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If you take electrolytes every day, what matters is what a day costs, and the format you buy can nearly double it.
Here is the arithmetic on our own prices. The same three steps work on any brand. Our comparison page puts other brands' specs next to ours.
The three numbers
1. Cost per serving. Price of the container divided by the number of servings on the label.
2. Cost per gram of sodium. Cost per serving divided by the grams of sodium in one serving. A Saltivate serving contains 800 mg of sodium, which is 0.8 g, so cost per gram of sodium is cost per serving divided by 0.8.
3. Cost per day. Cost per serving multiplied by how many servings you actually use in a day.
Step two is what lets you compare two brands. A product with less sodium can look cheaper per serving and still cost more, because you need more servings to reach the same sodium.
Our numbers, worked out
Nothing on this page is a recommendation about how much sodium to take. Published sodium guidance for POTS varies widely and comes in different units. We laid that out separately in how much sodium doctors recommend for POTS. Set your number with your clinician.
These are the list prices on saltivate.com as of November 2026. Every product below has the same sodium, potassium and magnesium per serving.
| Format | Price | Servings | Cost per serving | Cost per gram of sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Unflavored jar, 90 servings | $44.99 | 90 | $0.50 | $0.62 |
| Flavored jar, 45 servings | $39.99 | 45 | $0.89 | $1.11 |
| Raw Unflavored packets, 45 count | $39.99 | 45 | $0.89 | $1.11 |
| Flavored packets, 30 count | $39.99 | 30 | $1.33 | $1.67 |
| Raw Unflavored, 8 count trial | $9.99 | 8 | $1.25 | $1.56 |
A serving of Raw Unflavored costs about 1.8 times as much in the 45 count packets as in the jar, for the same powder.
The Raw Unflavored jar has the lowest cost per serving in the table. With no flavor or sweetener, a serving is about 3 g of powder against about 6 g for flavored, so 90 servings fit in a jar the same size as the flavored 45.
What that means per month
Multiply the cost per serving by servings per day and by 30. These rows are arithmetic for one, two or three servings. How many to take is a question for your clinician.
| Servings a day | Unflavored jar | Unflavored 45ct packets | Flavored 30ct packets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15 | $27 | $40 |
| 2 | $30 | $53 | $80 |
| 3 | $45 | $80 | $120 |
At two servings a day, the unflavored jar costs about $50 a month less than flavored packets, or about $600 a year, for the same sodium.
Subscriptions, multi jar pricing and promotions change the per serving figure, so run the arithmetic on what you pay at checkout. Current pricing for every size sits on the electrolyte powders collection.
Where salt in food fits
Plain table salt is cheaper per gram of sodium than packaged electrolyte products, ours included, by a wide margin. A canister costs a couple of dollars and contains more sodium than most people will get through in months. If cost per gram of sodium were the only criterion, the answer would be a salt shaker and nothing else.
Salt is roughly 40% sodium by weight, so a gram of sodium takes about two and a half grams of salt. Use the salt to sodium converter rather than eyeballing it. And salt on its own has no potassium or magnesium, and many people find it hard to keep up day after day.
Mixing the two works: food and salt for part of it, a measured product for the part you want exact. There is a practical guide to that split in how to reach a high sodium target without hating it.
The cheapest routine you will keep
The lowest price saves nothing if you stop using it after three weeks.
Keep a jar as the base. It costs less per gram of sodium than packets of the same mix and covers the servings you take at home.
Keep a few packets for leaving the house. They are worth the premium on days you are out, at an appointment, or too flattened to measure anything.
Use unflavored where salt already belongs. It goes into soup, broth, tomato juice or anything savory. One serving carries about 2 g of salt, so it noticeably seasons what you put it in.
Compare on price per gram of sodium: a $19.99 box of 12 holds about a quarter of the sodium in a $39.99 jar of 45.
The number on the label has to be true
Cost per gram of sodium only means anything if the sodium in the jar matches the sodium on the label. Our lab results page shows the sodium by lot, and every lot has come in above the label.
Paying for it
Saltivate is HSA/FSA eligible. Pay with your HSA or FSA card at checkout, with no questionnaire and no doctor's letter. Details are on the HSA/FSA page.
Before you cut the cost
Getting the price down only helps if raising sodium is right for you, and that is a decision to make with your clinician. Some people should not increase sodium. We cover who and why in when more sodium is not right for you.
Our page on electrolytes and POTS covers how they fit alongside fluids and the rest of a routine.
