Hydravive Has 100 mg of Sodium Per Scoop. Here Is Who That Is Right For

Hydravive (Lemonade) is $34.99 for a 5.7 oz container — 30 one-scoop servings. It is an electrolyte and B-vitamin powder you mix with water. The useful thing to understand about it is a single number.

The number: 100 mg of sodium per scoop

Sodium is the electrolyte that does most of the work in a hydration product, and the amount varies enormously across this category — roughly from 100 mg per serving at one end to well over 1,000 mg at the other. Hydravive sits at the low end of that range.

That is a design choice, not an oversight, and it determines who the product suits:

It fits you if

• You want water to taste like something so you actually drink it
• You are doing moderate everyday activity — a walk, a gym session, a shift on your feet
• You want 10 calories and no sugar rather than a sports drink
• You are watching your sodium intake and a 1,000 mg serving is not something you want
• You want the B vitamins alongside the minerals

It does not fit you if

• You are replacing heavy, prolonged sweat loss — long runs in summer heat, endurance events, outdoor work in high temperatures. For that you want a high-sodium product, and this is not one.
• You want a carbohydrate-based sports drink. At 2 g of carbohydrate and 10 calories, Hydravive is not fuel. It is flavoured water with minerals.
• You are avoiding artificial sweeteners. It contains sucralose, plus natural and artificial flavours.

We would rather tell you that up front than sell you the wrong one.

The whole panel

Per 1 scoop (5.4 g), 30 servings per container:

Nutrient	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	10	—
Total carbohydrates	2 g	<1%
Sodium (as sodium citrate)	100 mg	4%
Potassium (as potassium citrate)	200 mg	4%
Calcium (as calcium citrate)	40 mg	3%
Magnesium (as magnesium citrate)	20 mg	5%
Thiamin (B1)	0.40 mg	33%
Riboflavin (B2)	0.43 mg	33%
Niacin (B3)	5.20 mg NE	33%
Vitamin B6	0.56 mg	33%
Folate	133 mcg DFE (78 mcg folic acid)	33%
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)	0.80 mcg	33%
Pantothenic acid (B5)	1.66 mg	33%

Other ingredients: polydextrose, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sucralose, calcium silicate, and beta carotene for color.

Two details in that panel worth a sentence each

Every mineral is a citrate. Sodium citrate, potassium citrate, calcium citrate, magnesium citrate. Citrate forms are generally chosen because they dissolve readily in water and are gentler on the stomach than some alternatives — which matters in a powder you are meant to drink on an empty stomach mid-workout.

Every B vitamin is at exactly 33% DV. That is deliberate: a third of a day's requirement, so one scoop tops up without competing with a multivitamin. Pantothenic acid appears on the label as D-calcium pantothenate, which is vitamin B5 — not B6, which is listed separately as pyridoxine HCl.

How to mix it

One scoop into 14–20 fl oz of water, adjusted within that range for taste. Two scoops into 28–40 fl oz. Do not exceed five scoops in 24 hours.

The 14–20 oz range is the one thing people get wrong. Mixed at 14 oz it is noticeably stronger; at 20 oz it is light. If the first glass tastes too sharp, add water rather than giving up on the product.

Once opened, consume within 90 days and keep the lid tight. It is sold by weight, not volume, so the powder settles and the container will look less full than you expect. That is normal.

Allergens and cautions

Manufactured in a facility that also produces milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. If you have a severe allergy to any of those, that statement is the relevant one.

Consult a physician before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. Sodium and potassium are specifically worth asking about if you have kidney disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, or take a diuretic or a potassium-sparing medication — those are exactly the situations where added electrolytes are a medical question rather than a preference.

What it claims, and what it does not

The label supports two claims: helps maintain muscle function, and helps support physical endurance.* That is the extent of it. It does not promise energy, focus, stamina or performance outcomes, and it is not a treatment for dehydration, cramping, or a hangover. It is a flavoured electrolyte drink, and that is a perfectly good thing to be.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All amounts quoted are taken from the approved NutraWell product artwork. The category sodium range given above is a general description of hydration products and not a comparison to any specific brand.