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Electrolyte Drink Mix.

Backed by human trialsLMNT, verified Oct 2026Formula verified. Independently reviewed.Independent review. Not commissioned by LMNT.

Sodium is the lead active here, studied most for hydration. 11 human studies on Sodium back this formula, each one cited. Who it fits: for everyone, adults.

Clinically dosedFull label disclosure
3Active ingredients24Human studies1000 mgSodium
Electrolyte Drink MixVerified by IngredientMD
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The verdict
Backed by human trials
For everyone, adults.
How we verify

The brand submits the formula. We read the supplement facts panel and weigh dose, form and synergy against the clinical evidence. Labs test. IngredientMD verifies. The fee pays for review time, never for the outcome.

The formula
Sodium: HydrationKey driver
Potassium: Electrolyte balanceWell studied
Magnesium: Occasional muscle crampingExtensively studied

How we read this product

Source: Supplement facts
Supplement Facts panel for Electrolyte Drink Mix
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    We read the label.

    The panel on the left is the one we evaluated, line by line.

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    Every active, separately.

    All 3 actives checked against the clinical evidence: dose, form, and what the research actually shows.

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    Then the formula as a whole.

    Doses, ratios, and how the ingredients work together. That assessment is the verdict above: "Backed by human trials".

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    Earned, not bought.

    The verdict is public and identical whether or not a brand pays. A formula that does not clear the bar gets nothing.

Read by the engine against 2.1 million data points from clinical trials, PubMed and more than a hundred vetted sources. No individual reviewer is named or implied.

The receipts

24
Human studies
1000 mg
Sodium
200 mg
Potassium
60 mg
Magnesium
1 g per serving sits inside the studied 500 mg-1.5 g range
Sodium, AHA 2020 Guidelines; WHO 2023 sodium intake recommendations

Cross-checked against 611 documented interactions for these actives.

Read the evidenceSodium, the evidence →Potassium, the evidence →Magnesium, the evidence →

Inside the formula

Sodium
11 studies
Hydration
Key driver
Potassium
Electrolyte balance
Well studied
Magnesium
Occasional muscle cramping
Extensively studied
In context

The gap this formula speaks to.

Public health figures the engine matched to this formula's ingredients. Reported by their source, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

This formulaNHANES 2017-2018, published 2021

57.6%

During 2017 to 2018, 57.6% of US adults aged 20 and over reported using a dietary supplement in the past 30 days.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics
The people it speaks toFieldwork 2009 to 2012

3.46 liters of water a day

was the average total water intake for US men aged 20 and over from 2009 to 2012, about a quarter liter under the 3.7 liters set as adequate intake by the Institute of Medicine, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2016
The people it speaks toFieldwork 2009 to 2012

2.75 liters of water a day

was the average total water intake for US women aged 20 and over from 2009 to 2012, close to the 2.7 liters set as adequate intake by the Institute of Medicine, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2016
22 more
Daily use

59 to 66 days

was the median time it took adults to make a new daily health habit automatic across the studies a 2024 review pooled, with individuals ranging from 4 to 335 days.

Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024
Potassium

Randomised trial, 2023

Oral potassium chloride lowered the abundance and phosphorylation of the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter measured in urinary extracellular vesicles, a mechanistic marker of distal tubule sodium handling.

Kidney International Reports
Magnesium

Meta-analysis, 2016

Across 18 double-blind trials, oral magnesium lowered fasting blood sugar in adults whose blood sugar ran high, and improved 2-hour glucose tolerance readings in adults at raised risk, at a small to moderate effect size with wide variation between trials.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Potassium

Systematic review, 2026

The review reported associations between electrolyte status, potassium included, and muscle discomfort. Association, not cause, and potassium is named inside a broader electrolyte review.

International Dental Journal
Sodium

Randomised trial, 2026

Microencapsulated sodium butyrate was tested against abdominal symptom scores and carbohydrate metabolism markers in adults with high blood sugar. Again a butyrate trial in which sodium is the carrier salt.

Scientific Reports
Magnesium

Randomised trial, 2025

Short-term magnesium supplementation slightly worsened cycle ergometer performance in trained adults rather than improving it, a small effect the authors describe as modest and detrimental.

Nutrients
Magnesium

Meta-analysis, 2021

Pooling 3 trials in 151 older adults sleeping poorly, oral magnesium shortened time to fall asleep by about 17 minutes, while the 16-minute gain in total sleep time was not statistically distinguishable from chance and the authors rated the evidence low to very low quality.

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Potassium

Meta-analysis, 2015

Across 14 studies, alkaline potassium salts lowered urinary calcium excretion and the bone-resorption marker NTX, consistent with conserving bone mineral.

The paper
Sodium

Systematic review, 2026

A systematic review catalogued gastrointestinal symptoms reported across sodium bicarbonate dosing protocols and described how symptom burden varies with dose, timing and whether the dose is split or given with food.

