anhydrous Caffeine
- Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
- Acid Regulator: Citric Acid
- Dietary: Vegan
- Format: Water-based gel, single-serve sachet
- Net Weight: 75g per sachet (450g for a box of 6)
Additional Information
- Country of Origin: China
- Imported By: Unived Healthcare Products Pvt Ltd, Unit no.13, Marwah industrial estate, opp Sakivihar road, Sakinaka - 400072
- Net Quantity: 1N
- Customer Care Address: 291, 10 Main, 5 Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560041. Ph: (080)47183232, Email: support@bumsonthesaddle.com
- Commodity: Nutritions
