Best Budget & Bulk Electrolytes
Daily users do the maths: a $1.50 stick habit is $45 a month. Tubs, pouches and workplace bulk bring the same habit under $0.75 a serving — Ultima's 90-serving tub is the value benchmark in our study at $0.47–$0.53.
Ultima Replenisher
55 mg Na · 250 mg K · 100 mg Mg
Low-sodium, gentle everyday drinking and the best bulk-tub value in this comparison; includes all six electrolytes.
Sqwincher
Activity-based — varies by format Na · Varies K · Varies Mg
Workplaces: the industrial standard for heat-stress hydration, in sticks, cooler concentrate and freezer pops, priced per worker rather than per wellness serving.
Nuun
300 mg Na · 150 mg K · 25 mg Mg
Light, portable, low-sugar daily hydration and travel — drop a tablet in a bottle, no stirring.
Hydrant
Balanced — check the label Na · Balanced K · Present, with zinc Mg
The truly-nothing-added shopper: an unflavoured, unsweetened pouch at a bulk price, for water, coffee or broth.