Waterboy
A lesson in reading labels: a big 'total electrolytes' number can look larger than a rival's sodium number while meaning something completely different. Compare sodium, potassium and magnesium separately — always.
| Field | Waterboy |
|---|---|
| Format | Stick packs |
| Sugar | 0 g |
| Sweetener | Stevia-type sugar-free system (check the product) |
| Best for | Occasion-based packs — Daily, Workout and Weekend Recovery — if you like buying for a specific moment. |
| Not for | Value or dose comparison: it is the priciest per serving here, and its headline '3,205 mg total electrolytes' sums all electrolytes, which is not comparable to sodium alone. |
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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Similar jobs, other brands
Liquid I.V.
500 mg Na · 370 mg K · 0 mg listed Mg
Everyday hydration and the easiest brand to find in stores; Sugar-Free swaps the 11 g sugar for allulose + stevia.
Gatorade / Gatorlyte / Propel
~160 mg (classic RTD, per bottle serving) Na · 45 mg K · Not a feature Mg
Cheap, everywhere sports hydration; Gatorlyte and the powder lines run materially higher in electrolytes than classic ready-to-drink.
DripDrop
330 mg (small stick) — larger sticks 670–780 mg Na · 185 mg K · 39 mg Mg
Oral-rehydration-style formulas used by firefighters, medical teams and outdoor crews; sugar and sugar-free lines.