Drink
PurAqua Hydration With Electrolytes
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in salt
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 2
PurAqua Hydration With Electrolytes scores 2 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Hydration With Electrolytes
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Potassium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Silicon dioxide minus 1.5 points
- Stevia (steviol glycosides) minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 68.8 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Salt 8 g / 100 ml minus 9 points
- Energy 281 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 98.5 = 1.5 → 2
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [9]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 281 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 68.8 g |
| Sugars | 68.8 g |
| Added sugars | 68.8 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 8 g |
Serving: 1 stick (16 g)
Ingredients
- sugar (high concern)
- dextrose (high concern)
- citric acid
- salt
- potassium citrate
- sodium citrate
- organic gum arabic
- dipotassium phosphate
- ascorbic acid
- silicon dioxide
- stevia
- rebiana leaf extract
- natural flavor
- niacinamide
- d-calcium pantothenate
- pyridoxine hydrochloride
- cyanocobalamin
Label text, as published
sugar, dextrose, citric acid, salt, potassium citrate, sodium citrate, organic gum arabic, dipotassium phosphate, ascorbic acid, silicon dioxide, stevia, rebiana leaf extract, natural flavor, niacinamide, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from PurAqua
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org