Everything we get asked most — onset, dosing, testing, shipping, competition use. Honest answers, no fluff. If your question isn't here, the team reads every email at hello@nitrogum.co.
Onset typically begins around 90 seconds. The actives absorb buccally — through the lining of your cheeks — so they skip first-pass metabolism through your stomach and liver. You feel it before your warm-up is over, not 30 minutes into your session.
70 mg of microencapsulated caffeine per piece, paired with 100 mg of L-theanine. One piece is roughly one espresso. A typical pre-workout dose is 1–4 pieces (70–280 mg). Each pack contains 9 pieces, so a pack lasts multiple workouts.
Most people chew 2 pieces (140 mg caffeine) for a standard hypertrophy session. Use 1 piece for light cardio or fasted morning lifts, 3 for heavy/strength days, 4 for competition or peak days. Don't stack with other caffeinated drinks on the same morning.
Yes — every batch is sent to an independent lab for label-accuracy and purity testing before shipping. Formal banned-substance certifications (NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Sport) are in progress; we'll list them on the label once they land, not before.
No. There's no liquid load and no maltodextrin/citric acid combination, so you skip the bloat and the shaker bottle. The encapsulated bicarbonate also avoids the GI irritation that uncoated bicarb usually causes.
Yes — buccal absorption doesn't care whether you ate. Many users actually prefer it fasted, since there's no stomach interaction. If you're caffeine-sensitive, start with one piece to gauge tolerance.
10–15 minutes per piece. The gum base is high-elasticity so it holds texture across the full chew window — actives release evenly the whole time rather than dumping in the first two minutes.
Yes. Sweetened with xylitol (~400–500 mg per piece, which is also tooth-friendly) and a small amount of stevia (Reb-A) for balance. Zero grams of sugar.
It's formulated to be clean for tested environments — no banned substances by design. Formal certifications (NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Sport) are in progress; until they're issued, we won't claim them. If you compete under WADA, IBJJF, NCAA, etc., we recommend waiting for those certifications before relying on the product.
Orders ship within 1–2 business days from Wayne, NJ, with US transit typically 2–5 days. Free returns within 30 days — if you're not happy with it, return the unused portion for a full refund.
Yes. No animal-derived ingredients in the gum base, actives, or sweeteners.
Formulated and packed in Wayne, New Jersey, in a GMP-compliant facility. Every active is sourced from US- or EU-based suppliers with full Certificates of Analysis on file.