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Electrolyte brands, decoded

Each guide explains what the product is doing, which minerals Lyte Lab can recreate, and where the DIY comparison stops. Daily hydration mixes come first; sports and clinical references stay in the library without leading the experience.

LMNT

Electrolyte Drink Mix

LMNT is the cleanest fit for Lyte Lab's DIY model: high sodium, zero sugar, potassium, and magnesium without a carbohydrate system to recreate.

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Liquid IV

Hydration Multiplier

Liquid I.V. is an ORS-inspired powder built around sodium plus carbohydrate. Lyte Lab matches its minerals, preserves 11 g carbs, and models cane sugar plus dextrose as an inferred ORS-style split.

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Cure

Hydrating Electrolyte Mix

Cure is a clean-label, ORS-inspired daily hydration powder with moderate sodium, high potassium, and naturally occurring sugar from coconut water and fruit powder.

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DripDrop

ORS Electrolyte Powder

DripDrop combines moderate sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and carbohydrate in an ORS-style formula.

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Hydrant

Hydrate Rapid Hydration Mix

Hydrant is a DTC daily hydration stick with moderate sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and a small sugar dose.

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Nuun

Sport Electrolyte Tablets

Nuun is a lower-dose electrolyte tablet built for convenience and light active hydration rather than high-sodium replacement.

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Ultima

Replenisher Daily Electrolytes

Ultima is a zero-sugar daily hydration powder with low sodium, higher magnesium, and a broad mineral profile. It fits casual daily hydration better than sports-drink references like Gatorade.

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Pedialyte

AdvancedCare Plus

Pedialyte is an ORS-style clinical hydration brand with sodium, potassium, zinc, and carbohydrate.

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Redmond

Re-Lyte Hydration

Re-Lyte is a sodium-forward, sugar-free formula with potassium, magnesium, calcium, and Redmond's whole-salt positioning.

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Hi-Lyte

Electrolyte Concentrate

Hi-Lyte is unusual because it emphasizes potassium and magnesium while listing no sodium.

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Buoy

Hydration Drops

Buoy is an unflavored liquid drop with very low listed sodium and potassium per serving. It is better understood as a wellness hydration enhancer than a primary electrolyte replacement.

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Gatorade

Thirst Quencher (12 oz bottle)

Classic Gatorade is a low-electrolyte, sugar-containing sports drink compared with modern high-sodium packets.

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Trace Minerals

40,000 Volts Electrolyte Concentrate

Trace Minerals 40,000 Volts is a concentrated liquid mineral product with magnesium, chloride, sodium, potassium, and trace minerals. It sits closer to the wellness mineral-drop category than flavored hydration packets.

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WHO

Oral Rehydration Salts

WHO ORS is the clinical reference point for sodium-glucose oral rehydration, not a casual daily electrolyte drink.

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