Why Spruce
The better hydration choice.
Most hydration mixes are a salt sachet with a flavour sticker on the front, or a cordial with 30g of sugar hiding at the back. Spruce is built the other way round: real fruit powders first, functional minerals and vitamins second, sugar never.
Five reasons
What we do differently, in five lines.
Real fruit powders, not just flavourings.
Every blend leads with real fruit powder, raspberry, lemon, apple, orange, pressed and dried rather than recreated in a lab. It is why the colour in your glass comes from cranberry extract, not a dye.
Zero sugar, and no artificial sweeteners.
Sweetened with stevia glycosides from the stevia leaf. No sucralose, no aspartame, no bulkers, no fillers, no sugar crash at four o'clock.
Functional doses, not decoration.
100% RDA of the core vitamins in every serving. Daily Electrolytes carry all four essential minerals. Peach Perfect carries 250mg of magnesium. If it is on the front, it is in the sachet.
Built for British drinking habits.
A better kind of cordial for a nation raised on squash. Made for tap water, sparkling water and the office kettle queue, not for a marathon aid station in Arizona.
Sachets, not another plastic bottle.
Flat, light and pocketable. One sachet replaces a bottle of ready-to-drink, so you are shipping flavour rather than water around the country.
Fluid retention
Why a mineral drink holds on longer than plain water.
Research on oral rehydration and beverage hydration consistently finds that drinks containing sodium and other electrolytes produce greater net fluid retention over the following hours than plain water does. The illustration below shows that general pattern, not a test of Spruce.
Fluid begins moving out of the gut. Sodium sets up the gradient that pulls it across.
Electrolyte drinks typically show greater fluid retention than water alone at this point.
Positive fluid balance holds for longer, rather than being passed straight through.
Illustrative only, reflecting hydration patterns reported in published research on oral rehydration solutions and beverage hydration, including Maughan et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2016 and Sollanek et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018. Spruce products were not tested in these studies. Individual results vary.
Compare
Spruce versus the rest of the shelf.
A quick look at how the main options stack up for everyday UK hydration. Always check the back of the pack, because formulations change.
| Option | Added sugar | Real fruit | Essential minerals | Vitamins | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce sachets | None | Yes | All four in Daily Electrolytes | 100% RDA of core vitamins | Everyday hydration, training, recovery |
| High-street sports drinks | High | No | Low to medium | Rarely | Carbs mid-event |
| Effervescent hydration tablets | Usually none | No | Low to medium | Sometimes | Travel, light sweat |
| Big US electrolyte sachets | Usually none | Mostly flavourings | High sodium | Rarely | Heavy sweat, keto, endurance |
| Squash and cordial | Often high | Usually not | None | No | Flavour only |
The range
Three jobs, three formats.
Water Enhancers for everyday flavour and vitamins. Daily Electrolytes for sweat, heat and recovery. Daily Magnesium for the evening wind-down.
FAQs
The questions we get asked most.
What are the best electrolytes in the UK?
The best electrolyte drink is the one you will actually finish. Look for meaningful sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium, no added sugar, and flavour from real fruit rather than flavouring alone. Spruce Daily Electrolytes are formulated with all four minerals plus 100% RDA of core vitamins.
Is Spruce sugar free?
Yes. Every Spruce blend is sugar free, sweetened with stevia glycosides from the stevia leaf. No artificial sweeteners, bulkers or fillers.
What is the difference between a water enhancer and an electrolyte?
Water Enhancers are for everyday drinking: real fruit powder, vitamins and flavour, so you get through more water. Daily Electrolytes add the four essential minerals for days when you sweat, travel, get ill or overdo it.
How much does a serving cost?
Water Enhancers work out at around 57p per serving, and Daily Electrolytes and Magnesium at around 86p per serving. Bundles bring that down further, up to 42% off on the 12 pack.
Do you ship free in the UK?
Free UK shipping on every order over £30. New here? Code HYDRATE15 takes 15% off your first order.
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