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EXTRA LIFE Caffeinated Energy Gel – Tart Cherry | 50g Carbs + 100mg Caffeine | FTP Endurance Fuel
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The sachet in your back pocket for the hard section. Not your hourly fuel: the one you save for when it stops being fun.
- 50g carbohydrate per sachet, from maltodextrin and fructose. Most gels carry 20 to 30g.
- 100mg caffeine from natural coffee extract. About a strong espresso, in one deliberate dose.
- 150mg sodium and 178mg chloride per sachet.
- Tart cherry. Sharp rather than sweet. Pectin-set, 50ml, take with water.
- Vegan friendly, no declarable allergens. Made in the UK.
Contains caffeine (143mg/100g, 100mg per sachet). Not recommended for children or pregnant women. Maximum 3 sachets a day.
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The Gel You Carry For The Bad Patch. 50g Carbohydrate + 100mg Caffeine In One Sachet
Every long session has a point where it stops being fun. Extra Life is built for that point.
One sachet. 50g of carbohydrate, 100mg of caffeine and 150mg of sodium, in a tart cherry flavour gel you can get down when you can no longer face chewing.
It is not your hourly fuel. It is the sachet in your back pocket for the hard section.
We Have Been Rude About Gels For Years. Read This First.
FTP was built on pastilles because gels, as most brands make them, are a poor deal: 20–30g of carbohydrate for the price of a pint, a sticky sachet to open with cold hands, and a wrapper to carry home.
None of that has changed. What changed is that we found the one job pastilles cannot do.
Take Extra Life when: you are three hours in and coming apart; you need carbohydrate fast and chewing has stopped being an option; or you want your caffeine as one deliberate hit before the hard section rather than sipped across the whole day.
Do not use it for: routine hourly fuel. That is what Energy Pastilles and Power Fluids are for, at a fraction of the cost per gram.
Where It Sits In The FTP Fuelling System
Energy Pastilles: core fuel. The carbohydrate you take every hour, all session long. Chewable, no single-use wrappers, best value per gram.
Power Fluids: hydration and electrolytes. Carbs, sodium and fluid in the bottle.
Extra Life: the hard bit. The biggest single dose of carbohydrate we make, with caffeine attached.
What Is In The Sachet
50g of carbohydrate, from maltodextrin and fructose. Most gels carry 20–30g, and only 19g of this is sugars.
100mg of caffeine, from natural coffee extract. Around the same as a strong espresso.
150mg of sodium and 178mg of chloride.
Tart cherry flavour. Sharp rather than sweet, which helps when everything else tastes like syrup.
Pectin-set, 50ml. Take it with water.
Nutrition & Ingredients
Ingredients: Maltodextrin, Fructose, Water, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Salt (Sodium Chloride), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Trisodium Citrate), Cherry Flavouring, Natural Coffee Extract (source of Caffeine), Botanical Extract (Sorbus aucuparia L.), Carrot Concentrate. No declarable allergens.
Contains caffeine (143mg/100g, 100mg per sachet). Not recommended for children or pregnant women. Vegan friendly. Store cool and dry, out of direct sunlight. Made in the UK.
| Typical values | Per 100g | Per 70g sachet |
| Energy | 1214 kJ / 289 kcal | 850 kJ / 202 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 71.4 g | 50 g |
| of which sugars | 27.1 g | 19 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.53 g | 0.37 g |
| Sodium | 214 mg | 150 mg |
| Chloride | 254 mg | 178 mg |
| Caffeine | 143 mg | 100 mg |
How To Use
One gel with water about 15 minutes before you need it, then one every 30–45 minutes of hard effort if you need more. Maximum 3 caffeinated gels per day.
Count your caffeine. 100mg is roughly a strong espresso. If you are also drinking Power Fluids Core at 50mg a bottle, and had coffee before you left, that adds up quickly.
Practise it in training. A 50g hit of carbohydrate is a lot to put into a stomach that has never seen one. Race morning is the worst possible time to find that out.
Learn more:
How Many Carbs Per Hour →
Chews vs Gels: The Honest Comparison →
Product Details
Pack size: 70g (50ml) sachet
Carbohydrate: 50 g per sachet
Caffeine: 100 mg per sachet, from natural coffee extract
Sodium: 150 mg · Chloride: 178 mg
Flavour: tart cherry
Vegan friendly · No declarable allergens
Made in the UK
Extra Life · Tart Cherry
The gel you carry for the bad patch.
Every long session has a point where it stops being fun. Extra Life is built for that point: the biggest single dose of carbohydrate we make, with caffeine attached, in one 70g sachet.
50g
Carbohydrate
From maltodextrin and fructose. Most gels carry 20 to 30g, and only 19g of this is sugars.
100mg
Caffeine
From natural coffee extract. Taken as one deliberate hit before the hard section, not sipped across the whole day.
