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Which electrolyte drink do you think tastes the best? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I'm not eating and I need to keep my electrolytes up. I've been trying different drinks and there pretty much all awful. The best I've had so far is pineapple coconut water. The worst is Powerade Zero fruit punch.

It seems like whatever stuff they put in there in these drinks is the problem because many of them have this horrible bitter taste they try to hide with flavoring.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

And yes, I know Brawndo has electrolytes. Very droll.

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

Don't forget magnesium! I like Natural Calm, which becomes magnesium citrate when mixed with water. Avoid magnesium oxide, which is typically used as a laxative.

Mix it all with your preferred flavoring, such as Mio drops. Keto forums call this ketoade/ketorade.

Side note: different sweeteners are radically different. Stevia, sucralose, saccharine, aspartame, erythritol, etc all have different properties. Some have weird flavors, feels, or gastro effects, and affect each person differently. Saccharine is often called bitter; stevia is often described as metallic; erythritol has a cooling mint-like feeling.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Most commercial electrolyte mixes don't supplement magnesium.

    I did mention it... But it was in the middle of the wall of text.

    I appreciate your better breakdown of the artificial sweeteners.

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