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Gatorade isn't actually a good source of electrolytes though.
It's sugar and pinch of salt.
However! There's totally good electrolyte powders that are packed with the goods, and they're not much pricier.
Also, sour patch kids have a weird ingredient in the coating that most electrolyte stuff doesn't have. Potassiumsomething something, irrc?
If you're super dehydrated while drinking a fuckload of water, stick some of them under your tongue
Probably you're referring to tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate. It's added to candy to stabilize invert sugars, keeping them from crystallizing. You can buy it in powder form, usually called cream of tartar.
I don't know what it does for hydration, but I suppose it would help top up potassium levels.
but it's got what plants crave