European Journal of Sport Science
Magnesium

Systematic review, 2025

The review authors pool randomised trials of magnesium supplementation in adults and report that dose, salt form and trial quality varied enough that they rate certainty in the pooled estimates as limited.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Sodium

Randomised trial, 2026

A randomised trial tested an algorithm-driven sodium supplementation protocol against usual care and measured growth in infants born preterm.

Pediatrics Open Science
Magnesium

Meta-analysis, 2016

Pooling 34 double-blind trials in 2,028 adults, magnesium at a median 368 mg a day for about 3 months lowered systolic blood pressure by about 2.0 mmHg and diastolic by about 1.8 mmHg on average.

The paper
Zhang et al., 2016PMID 27402922
Sodium

Randomised trial, 2025

In a trial of 104 very preterm infants, oral sodium supplementation raised daily weight gain by 3.6 grams per kilogram compared with placebo.

BMJ Paediatrics Open

Population figures from public health data. Context for the category, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

What this formula earned

Every one of these is a fact the engine could ground.

Each line below was derived from this formula's own record at the time of verification. Nothing here was written by the brand, and nothing can be added that the evidence does not carry.

  • Studied in people11 human studies on Sodium back this formula, each one cited.
  • A mechanism that is settledHow Sodium and Potassium work is settled pharmacology.
  • Studied together, not just separatelySodium and Potassium have been studied together, not only separately.
  • Recent work on the recordThe most recent study on this record was published in 2026.
  • Why this formatIt is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.
  • The exact form, describedThe label names its forms exactly: Sodium chloride, table salt, sea salt, Potassium chloride, crystalline powder, Fully reacted magnesium malate. The record says what each one is and what it suits.
  • Full label disclosureEvery ingredient on this label carries its own declared amount.
  • Where it comes from and how it is madeSodium is made by mineral.
  • Positions this formula already qualifies forThis formula already qualifies for positions beyond the one it is sold into, on the evidence it carries.
  • A position nobody is holding yetSome of those positions are ones almost nobody is selling to yet.
What the trials show

What the trials show about timing.

Time-to-effect windows the engine read from the trial record. Each is a window a named study measured, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

  • Sodiumabout 3 days to 4 weeks of steady intakeBuilds with daily use

    In the excretion studies the EFSA reference opinion reviews, urinary output closely tracked dietary sodium once intake was held steady: 98% of dietary sodium appeared in 24-hour urine in a 3-day study, and 86% of sodium ingested over 4 weeks was recovered in 24-hour urine collected during the same period.

    Early
  • Sodiumabout 29 days at each fixed intake levelBuilds with daily use

    In the controlled metabolic study the EFSA reference opinion reviews, young men held at constant sodium intakes for 29 days per level showed rising average daily urinary aldosterone excretion as intake was stepped down from 4.9 g/day to 2.5 g/day.

    Promising

Windows measured in the cited trials. Context for how the active behaves over time, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

General timing

How each ingredient usually behaves over time.

Three ingredients, from each one's own page.

How each ingredient usually behaves over time, from its own page on IngredientMD. General timing for the ingredient, not a measurement of this product.

Chemical form

The same ingredient, carried differently.

What each form is, and where it fits in a formula. Measured findings carry the study that reported them.

  • Potassium chloride

    The simple mineral salt of potassium and chloride ions. It carries a high amount of elemental potassium by weight, a little over half its mass, and is highly water soluble.

    Fits
    Its high potassium density lets a formula reach a meaningful potassium amount in a smaller quantity of material, and it doubles as a chloride source in electrolyte blends and low-sodium salt substitutes.
    Trade-off
    It has a sharp, bitter, metallic taste that is hard to mask in a chewable or drink mix, and concentrated potassium chloride can be harsh on the stomach, which is why per-serving amounts are kept modest.
  • Magnesium malate

    Magnesium held as a salt of malic acid, the four-carbon fruit acid that also sits in the citric acid cycle. The common di-magnesium form is roughly 15 percent magnesium by weight, dissolves in water and carries a mild tart note.

    Fits
    Powder and stick-pack formats where a tart fruit acid works with the flavour system rather than against it. Formulators also reach for it when a formula is themed around Krebs-cycle intermediates, and it works in capsules where a soluble organic salt is wanted at a moderate elemental load.
    Trade-off
    About a quarter of the elemental magnesium per gram of the oxide form, so a full daily amount means a bigger capsule or more than one per serving. No human outcome trial has tested the malate form on its own, so this row is chemistry and formulation logic, not a measured result.

Descriptions of the form itself, read from the cited studies. Not a comparison between products and not a statement about any individual.

Format

Powder

It is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.

Best forGram-scale actives: creatine, collagen, protein, electrolytes, beta-alanine.

Questions shoppers ask

Is Electrolyte Drink Mix independently verified?
Yes. IngredientMD reviewed this formula independently and verified it in Oct 2026. The verdict is earned, not bought: brands can't edit or purchase it.
What's in Electrolyte Drink Mix?
Electrolyte Drink Mix is built on Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium. Each ingredient links to its own evidence page on IngredientMD.
Were ingredient interactions checked?
Yes. The combination was screened against 611 documented interactions for these actives in IngredientMD's interaction database.
Who is IngredientMD?
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