LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

6Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix (salt base)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−60

lead−42

cadmium−11

arsenic−7

Ingredients

−23

natural lemon flavor−12

citric acid−4

magnesium malate−4

potassium chloride−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

−1

Rounding−1

Final score6

Contaminants · 7

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix (salt base)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead27 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Raw Unflavored Electrolyte Drink Mix

Cadmium5.63 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

Arsenic7.58 ppbof 10 ppb

76% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

E. ColiNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix

Ingredients · 6

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix healthy?

LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix scores 6/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix (salt base). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix?

LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix lists 6 ingredients, starting with Salt Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Magnesium Malate, Potassium Chloride and Natural Lemon Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix?

LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix compare to other electrolyte supplements?

At 6/100 LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix scores worse than most electrolyte supplements we have scored. A higher-scoring option in electrolyte supplements is Trace Minerals ConcenTrace Trace Mineral Drops at 100/100.

Is LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix organic?

LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix is not certified organic in our data.

Has LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Salt, magnesium malate, potassium chloride, stevia; flavours/acids vary; no cocoa or tea) with the other products in its family, LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix (salt base), and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix contain heavy metals?

LMNT Lemonade Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 7.58 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix, cadmium at 5.63 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Citrus Salt Electrolyte Drink Mix and lead at 27 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Raw Unflavored Electrolyte Drink Mix. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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