Ultra Run Coach - Performance Gel

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1	UltraRunCoach.com - Performance Gel								mult
2	⚙ Scaling Factor:		2x	← CHANGE ME					2
3	Food scale to do measurements: - https://amzn.to/4usyhJM								86.4
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5	Keeps up to 2 weeks refrigerated. Do not leave at room temperature for extended periods.								90
6	Discard immediately if it turns cloudy								13.5
7	Ingredient	Single Serving (Base)	Scaled Amount	Unit	Link	Cost	Package Size	Unit Size (g)	60
8	Water	250	500	ML				—	3,628.74	0.00931177213	0.4469650623
9	Maltodextrin	48	96	g	https://amzn.to/44cgegk	$33.79	8 lbs (3,629g)	3,628.74	2,721.55	0.01011555915	0.3884374713
10	Fructose	38.4	76.8	g	https://amzn.to/43K22Lw	$27.53	6 lbs (2,722g)	2,721.55	907.19	0.0231485309	0.02893566362
11	Pectin	1.25	2.5	g	https://amzn.to/4o9DVgG	$21.00	2 lbs (907g)	907.19	50.00	0.24	0.24
12	Sodium Alginate	1	2	g	https://amzn.to/4ibFcCt	$12.00		50.00	200.00	0.11	0
13	Flavoring		~2 squirts (to taste)	squirts	https://amzn.to/4sDCXeZ	$22.00		200.00			1.104338197
14	Flask (250ml)		2		https://amzn.to/4n7L4ip	$26.00		—
15	Total Carbs (Scaled)		172.8
16									60	0.0127816921	1.373273861
17	Salt / Sodium — Optional Add-In								60	0.04545454545
18	ℹ️ Salt is optional — the gel does not require it. Add only if needed for sweat loss or extended efforts.								14	0.0009129780069
19	Intensity Level	Sodium / Serving	Salt / Serving	Scaled Salt Total	Notes				22	0
20	Standard (Balanced)	~200 mg	0.50g	1 g (approx. ½ tsp)	approx. ½ tsp
21	High Sodium (Heavy Sweater)	~400 mg	1.00g	2 g (approx. 1 tsp)	approx. 1 tsp
22	Light (Flavor Only)
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24	Estimated Mileage Coverage
25	ℹ️ Based on 60–90g carbs/hour fuel intake · 86.4g carbs per flask · ~13.5 min/mile pace
26	Metric	Conservative (60g/hr)	Moderate (75g/hr)	Aggressive (90g/hr)
27	Flasks (scaled)	2	2	2	← changes with dropdown
28	Total carbs	172.8g	172.8g	172.8g	Maltodextrin + Fructose combined
29	Hours of fuel	2.9 hrs	2.3 hrs	1.9 hrs	At 60 / 75 / 90g carbs per hour
30	Est. miles covered	12.8 mi	10.2 mi	8.5 mi	@ ~13.5 min/mile avg pace
31	💡 Adjust pace assumption in cell H6 (min/mile) to personalise mileage estimates
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33	Cost Comparison — Homemade Gel vs SiS Gels
34	ℹ️ SiS comparison: $60 / 14 gels / 22g carbs per gel · Ingredient costs from purchase prices above
35	Metric	Your Gel	SiS Equivalent	You Save
36	Cost per gram carbs		$0.0455/g	0.0327 $/g cheaper	Lower = better value
37	Cost per flask (1 serving)	$1.10	$3.93 (3.9 SiS gels)	$2.82 saved	Equivalent carbs from SiS
38	Cost for scaled batch	$2.21	$7.85	$5.65 saved	← updates with dropdown
39	🏆 Per gram of carbs: YOUR GEL $0.0128 vs SiS $0.0455 — 72% cheaper per gram of carbs
40	💡 Update F6–F10 with current prices any time — all cost calculations update automatically
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