Unived Elite Gel 180 (Cacao Sea Salt)
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A water-based, vegan energy gel for riders who want a real chocolate-and-salt pick-me-up mid-ride, with enough caffeine to sharpen focus on a long day without tipping into jitters.
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.
Cacao Sea Salt pairs that base formula with a chocolate flavour and a touch of sea salt, plus 50mg of natural anhydrous caffeine per sachet — the middle option in Unived's three caffeinated Elite Gel 180 flavours. Each sachet also carries 400mg Beta-Alanine, 58mg Magnesium and 100mg Potassium, plus 228mg 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 rides and runs that run long enough to need repeat fuelling — a couple of hours or more — where a flavour riders actually want to keep eating, mile after mile, matters as much as the carbohydrate count.
Why You'll Like It
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A flavour you won't tire of
Chocolate and sea salt is a pairing built for repeat use — sweet enough to be appetising early on, savoury enough not to cloy by sachet four or five of a long day. -
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 moderate, middle-of-the-range caffeine lift
50mg of natural anhydrous caffeine sits between Unived's Caramel Latte (35mg) and Double Espresso (100mg) options — enough for a noticeable lift without the full hit of their strongest flavour. -
Serious electrolyte replacement
228mg of sodium, plus magnesium, potassium and chloride, 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
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?
Cacao 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. The moderate caffeine content makes it a reasonable pick for an afternoon or evening effort, where Unived's Double Espresso might feel like too much stimulant too late in the day.
For riders training or racing through an Indian summer, where heat and sweat losses run high, the 228mg of sodium per sachet — alongside magnesium and potassium — helps offset what a plain carbohydrate gel wouldn't address on its own. It also works well for anyone who has tried a thicker gel before and struggled to get it down cleanly on the move — the thinner, water-based texture is easier to tear open, swallow, and wash down with a mouthful of water or your bottle.
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. As this flavour carries caffeine, it's also worth factoring into your daily caffeine total, especially if you plan to use it later in the 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: 50mg natural anhydrous caffeine per sachet
- Sodium: 228mg 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, Sea Salt, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Artificial Chocolate 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