150mg
Sodium
Plus 178mg of chloride, in a sharp tart cherry gel you can get down when you can no longer face chewing.
Read this first
We have been rude about gels for years.
FTP was built on pastilles because gels, as most brands make them, are a poor deal: 20 to 30g of carbohydrate for the price of a pint, a sticky sachet to open with cold hands, and a wrapper to carry home. None of that has changed. What changed is that we found the one job pastilles cannot do.
Take Extra Life when
You are three hours in and coming apart. You need carbohydrate fast and chewing has stopped being an option. Or you want your caffeine as one deliberate hit before the hard section.
Do not use it for
Routine hourly fuel. That is what Energy Pastilles and Power Fluids are for, at a fraction of the cost per gram.
Carbohydrate per serving
One sachet. Twice a typical gel.
Grams of carbohydrate in one serving of each.
Banana: USDA FoodData Central, one medium banana (118g), 27g carbohydrate. FTP figures from our own nutrition panels.
How many carbs do I need?
Most endurance athletes eat 30 to 45g of carbohydrate an hour on moderate efforts and 60 to 90g an hour on long or hard sessions. Start in the first half hour and spread it through the session. Extra Life sits on top of that plan, not instead of it.
| Session | Carbs per hour | How to fuel it with FTP |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 hour | Usually none | Water. Fuel the session before with a normal meal. |
| 1 to 2 hours | 30 to 45g | 1 to 1.5 servings of Energy Pastilles an hour. |
| 2 to 3 hours | 60 to 90g | 2 to 3 servings of pastilles an hour, with Power Fluids in your bottle. |
| 3 hours plus, or race day | 60 to 90g | Your hourly pastilles and fluids, plus one Extra Life about 15 minutes before the hard section. |
How many carbs per hour →Chews vs gels: the honest comparison →
What goes in
What goes in to Extra Life
| Typical values | Per 100g | Per 70g sachet |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1214 kJ / 289 kcal | 850 kJ / 202 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 71.4 g | 50 g |
| of which sugars | 27.1 g | 19 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.53 g | 0.37 g |
| Sodium | 214 mg | 150 mg |
| Chloride | 254 mg | 178 mg |
| Caffeine | 143 mg | 100 mg |
Ingredients: Maltodextrin, Fructose, Water, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Salt (Sodium Chloride), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Trisodium Citrate), Cherry Flavouring, Natural Coffee Extract (source of Caffeine), Botanical Extract (Sorbus aucuparia L.), Carrot Concentrate.
No declarable allergens. Vegan friendly. Made in the UK.
Contains caffeine (143mg/100g, 100mg per sachet). Not recommended for children or pregnant women.
Store cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.
- Fuel as normal. Pastilles and fluids every hour, from the first half hour.
- Take one Extra Life with water about 15 minutes before you need it. Another every 30 to 45 minutes of hard effort if you need more.
- Maximum 3 caffeinated gels a day.
Count your caffeine. 100mg is roughly a strong espresso. If you are also drinking Power Fluids Core at 50mg a bottle, and had coffee before you left, that adds up quickly.
Practise it in training. 50g of carbohydrate is a lot to put into a stomach that has never seen it. Race morning is the worst possible time to find that out.
The FTP fuelling system
Where it sits.
Three jobs, three products. Extra Life is the smallest part of the plan, on purpose.
Core fuel · every hour
Energy Pastilles
The carbohydrate you take every hour, all session long. 30g per 2-pastille serving, no single-use wrappers, best value per gram.
Shop pastilles →
Hydration · in the bottle
Power Fluids
Carbohydrate, sodium and fluid in your bottle, so the pastilles are not doing all the work.
Shop Power Fluids →
The hard bit · you are here
Extra Life
50g of carbohydrate and 100mg of caffeine in one sachet, for the section where it all goes wrong.
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Questions
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When does my pre-order dispatch?
Extra Life dispatches in November. We'll email you the exact date as soon as it's confirmed. Your basket and order confirmation show it as a pre-order.
When should I take Extra Life?
About 15 minutes before the hard section, with water. Keep fuelling as normal with pastilles and fluids every hour. Extra Life sits on top of that plan, it does not replace it.
How many can I have in a day?
No more than 3 caffeinated gels a day. Each sachet has 100mg of caffeine, so count any coffee and caffeinated drink mix too. Not recommended for children or pregnant women.
How is it different from your pastilles?
Pastilles are your hourly fuel: 30g of carbohydrate per 2-pastille serving, no caffeine, no single-use wrapper. Extra Life is 50g of carbohydrate and 100mg of caffeine in one sachet, for the moment chewing stops being an option.
Is it vegan? Any allergens?
Yes, Extra Life is vegan friendly and has no declarable allergens. Full ingredients are on this page under What goes in.
How fast is delivery?
UK mainland delivery is free on every order. Pre-orders dispatch in November by Royal Mail Tracked 48, or choose Tracked 24 at checkout.
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