Santa Cruz Paleo alternative: Saltivate
Santa Cruz Paleo reformulated in 2026 to 800mg of sodium a serving, sweetened with organic stevia leaf. Saltivate matches the sodium and sweetens with Reb M.
What is in Santa Cruz Paleo, from the label
| Santa Cruz Paleo | Saltivate |
|---|---|
| 800mg sodium · 300mg potassium · 60mg magnesium · 0g added sugar | 800mg sodium · 240mg potassium · 60mg magnesium · 0g added sugar |
| Salt (Sea Salt, Pink Himalayan salt), Citric acid, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Glycinate, Calcium Bisglycinate, Natural flavor, Organic Stevia | Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid (acidulant), Potassium Citrate, Natural Orange Flavor*, Dimagnesium Malate, Reb M (OnoSweet®), Ascorbic Acid. |
Saltivate list shown is Orange Electrolytes Jar. Read from santacruzpaleo.com, checked August 2026. Labels change, so check the current one before buying.
Stay with Santa Cruz Paleo if
you like the flavor you are already drinking.
Switch to Saltivate if
- You want 800mg of sodium with zero sugar and no stevia aftertaste.
- You want to pay with an HSA or FSA card at checkout.
Is Santa Cruz Paleo HSA or FSA eligible?
Not with your card at checkout. Reimbursement is possible, but you pay first and claim it back, usually with a Letter of Medical Necessity. Saltivate takes the card directly.
How HSA/FSA payment works at Saltivate
Eligibility checked July 2026.
Side by side, from the labels
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Flavor
Format
| Saltivate | BPN Electrolytes | Buoy | Carnivore | Cure | Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder | DripDrop | DryWater | Gatorade | Gatorlyte | GHOST Hydration | Good Intentions | HRDWRK | Hydrate Pro | HydroMATE | Just Ingredients Electrolytes | Liquid I.V. | LMNT | Magna | Nectar Hydration | NormaLyte | Nuun Sport | Pedialyte | Prime Hydration+ Sticks | Promix Electrolyte Drink Mix | Propel | Re-Lyte | SALTT | Santa Cruz Paleo | Skratch | Thorne Daily Electrolytes | Trevi | Ultima | Vitassium | Waterboy Workout | Nothing found with these criteria | |
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| Serving size | 1 scoop (6g) | 1 scoop (5.6g) | 1.5 mL (1 squeeze) | 1 scoop (~3g) | 1 scoop (8.3g) | 1 scoop (6g) | 1 stick (10g) | 1 stick (11g) | 1 powder stick (35g) | 1 stick (34.9g) | 1 scoop (9g) | 1 scoop (2.69g) | 1 scoop (3g) | 1 scoop (4.93g) | 1 stick (5.4g) | 1 scoop (5.7g) | 1 scoop | 1 stick (6g) | 1 stick (5 to 6.5g) | 1 packet (3.4g) | 1 stick (10.5g) | 1 tablet (5g) | 1 packet (8.5g) | 1 stick (9.8g) | 1 scoop (5.18g) | 1 stick (3g) | 1 scoop (7g) | 1 stick (6.6g) | 1 scoop (5.42g) | 1 packet (22g) | 1 packet | 1 stick (4.8g) | 1 stick/scoop | 2 chews | 1 stick (6.6g) | — |
| Sodium | 800mg (from salt) | 500mg (from himalayan pink salt, citrate) | 50mg | 500mg (from citrate) | 240mg (from salt) | 40mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 330mg (from citrate, salt) | 380mg (from citrate, pink sea salt) | 230mg (from salt, citrate) | 490mg (from salt) | 150mg (from citrate, himalayan pink salt) | 200mg (from salt) | 650mg (from citrate, bicarbonate, chloride) | 1000mg (from salt) | 250mg (from salt) | 100mg (from salt) | 510mg (from salt, citrate) | 1000mg (from salt) | 300mg (from salt) | 100mg (from himalayan pink salt) | 851mg (from citrate, salt) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 40mg (from sea salt) | 1000mg (from salt (himalayan pink)) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 810mg (from salt) | 968mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 800mg (from salt) | 400mg (from citrate) | 480mg (from salt) | 230mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 55mg (from salt) | 125mg (from salt) | 1000mg (from pink himalayan salt) | — |
| Potassium | 240mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 10mg | 300mg (from citrate, bicarbonate) | 310mg (from coconut water) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 185mg (from citrate) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 70mg (from phosphate) | 350mg (from phosphate) | 375mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from citrate) | 390mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from citrate) | 393mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from bicarbonate) | 180mg (from citrate) | 700mg (from dipotassium phosphate, coconut water) | 200mg (from chloride) | 80mg (from phosphate) | 400mg (from citrate) | 408mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from chloride) | 49mg (from citrate) | 99mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate, citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate) | 25mg (from citrate) | 400mg (from citrate) | — |
