No/low calorie electrolyte tabs/mix?

Triathlon Forum
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Any recommendations? I use precision hydration now but I simply can’t get it down anymore.

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Nuun

https://www.nuunlife.com/collections/nuun-sport
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Nuun

https://www.nuunlife.com/collections/nuun-sport

Thanks. I didn’t know they had low cal.

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Iirc, skratch is about 80cal/serving. Not sure how low you had in mind.

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I’ve been using Base salts during training coupled with water. I do it not so much to avoid the calories but the sugar of most other mixes. I’ll drink have a bottle of water and a capsule of salt and then if I need calories I’ll just eat some real food like pretzels.

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just one remark on these Nuun tablets: according to the ingredients list electrolytes are in their inorganic form (for example magnesium oxide). Bioavailibilty of these are poor (1). Organic forms like magnesium citrate are better.

(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6683096/

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https://www.hammernutrition.com/endurolytes-fizz?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=adcenterb&utm_term=endurolyte%20fizz&utm_content=Endurolytes%20Fizz
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I’ve been using something similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/Mio-Electrolytes-Vitamins-Liquid-Enhancer/dp/B01I5RNCEK?th=1

It’s about $4 (CAD) for a bottle and I use a fair bit of it per serving but still get at least 15 servings or so out of it. It’s on sale for much less occasionally and I stock up. I use non-electrolyte Mio as well. No complaints so far. Lemonade is a decent flavour.

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https://shop.guenergy.com/products/hydration-drink-tabs

10 calories, I got a small sample of these at a race this year and although I’m not a fan of orange flavoring the taste wasn’t super overwhelming or strong. I ended up using them on a few rides, not racing, and thet worked as well as any other sports drink.

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any reason why it has to be low cal?

Nuun is what I would use.

Eric

Any recommendations? I use precision hydration now but I simply can’t get it down anymore.

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Sis

I’ve used both them and nun and like them both. I like them for rides and runs > 1 hr if I’m trying to loose a little fat but want to do everything I can to feel good.

https://www.scienceinsport.com/us/shop-sis/all-products/bestsellers-us/go-hydro-20-tablets-lemon?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI15i317jx5QIVBpSzCh17BAawEAQYAiABEgL41fD_BwE

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Salt stik has a chewable tab that I love, orange and lemon I think. I just pop them in and either suck on them if not in hurry, or chew them and the taste is a really nice flavor. I think like 5 calories or so, and as I’m an intermittent faster, those few calories really dont break my fast. And I definitely need some salt because I work out fasted each mid morning too, and these do the trick…

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https://www.precisionhydration.com/
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Thanks for all the recs
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I really like the Wiggle tabs.
https://www.wiggle.com/wiggle-nutrition-hydration-20-tabs/

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Sis or High 5 zero both decent
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https://www.precisionhydration.com/

I use this now but have done it so much I can’t stand the taste
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any reason why it has to be low cal?

Nuun is what I would use.

Eric

Any recommendations? I use precision hydration now but I simply can’t get it down anymore.

I like to control it to a certain extent. I use tailwind when I want energy and I want one that has no energy

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https://elete.com/
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This → EnduroPacks All-Natural Liquid Electrolytes - Sugar-Free | Zero Calories | No Artificial Ingredients
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