DripDrop
Founded by a doctor and built on oral rehydration science, with glucose included on purpose to drive sodium absorption. The one brand here where you must read the pack size before you read the dose.
| Field | DripDrop |
|---|---|
| Format | Stick packs |
| Sugar | 7 g (classic small stick) |
| Sweetener | Sugar; sugar-free line uses sucralose |
| Best for | Oral-rehydration-style formulas used by firefighters, medical teams and outdoor crews; sugar and sugar-free lines. |
| Not for | Anyone comparing sticks without checking pack size — the sodium dose roughly doubles between the small and large sticks. |
Label figures, checked Oct 2026 — see How we compare for what that means. Doses are for the hero formulation named in our study; many brands sell several formulas — check the pack in your hand.
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LMNT
1,000 mg Na · 200 mg K · 60 mg (malate) Mg
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Gatorade / Gatorlyte / Propel
~160 mg (classic RTD, per bottle serving) Na · 45 mg K · Not a feature Mg
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