| Magnesium | 60mg (from malate) | 25mg (from bisglycinate chelate) | 0mg | 40mg (from oxide, citrate) | 0mg | 120mg (from citrate) | 39mg (from citrate) | 40mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 105mg (from oxide) | 83mg (from citrate) | 42mg (from malate) | 150mg (from glycinate, citrate) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 15mg (from oxide) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 60mg (from malate) | 210mg (from malate, gluconate, glycinate) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 25mg (from oxide) | 0mg | 124mg (from citrate) | 60mg (from malate) | 0mg | 50mg (from glycinate, malate) | 178mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 48mg (from carbonate) | 40mg (from malate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 50mg (from citrate) | — |
| Sugar | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 0g | 32g | 10g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2.5g | 0g | 11g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 1g | 6g | 2g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 19g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | — |
| Sweetener | Reb M (not from stevia) | Stevia (steviol glycosides) | None | Stevia | Stevia, monk fruit | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Sugar, dextrose | Sugar | Sucralose | Stevia | Sucralose, natural stevia | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Cane sugar, dextrose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Sucralose | Stevia | Dextrose, sucralose, Ace-K | Sucralose, acesulfame potassium | Monk fruit (lightly sweetened versions) | Sucralose, ace-K | Stevia | Stevia (RebD and RebM) | Organic stevia | Cane sugar, dextrose | Reb M (from stevia) | Sucralose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Organic stevia | — |
| Artificial ingredients | None | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | Artificial flavors, dyes (Yellow 5, Red 40) | None | Sucralose, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Ace-K, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | Sucralose, Acesulfame | — | Sucralose, Ace-K | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | — | — | — |
| Pay with HSA/FSA card | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | — |
| Made in | USA | Unknown | — | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | India | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | — |
| Servings per unit | 45 (jar) | 50 (jar) | 120 servings (3 bottles) | 90 (jar) | 28 (jar) | 50 (jar) | 32 sticks | 12 sticks | 30 sticks | 18 sticks | 40 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 30 (jar) | 30 sticks | 28 sticks | 30 sticks | 30 sticks | 10 tablets | 8 packets | 6 sticks | 30 (jar) | 40 sticks | 60 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (tub) | 20 servings | 30 (box) | 45 (jar) | 20 sticks | 50 (100 ct) | 36 sticks | — |
| Price per serving | $0.88 | $0.90 | $0.33 | $0.46 | $1.37 | $0.97 | $1.12 | $2.42 | $0.90 | $1.33 | $0.82 | $0.22 | $0.30 | $0.78 | $1.20 | $0.83 | $1.39 | $1.50 | $1.96 | $1.47 | $1.33 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $2.33 | $1.40 | $0.75 | $0.77 | $1.20 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $1.33 | $0.78 | $1.05 | $0.50 | $1.81 | — |
| Price per 1,000mg key electrolytes i | $0.80 | $1.24 | $5.50 | $0.54 | $2.49 | $0.83 | $2.02 | $1.70 | $3.00 | $1.40 | $1.34 | $0.49 | $0.27 | $0.61 | $2.58 | $1.84 | $1.54 | $1.19 | $2.96 | $3.67 | $1.06 | $1.57 | $2.84 | $2.69 | $1.11 | $2.20 | $0.61 | $0.77 | $0.86 | $2.41 | $2.14 | $1.34 | $2.59 | $3.33 | $1.24 | — |
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Per serving, from each brand's published label. Values can vary by flavor and change over time.
Label data checked August 2026.
Made for the salty
High sodium, no sugar, no stevia
800mg sodium, 240mg potassium, 60mg magnesium per serving. Zero sugar, no stevia, HSA/FSA eligible.
