ELECTROLYTES TIMELINE

Hydration, as it happens

From your first sip onwards, see how sodium, potassium and magnesium support hydration, energy and balance as your day unfolds.

Nature's minerals, in balance

Sodium, potassium and magnesium each have a different role to play. Together, they support the fluid and electrolyte balance your body relies on through active days, exercise and sweat.

  • 750mg Sodium, from pink Himalayan rock salt
    A key electrolyte lost through sweat, sodium plays an important role in maintaining the body’s fluid balance.
  • 150mg Potassium, from natural potash
    An essential electrolyte and counterpart to sodium, helping maintain the mineral balance your body relies on every day.
  • 80mg Magnesium, from the marine magnesium
    Contributes to electrolyte balance and normal muscle function, while helping reduce tiredness and fatigue.

Electrolytes that actually work

750mg

Sodium per sachet, the largest share of our electrolyte blend

150mg

Potassium per sachet, part of our three-electrolyte formula

80mg

Magnesium per sachet, providing 21% of your daily NRV

0g

Added sugar per sachet, across the entire electrolyte range

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How to use Original Salt

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STEP 1: POUR

Between 250–750ml of water into your glass, bottle or shaker.

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STEP 2: ADD

One sachet of Original Salt Electrolytes straight into your water.

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STEP 3: MIX

Stir or shake well until the minerals have fully dissolved.

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STEP 4: ADJUST

Use less water for a saltier taste, or more for subtlety.

The Taste-o-meter

One sachet, three ways to drink it. Less water makes it saltier, more keeps it subtle. There’s no wrong way.

250ml

Refreshingly salty. Made for after heat or sweat.

500ml

Balanced. Our everyday recommendation.

750ml

Lightly salted. A softer, more subtle taste.

When to take your electrolytes

For the days that take more out of you

Before coffee, before the day starts moving

After a night without drinking, make that first drink of water do more for you. Mix one Original Salt sachet into 500ml for sodium, potassium and magnesium before coffee, commuting or training starts pulling the morning in different directions.

Because it's unflavoured and unsweetened, this is the most simple electrolyte option for people who want minerals in the water without the extra fuss.

How our electrolytes compare

See how Hunter & Gather electrolytes compare to alternatives

Our Electrolytes OursSports DrinksEffervescent tablets
SODIUM PER SERVING750mgVariesVaries
ADDED SUGARNoneCommonVaries
ARTIFICIAL SWEETNERSNoneCommonVaries
MINERAL SOURCESNamed and naturalOften unstatedOften unstated
FILLERS AND BULKERSNoneVaries Yes
THIRD-PARTY TESTED YesVariesVaries

Customer Reviews

What are Original Salt Electrolytes?

Original Salt Electrolytes are unflavoured, unsweetened electrolyte sachets containing three minerals and nothing else. Each sachet provides 750mg of sodium from pink Himalayan rock salt, 150mg of potassium from natural potash and 80mg of marine magnesium. There are 30 single-serve sachets in a pack, and no flavouring, sweetener, filler or bulker anywhere in them.

When should I take electrolytes?

Reach for a sachet when the day has drawn more fluid out of you than usual. A hot day, a sauna, a long flight, a heated room in winter, an illness that upsets your stomach, or a day spent on your feet. Exercise is the obvious one, but far from the only one. Reach for one when it earns its place.

Why do Original Salt Electrolytes taste so salty?

Because there is 750mg of sodium in every sachet and nothing added to disguise it. How salty it tastes is entirely up to you: 250ml of water gives you a refreshingly salty hit, 750ml is barely noticeable. It also disappears into juice, a smoothie or a cordial if you would rather not taste the salt at all. Nothing has been added to disguise it.

Do Original Salt Electrolytes contain any sweetener?

No. Original Salt Electrolytes contain no sweetener of any kind, natural or artificial, and no flavouring, sugar, filler or bulker. It is three minerals from named natural sources. If you would prefer something flavoured and naturally sweetened, our Wild Garden Mix does that instead.

Are electrolytes suitable if I have been advised to limit salt?

Each sachet contains 750mg of sodium, which is a meaningful amount. If you have been advised to limit your salt or sodium intake for any reason, please speak with your doctor before adding electrolytes to your routine, so you get advice that fits your circumstances.

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