LMNT LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry

LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry

62Okay

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−1

lead−1

Ingredients

−26

natural black cherry & lime flavors−11

citric acid−4

malic 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 score62

Contaminants · 6

From lab tests of this product’s family

LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Lead0.26 ppbof 5 ppb

5% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can

Arsenic0.37 ppbof 10 ppb

4% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can

Ingredients · 8

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Common questions

Is LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry healthy?

LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry scores 62/100 on Tallow — our okay 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 Sparkling Electrolyte Drink. 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 Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry?

LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry lists 8 ingredients, starting with Sparkling Water, Salt Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Malic Acid and Magnesium Malate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry’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 Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry?

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

How does LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry compare to other sports & electrolyte drinks?

At 62/100 LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry lands mid-scale — below the typical score in sports & electrolyte drinks, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in sports & electrolyte drinks is BODYARMOR SportWater Electrolytes at 96/100.

Is LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry organic?

LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry is not certified organic in our data.

Has LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Sparkling water, salt, citric acid, magnesium malate, potassium chloride, stevia; flavours only differ) with the other products in its family, LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink, and 1 product in its family has 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 Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry contain heavy metals?

LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Drink Cherry 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 0.37 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can and lead at 0.26 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in LMNT Sparkling Electrolyte Water Citrus Salt 16 fl oz Can. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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