Unived Elite Gel 180 (Vanilla Sea Salt)
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A water-based, caffeine-free, vegan energy gel for riders who want a smooth, creamy vanilla refuel they can reach for any time of 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.
Vanilla Sea Salt pairs that base formula with a creamy vanilla flavour and a touch of sea salt, and is confirmed caffeine-free — one of two caffeine-free flavours in the Elite Gel 180 range. Each sachet also carries 400mg Beta-Alanine, 58mg Magnesium and 100mg Potassium, plus 280mg Sodium and 434mg Chloride — the highest electrolyte load of any flavour in the range.
It's built for rides and runs that run long enough to need repeat fuelling — a couple of hours or more — where a mild, comforting flavour is easier to keep eating late into a long day than something sharper or more intense.
Why You'll Like It
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No caffeine to plan around
Confirmed caffeine-free, so it fits anywhere in a fuelling plan — a late-night leg of an ultra, an evening ride, or simply whenever you don't want stimulant on board. -
A mild, easy-to-stomach flavour
Creamy vanilla with a touch of salt is a gentler profile than the coffee or chocolate flavours in the range, which can help when your appetite starts to fade late in an event. -
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. -
The highest sodium in the range
At 280mg sodium and 434mg chloride, this is Unived's top electrolyte option — built for the heaviest sweat losses, long hot days included. -
Fully vegan
No animal-derived ingredients, across every flavour in the Elite Gel 180 range. -
Goes down easy
The water-based consistency is noticeably thinner and easier to swallow on the move than a syrupy gel, which matters when you're trying to eat on a climb or in traffic.
Who Is It For?
Vanilla Sea Salt suits cyclists and runners on rides or runs long enough that fuelling strategy actually matters — typically upwards of two hours — whether that's a weekend century, a long training block, or an endurance event. Being caffeine-free, it's a natural choice for an evening session, a late leg of a multi-day event, or anyone who wants to keep caffeine intake deliberate rather than defaulting to it with every gel.
For riders training or racing through an Indian summer, where heat and sweat losses run high, its 280mg sodium and 434mg chloride — the highest of any Elite Gel 180 flavour — make it a strong pick for the hottest, heaviest-sweating days. It's also a solid everyday option for anyone who simply prefers not to take caffeine with their nutrition, or for riders who find stronger flavours harder to stomach deep into a long effort.
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 fuelling at this rate is a trained skill, it's worth building it up gradually in long training sessions rather than debuting it on race day.
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: Caffeine-free
- Sodium: 280mg per sachet
- Magnesium: 58mg per sachet
- Chloride: 434mg per sachet
- Potassium: 100mg per sachet
- Beta-Alanine: 400mg per sachet
- Key Ingredients: Water, Maltodextrin, Fructose, Beta-Alanine, Magnesium Citrate, Sea Salt, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Artificial Creamy Vanilla Flavour
- 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: India
- Manufactured 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