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DIY Sports Drink Calculator

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Helps formulate homemade sports drinks with appropriate carbohydrate and electrolyte concentrations.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Water Volume, Carbohydrate (e.g., sugar) grams, Sodium Chloride (salt) grams, and Potassium Chloride grams in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Potassium Concentration, Sodium Concentration, and Carbohydrate Concentration in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Mild Hydration

Water Volume: 500 ml; Carbohydrate (e.g., sugar) grams: 20 g; Sodium Chloride (salt) grams: 0.3 g; Potassium Chloride grams: 0.15 g

Potassium Concentration: 0.02 mg/100ml; Sodium Concentration: 0.02 mg/100ml; Carbohydrate Concentration: 4 g/100ml

Moderate Endurance

Water Volume: 750 ml; Carbohydrate (e.g., sugar) grams: 45 g; Sodium Chloride (salt) grams: 0.75 g; Potassium Chloride grams: 0.38 g

Potassium Concentration: 0.03 mg/100ml; Sodium Concentration: 0.04 mg/100ml; Carbohydrate Concentration: 6 g/100ml

High Intensity

Water Volume: 500 ml; Carbohydrate (e.g., sugar) grams: 50 g; Sodium Chloride (salt) grams: 0.75 g; Potassium Chloride grams: 0.38 g

Potassium Concentration: 0.04 mg/100ml; Sodium Concentration: 0.06 mg/100ml; Carbohydrate Concentration: 10 g/100ml

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