Choosing Electrolytes in Australia 2026: An Honest Comparison From a Store That Sells All of Them

The short answer: there is no single best electrolyte powder in Australia, because the brands are built in different formats, at different price points, for different people. LMNT and SALTT come as single-serve sticks, Sodii as sachets. Redmond Re-Lyte comes as a 60-serve tub and Ultima Replenisher as a 90-serve canister, which is what pulls their cost per serve down. Below is every pack, price and per-serve cost side by side, taken from each brand's own packaging and our current shelf prices, plus an honest view of who each one actually suits.

We are LYTES, a family business in Unanderra, NSW. We have been selling electrolytes since 2021 and we stock all of these brands. That means we have no reason to push you toward one over another. We would rather you buy the right one once than the wrong one twice, because the second outcome usually ends with a half-used tub in the back of a cupboard and a customer who does not come back.

What actually separates one electrolyte powder from another?

Strip away the branding and there are only four variables that matter.

• Format. Single-serve sticks and sachets you tear open, or a tub or canister you scoop from. This decides whether the product lives in your gym bag or on your kitchen bench, and it is the difference people underestimate most.
• Serves per pack. Packs on this list run from 30 serves to 90. Two boxes at the same shelf price can be a month apart in how long they last.
• Sweetener and flavour. Stevia, monk fruit or unflavoured. This is the single most common reason people switch brands, and it is completely subjective.
• Cost per serve. Box price is misleading because serving counts vary from 30 to 90. Per-serve cost is the only fair comparison.

How do the main brands compare on paper?

Every figure below is taken from each brand's own packaging and our current shelf price.

Prices are LYTES prices in AUD at the time of writing and are for the standard flavoured product in each range. Unflavoured versions are available in several of the ranges and are priced separately. Always check the pack before you buy, because manufacturers reformulate and repack.

How much sodium do you actually need?

This is the question that decides everything else, and the honest answer is that it depends on your sweat rate, not on a brand's marketing.

Sweat is salty. The more you sweat and the longer you sweat for, the more sodium leaves your body. Someone doing a two-hour ride in a Queensland summer is losing a very different amount to someone sitting in an air-conditioned office in Melbourne in July. Sodium losses in sweat vary a lot between individuals, which is exactly why there is no universal number and why the directions on the pack are written as a serve rather than a prescription.

A practical way to think about it:

• Long sessions, heat, heavy sweating, physical trades, endurance training. Read the pack of whichever product you choose and follow the serve it gives for that kind of day.
• Everyday use, light activity, air-conditioned work, or you simply do not like salty drinks. There are products on this list built for exactly that, and there is nothing wrong with sitting there.
• Somewhere in between. Half a stick in a full bottle is a completely legitimate way to use a product you find too salty. Plenty of our repeat customers do this.

If you have been told to watch your sodium intake, talk to your GP or dietitian before adding any of these to your routine. That is not a legal disclaimer for its own sake, it is genuinely the right order to do things in.

Which brand suits which person?

LMNT

The one most Australians have heard of, and the one that made the single-serve electrolyte stick a mainstream thing. Zero sugar, no artificial colours. Flavours are bold and unapologetically salty, which people either love immediately or need a few goes to get used to. There are eleven flavours in the Australian range plus four variety packs, and the Raw Unflavoured version is popular with people who want to add it to something else. At $64.95 for 30 sticks it is not the cheapest, but it has the widest flavour range and the most consistent reorder rate of anything we stock.

Best for: people who want a flavour range to rotate through, and anyone who wants the product they have already read about.

Redmond Re-Lyte

Built on Redmond's unrefined Real Salt. The tub format is what makes it stand out commercially: 60 serves for $74.95 works out at $1.25 a serve, second only to Ultima on this list and well under any of the stick or sachet boxes. The trade-off is that you are scooping rather than tearing a stick, so it is a kitchen-bench product more than a gym-bag one.

Best for: daily users who go through a lot of it and want the per-serve cost down, and anyone who prefers a less sweet profile.

