Just Ingredients Electrolytes scored 54/100: the cleanest real-food label in the category, carrying its lightest sodium (100 mg) at the steepest per-milligram price. The right alternative depends on whether the dose or the label is what you’re prioritizing. All scored on the same rubric.

The alternatives, ranked

01If you want a real sodium dose: LMNT (70/100) at 1,000 mg (NSF Certified for Sport) or Earth Energy Daily Hydration (65/100) at 750 mg, zero sugar, every amount printed — both cheaper per 100 mg of sodium. Earth Energy detailed below; ownership disclosed.
02If you want another clean real-food label: FlavCity (55/100) is the closest cousin — real fruit powders, the field’s best magnesium, zero added sugar — though it shares the light-sodium trait.
03If you want a middle sodium dose: Waterboy (57/100) delivers a genuine 550 mg with zero sugar — a real step up from 100 mg without going to a full gram.

How to choose

If what you loved about Just Ingredients was the clean real-food label and you get plenty of sodium from food, FlavCity is the natural sideways move (and it doses magnesium better). If the sodium was too light for you, LMNT, Earth Energy and Waterboy all give you a real dose at a far better per-milligram price. The full field, with the per-100mg-sodium math, is in our comparison.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good alternative to Just Ingredients Electrolytes?

For a real sodium dose at a better per-milligram price: LMNT (1,000 mg, NSF-certified) or Earth Energy (750 mg, zero sugar). For another clean real-food label, FlavCity is the closest cousin, with better magnesium but similarly light sodium.

Is there a cleaner-label electrolyte with more sodium?

Earth Energy Daily Hydration pairs a 750 mg sodium dose with zero sugar, no dyes and every amount printed — a real-food-adjacent clean label with a genuine dose, unlike Just Ingredients’ 100 mg (ownership disclosed).

Which alternative is most like Just Ingredients?

FlavCity — it’s the other real-fruit, zero-added-sugar, low-sodium option, and it doses magnesium higher. If you liked Just Ingredients’ food-first approach but wanted more magnesium, it’s the closest match.

Sources

  1. The Ingredient Report — scored reviews of Just Ingredients (54/100), LMNT (70/100), Earth Energy (65/100), Waterboy (57/100) and FlavCity (55/100), and the electrolyte comparison. Checked July 2026.

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