LMNT LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can

LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can

65Okay

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

−23

natural orange 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 score65

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 · 7

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Common questions

Is LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can healthy?

LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can scores 65/100 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 Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can?

LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can lists 7 ingredients, starting with Sparkling Water, Salt Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Natural Orange Flavor 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 Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can’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 Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can?

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

How does LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can compare to other sports & electrolyte drinks?

At 65/100 LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can 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 Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can organic?

LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can is not certified organic in our data.

Has LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can 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 Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can contain heavy metals?

LMNT Stay Salty Sparkling Electrolyte Drink can 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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