Description
Description
SaltStick Race Ready Caps Plus are electrolyte capsules with caffeine: 314 mg of electrolytes and 30 mg of caffeine per capsule, taken with water every 30 to 60 minutes. They use sodium citrate rather than plain salt, carry no sugar, and every batch is Informed Sport tested for banned substances.
What it is and when to use it
The caffeinated capsule in the SaltStick range. SaltStick build it to help reduce heat stress and muscle cramping from dehydration during exercise, with a ratio of electrolytes close to what you lose in sweat, plus 30 mg of caffeine per capsule.
The SaltStick packaging in our photos reads Electrolyte Capsules + Caffeine, in a green label, with the same per-capsule figures as Race Ready Caps Plus. We stock the 4-capsule single packet and the 100-capsule bottle.
Taste and texture
Swallowed whole with water, so there is nothing to taste. The capsule is vegetable-based (hypromellose), coloured green with chlorophyllin. The appeal is that it stays neutral when sweet drinks and chews have stopped being welcome.
Caffeine, sodium and what varies
30 mg of caffeine and 314 mg of electrolytes per capsule, with no sugar. Per capsule that is 190 mg of sodium, 53 mg of potassium, 50 mg of chloride, 14 mg of calcium and 7 mg of magnesium, plus 100 IU of vitamin D.
Made with sodium citrate (810 mg per capsule) rather than sodium chloride, which SaltStick use to avoid an upset stomach. The capsule is vegetarian, gluten free and non-GMO, and the Race Ready line is certified through Informed Sport: every batch is tested for banned substances by LGC.
How to take it
One capsule with water every 30 to 60 minutes during activity. Work out your caffeine total across the whole event rather than per dose: at one capsule every 30 minutes, that is 60 mg of caffeine an hour.
Specifications
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