Sodii

Australian made, and sold as single-serve sachets rather than sticks or a tub. Format and price sit close to LMNT at $68.90 for 30 serves, so the decision between them usually comes down to flavour preference and whether buying locally made matters to you. For a lot of our customers it does, and it is the only one of the five that is made here.

Best for: people who want a locally made product in a single-serve sachet.

SALTT

Sold as 30 single-serve sticks at $66.95, which works out at $2.23 a serve and puts it between LMNT and Sodii on price. Sugar free, like everything else on this list, and in the same tear-and-pour format as LMNT, so it slots straight into the same routine if you already use sticks and want a different flavour direction without moving to a tub.

Best for: people who want a single-serve stick at a mid-range per-serve cost.

Ultima Replenisher

The outlier on format and on price. Ninety serves for $89.95 is $1.00 a serve, the cheapest on this list by some margin, and it is sweetened with stevia and coloured with plant extracts rather than synthetic dyes. The canister is the largest pack here, so it is a commitment to one flavour, which is worth knowing before you buy. It is a completely different product to the rest and should be judged on its own terms.

Best for: everyday use, people who find salty drinks unpleasant, and anyone who wants the lowest cost per serve.

What does each one cost per serve?

Box price is the number people compare, and it is the wrong one. Ultima looks like the most expensive product on the shelf at $89.95 and is actually the cheapest per serve at $1.00. Re-Lyte looks dearer than LMNT at $74.95 and works out $0.92 a serve cheaper because you get twice as many serves.

The order, cheapest to dearest per serve: Ultima at $1.00, Re-Lyte at $1.25, LMNT at $2.17, SALTT at $2.23, Sodii at $2.30.

Worth saying plainly: the gap between the top and bottom of that list is about $1.30 a day. For most people that is not the deciding factor. Whether you actually enjoy drinking it is.

So how do you actually choose?

After 42,000 orders, the pattern we see is boring but consistent. People do not switch brands because they read a better nutrition panel. They switch because they did not like the taste of the first one they bought, and a 30-serve box is a lot of servings to get through when you are not enjoying it.

So our honest advice is to taste before you commit. That is not a sales line, it is the single thing that best predicts whether someone is still using electrolytes three months later.

Taste before you commit

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If you would rather just pick one, here is the short version. Want the widest flavour range: LMNT. Going through a lot and want the cost down: Re-Lyte. Want it made in Australia: Sodii. Want a stick format at a middle price: SALTT. Want the lowest cost per serve and the largest pack: Ultima.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best electrolyte powder in Australia?

There is no single best one. The five here differ mainly in format, pack size, flavour range and cost per serve: single-serve sticks from LMNT and SALTT, sachets from Sodii, a 60-serve tub from Redmond Re-Lyte and a 90-serve canister from Ultima Replenisher. Choose on the format you will actually use and the flavour you will actually enjoy.

Which electrolyte is cheapest per serve?

Ultima Replenisher at $1.00 a serve, because a canister holds 90 serves. Redmond Re-Lyte is next at $1.25 from a 60-serve tub. The 30-serve stick and sachet boxes sit between $2.17 and $2.30 a serve.

Is more sodium always better?

No. The right amount depends on how much you sweat and on the directions printed on the pack you buy. For light everyday use, a half serve in a full bottle is often a better fit than a full one, and plenty of people use these products that way.

Are any of these made in Australia?

Sodii is Australian made. LMNT, Redmond Re-Lyte, SALTT and Ultima Replenisher are imported. All of them ship to you from our warehouse in Wollongong, NSW, so delivery times are the same regardless of where the product was manufactured.

Do electrolyte powders contain sugar?

The five compared here are all sugar free. They use stevia, monk fruit or similar sweeteners instead, and unflavoured versions are available in several of the ranges.

How many can I have per day?

Follow the directions on the pack, which vary by brand. If you are unsure how these fit with your own diet or health circumstances, check with your GP or an accredited practising dietitian.

Not sure which one is yours?

Try four brands side by side instead of guessing at a full box.

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