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Thorne Daily Electrolytes Review

The only NSF Certified for Sport product here — every batch screened for banned substances, which is the whole ballgame if you compete.

By The Hydration Rated team

Last updated

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Sodium
480 mg
Potassium
99 mg
Magnesium
40 mg
Sugar
0 g
Format
Powder stick
Serving
1 stick pack (4.37 g)
Mixes into
At least 12 fl oz (355 ml)
Third-party tested
NSF Certified for Sport

The verdict

Buy it if

Anyone subject to anti-doping testing, and people who want the reassurance of independent batch testing rather than taking a label on trust.

Skip it if

You are not drug-tested and want maximum minerals per pound — you are partly paying for the certification, which is exactly the point if you need it.

What's good

  • NSF Certified for Sport — stated on the product listing and on Thorne’s own certification page
  • Every batch tested for over 200 substances banned in major sports
  • Zero sugar at just 5 calories per stick
  • Includes all five of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and chloride, with 750 mg chloride from Himalayan pink salt

What's not

  • Only 99 mg potassium — low for the sodium it carries
  • Priced as a clinical-grade supplement rather than a sports drink
  • Tub-and-scoop format is less portable than sticks
  • Stick-pack format costs more per serving than a tub

NSF Certified for Sport is the reason to buy it

Thorne Daily Electrolytes is the only product in this roundup carrying NSF Certified for Sport, the strictest of the three major banned-substance programmes. Thorne publishes its certified range publicly, and the certification is stated on the product listing itself — the check worth doing on any supplement making this claim, because a brand certifying one product and letting the halo spread across the range is common.

That certification means every batch is screened against a list of over 200 substances banned in major sports, and the manufacturing facility is audited. For anyone subject to anti-doping testing, that is not a nice-to-have — an uncertified supplement is a genuine career risk, because contamination in the supplement industry is well documented.

The mineral profile is mid-range, and low on potassium

At 480 mg of sodium, Daily Electrolytes sits in the middle of this lineup — well above Nuun’s 300 mg, well below LMNT’s 1,000 mg. That is a sensible dose for a moderate session, and the 750 mg of chloride from Himalayan pink salt is among the highest here.

Potassium is the weak point at 99 mg. Only Skratch Labs carries less, and several products here provide three to four times as much. If potassium is what you are after, Redmond Re-Lyte at 400 mg or Cure Hydration at 300 mg are much better matches.

It does include 70 mg of calcium and 40 mg of magnesium alongside the headline sodium, so the five-mineral spread is genuinely complete rather than sodium with two token extras.

You are partly paying for the testing

Daily Electrolytes is priced as a clinical-grade supplement rather than a sports drink, and per milligram of mineral it is not the best value here. That is the expected trade-off: batch testing every production run costs money, and it is passed on.

If you are not drug-tested, that premium buys you reassurance rather than performance, and you can get more minerals per pound elsewhere. If you are tested, it is the only product on this list that fully solves your problem.

How it compares

Measured against the other 9 products we cover. Serving sizes differ across the category, so read these as positioning rather than a like-for-like ratio.

Sodium 5th of 10 480 mg — 9% above the median (440 mg)
Potassium 9th of 10 99 mg — 56% below the median (225 mg)
Sugar 0g One of the zero-sugar options
Closest alternatives by sodium content
Product Sodium Potassium Sugar Tested
Thorne Daily Electrolytes (this one) 480 mg 99 mg 0 g Yes
Skratch Labs Sport Hydration Drink Mix 400 mg 40 mg 19 g
Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier 570 mg 370 mg 11 g
DripDrop ORS 330 mg 180 mg 7 g

What's actually in it

Per 1 stick pack (4.37 g), mixed into At least 12 fl oz (355 ml), as printed on the manufacturer's panel and checked on August 6, 2026.

Serving size1 stick pack (4.37 g)
Mixes intoAt least 12 fl oz (355 ml)
Sodium480 mg
Potassium99 mg
Magnesium 40 mg
Calcium 70 mg
Chloride 750 mg
Sugar0 g
Calories5
SweetenerNo added sugar; flavours derived from natural sources (specific sweetener not stated on the label we could access)
FormatPowder stick
Third-party testing NSF Certified for Sport

Thorne Daily Electrolytes questions

What does NSF Certified for Sport actually mean?

Every batch is tested against more than 200 substances banned in major sports, the label is verified to match the contents, and the manufacturing facility is audited. It is the certification most professional and collegiate sports bodies point their athletes towards.

Is Thorne Daily Electrolytes worth it if I am not drug-tested?

Less so. The certification is most of what you are paying for, and its potassium content is low for the price. If testing is not a concern, Redmond Re-Lyte gives you a fuller mineral profile for less.

How much sugar is in Thorne Daily Electrolytes?

None. The panel states zero sugar at 5 calories per stick pack, with flavours derived from natural sources.

Where these numbers come from

Checked on August 6, 2026. Manufacturers reformulate without notice — verify the panel on the pack you receive.

  1. Thorne Daily Electrolytes product page
  2. Thorne — NSF Certified for Sport range
  3. Supplement facts panel (iHerb listing, 4.37 g stick)

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Not medical advice. Electrolyte needs vary between individuals. If you have kidney, heart or blood-pressure conditions, or take medication affecting fluid balance, speak to a clinician before using this product regularly.