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Circadia vs.
LMNT.

Around 1000 mg of sodium per stick. That dose is built for an endurance athlete drenched in sweat, not for someone who did one workout class and already eats plenty of salt. We go the other way: potassium-led, sodium deliberately low.

LMNT is made by LMNT.
The scorecard
9 / 14 dimensions where Circadia leads LMNT. Matched on the rest.
Electrolyte balance Circadia leads
Circadia Potassium-led, deliberately low sodium
LMNT ~1000mg sodium, 200mg potassium (stick)

A salt bomb for the rare case of true depletion.

Canadian owned & operated Circadia leads
Circadia Canadian owned, operated, and founded
LMNT US brand
Time-of-day design Circadia leads
Circadia Two cans, dosed by hour. RISE a.m., DRIFT p.m.
LMNT One stick, any hour
Sleep & recovery support Circadia leads
Circadia DRIFT is built for the wind-down
LMNT No evening function
Depth of formula Circadia leads
Circadia Full functional stack, every dose printed
LMNT Three electrolytes, nothing else
Targeted to real gaps Circadia leads
Circadia Vitamin D, choline, magnesium, glycine
LMNT Sodium, potassium, magnesium
Stack synergy Circadia leads
Circadia Ingredients chosen to work together
LMNT Three electrolytes
Ingredient form & quality Circadia leads
Circadia Magnesium glycinate, not oxide
LMNT Magnesium malate (60mg)
Honesty of claims Both deliver
Circadia Every milligram on the label
LMNT Open about being very salty
Real-ingredient flavour Circadia leads
Circadia Real juice and botanicals
LMNT Light, mostly salty
Packaging Both deliver
Circadia Recyclable aluminium can
LMNT Powder stick packs
Artificial colours / flavours Both deliver
Circadia None. Juice and vegetable for colour
LMNT No artificial colours
Caffeine approach Both deliver
Circadia 50 mg green tea in RISE, 0 in DRIFT
LMNT None
Sweetener Both deliver
Circadia A little organic cane and real juice
LMNT Stevia or unflavoured, 0g sugar
Where the gap opens
01

A gram of sodium is a lot

Most Canadians already consume well above the recommended sodium limit from food alone, which raises blood-pressure risk. Adding another 1000 mg in a drink is rarely filling a gap. It is piling onto a surplus.1

02

Built for the one percent of sweat

That dose makes sense for ultra-endurance efforts and long days in real heat. For a single spin class it is overkill. We run potassium-forward with sodium kept deliberately low, because that is what most days actually call for.1

03

Electrolytes are a floor, not a stack

Three minerals and nothing else does not touch the vitamin D, choline, magnesium and glycine gaps we built our formula around, and ours arrive in absorbable forms.234

Sources
  1. 1 Health Canada. Most Canadians consume well above the recommended sodium intake, raising blood-pressure risk. Adding more is rarely the gap. View source ↗
  2. 2 Statistics Canada. A meaningful share of Canadians have vitamin D blood levels below the recommended threshold, especially in winter. View source ↗
  3. 3 NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Many adults take in less magnesium than the estimated average requirement. View source ↗
  4. 4 Schuette et al. (1994), JPEN. Magnesium bound to an amino acid (glycinate) is absorbed more efficiently than poorly soluble magnesium oxide. View source ↗

Competitor figures are approximate, drawn from publicly available nutrition information, and vary by flavour, size and region. Circadia values reflect our standard 355 ml can. Nothing here is medical advice.

Competitor information accurate as of July 30, 2026.

Read the label. Then read ours.

Four to five grams of sugar. Four nutrients that matter, in forms that absorb. Timed to your day.

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