Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier, Lemon Lime — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier, Lemon Lime by Liquid I.V. ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A sachet of sugar and salt with a vitamin dusting and a trademarked name. The science it leans on is 1960s oral-rehydration therapy — real, but developed for treating serious dehydration, not desk sipping. Sugar is the first ingredient and the sweetness runs three sources deep.

Why this verdict

• Three sweetener sources — cane sugar, dextrose, and stevia leaf extract — with sugar as the #1 ingredient. Multiple sweeteners detected — sweetness engineered, not simple.
• 'Cellular Transport Technology' is a trademark for glucose plus sodium — the WHO oral rehydration formula from the 1960s, repackaged as wellness.
• The electrolyte doses are genuinely functional (500mg sodium, 380mg potassium per stick) — useful if you are actually dehydrated from heat, illness, or hard exercise.
• 11g of sugar per stick in a product positioned as a daily health habit.
• The five-vitamin blend is label decoration — B vitamins most people already get from food.

Ingredients (10)

• Cane Sugar (caution) — Added sugar in the Kettle Corn bags — modest, but it's there.
• Dextrose (caution) — Sweetener #2 — pure fast-absorbing glucose.
• Salt (Sodium Chloride) (moderate) — The whole point of the product — 1000mg sodium per stick, a huge intentional dose.
• Stevia Leaf Extract (Rebaudioside A) (moderate) — Highly refined plant-derived sweetener. Fine, but it's the second sweetener in the stack — sweetness here is a designed system.
• POTASSIUM CITRATE (safe) — Real electrolyte; backs the sports-hydration claim.
• sodium citrate (safe) — Acidity regulator.
• Dipotassium Phosphate (moderate) — Phosphate salt used as an electrolyte/buffer; fine occasionally, adds to total phosphate load.
• Silicon Dioxide (safe) — Anti-caking flow agent; inert.
• Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed lab-blended flavoring.
• B Vitamins (Niacinamide, B5, B6, B12) & Vitamin C (safe) — Harmless added vitamins; nutritionally redundant for most people.

Healthier alternatives

• Ultima Replenisher Daily Electrolyte Powder, Variety Pack
• LMNT Zero Sugar Electrolyte Drink Mix, Variety Pack