by the paper

Electrolytes, sodium-forward

Formula 1.0Lot —Best by 2028-09

Printed at fill

1 000 mg sodium per 6 g stick

30 sticks · 6 g each · unflavored

Per stick

Sodium (as chloride, citrate) 1 000 mg

Potassium (as chloride) 200 mg

Magnesium (as malate) 60 mg

Ingredients Sodium chloride, sodium citrate, potassium chloride, magnesium malate. Nothing else.
Not in here Sugar, Sweetener, Flavor, Color, Silica. Reasons in the dossier.

Use One stick in 500 ml water during sweat loss over an hour. It tastes like salt water. Dosing is for people who sweat a lot; the dossier says who that is and who it is not.

Dossier bythepaper.com/products/electrolytes-sodium-forward
This lot's tests bythepaper.com/lot/…
Dispute this formula bythepaper.com/pages/dispute

Dietary supplement · Formula 1.0

Electrolytes, sodium-forward

1 000 mg sodium per 6 g stick

Evidence grade: B grade scale
Latest lot: None yet. Nothing ships without a tested lot.
Pack: 30 sticks · 6 g each · unflavored
Shelf: Best by 2028-09

$28.00 USD

Use

One stick in 500 ml water during sweat loss over an hour. It tastes like salt water. Dosing is for people who sweat a lot; the dossier says who that is and who it is not.

Not in here

Sugar, Sweetener, Flavor, Color, Silica. Reasons below.

Illustrative formula. Nothing ships before testing.

Dossier

Electrolytes, sodium-forward Formula 1.0

§ 1

Formula

Ingredient	Amount per serving	Note
Sodium chloride	1.6 g	~630 mg sodium
Sodium citrate	2.7 g	~370 mg sodium
Potassium chloride	0.38 g	200 mg potassium
Magnesium malate	0.5 g	60 mg magnesium

Per stick

Sodium (as chloride, citrate) 1 000 mg

Potassium (as chloride) 200 mg

Magnesium (as malate) 60 mg

Changelog

Version	Date	Change	Reason and evidence
1.0	2026-09-04	Initial formula.	Sodium-forward, dosed to measured sweat losses. Dossier pending.

§ 2

Evidence

Sodium (as chloride and citrate) Evidence grade B

Outcome: Replacement of sweat sodium losses during prolonged exercise in the heat; plasma volume maintenance.
Dose in the literature: Sweat sodium 500 to 1 500 mg per litre; guidelines support 300 to 600 mg per hour for high sweat rates, more for salty sweaters.
Our dose: 1 000 mg sodium per 6 g stick in 500 ml water, per hour of heavy sweating.
Trials: Trial list pending. Each entry will carry PMID, n, duration, dose and effect size. Trials at lower doses listed with what they found. Negative trials listed.
Form: Sodium chloride plus sodium citrate. Citrate buffers the taste slightly without a flavor system.
Supplier: Named manufacturer published with the first lot.
Spec: USP grade · heavy metals within USP limits
Lot tests: Sodium and potassium by ICP-OES · heavy metals · microbiology
Not in here: Sugar, sweetener, flavor, color, silica. It tastes like salt water. The dossier says who it is for and who it is not.

Potassium (as chloride) Evidence grade B

Outcome: Replacement of sweat potassium losses; secondary to sodium.
Dose in the literature: Sweat potassium about 100 to 250 mg per litre.
Our dose: 200 mg per stick.
Trials: Trial list pending. Each entry will carry PMID, n, duration, dose and effect size. Trials at lower doses listed with what they found. Negative trials listed.
Form: Potassium chloride.
Supplier: Published with the first lot.
Spec: USP grade
Lot tests: Potassium by ICP-OES
Not in here: Nothing added to hide it.

Magnesium (as malate) Evidence grade C

Outcome: Sweat magnesium replacement. Evidence for a performance effect at this dose is weak; included for loss replacement only and graded accordingly.
Dose in the literature: Sweat magnesium about 10 to 20 mg per litre.
Our dose: 60 mg per stick.
Trials: Trial list pending. Each entry will carry PMID, n, duration, dose and effect size. Trials at lower doses listed with what they found. Negative trials listed.
Form: Magnesium malate.
Supplier: Published with the first lot.
Spec: Assay ≥ 98 %
Lot tests: Magnesium by ICP-OES
Not in here: —

§ 3

Testing

No released lot.

§ 4

Supply

Ingredient	Supplier	Origin	Form	Specification	Allergen statement
All salts	Pending	Pending	USP grade	USP	None

Source documents publish with each released lot.

§ 5

Not in here

Sugar: Sugar-first electrolyte drinks are sports drinks. Carbohydrate is a separate decision with its own dose; take it separately if you need it.
Sweetener, flavor, color: There to hide the salt. This tastes like salt water. That is what it is.
Silica: Flow agent. The stick may need a tap.

§ 6

Cost

Published when the first lot is costed.

§ 7

Dispute

Submit a missed paper. Accepted disputes update the formula and credit you.

Dispute this formula