NoordCode’s Performance Electrolytes formula explained

In short | When do Performance Electrolytes make sense? | Why does this formula focus on four key minerals? | Why did we not try to include everything? | Conclusion

Not all electrolyte formulas are created equal.

Sometimes you need an electrolyte formula designed for heat, sweating, training, fasting, or a ketogenic or whole-food diet with low-salt. That is exactly what NoordCode Performance Electrolytes is for.

This article does not explain electrolytes from scratch. If you want the basics, read our articles on what electrolytes are, how many you need, where to get them from food, and electrolyte deficiency and imbalance. Here, we focus on something more specific: why Performance Electrolytes contains which minerals and in what quantities. 

In short

The Performance Electrolytes formula has been developed for situations where mineral intake may be insufficient or where fluid and mineral loss is likely to increase, such as:

• heavy sweating (for example, training, hot weather, sauna use)
• fasting
• low food intake
• strict low-carb or ketogenic diet
• whole-food diet

For those situations, we chose a focused formula built around sodium, chloride, potassium and magnesium.

When do Performance Electrolytes make sense?

Performance Electrolytes is not meant to replace a healthy diet. Food remains the foundation. This formula is intended for situations in which the balance between fluid and minerals is more likely to shift temporarily. Examples include:

• Heavy sweating:
  Sweat contains water and electrolytes, especially sodium and chloride. You sweat more during intense physical activity, in saunas, or in hot weather.
• (Water)fasting:
  During fasting, intake of minerals drops, while fluid and electrolyte balance shifts.  
• Low food intake:
  If food intake significantly decreases, there is a high likelihood that mineral intake will decrease as well. 
• Low-carb/ketogenic diet:
  These dietary patterns often change fluid and salt balance, especially in the initial period.
• Whole-food diet:
  When you eat mostly unprocessed foods and cook at home, your diet will often contain less added salt than a diet based on packaged and ultra-processed foods.
  

Why does this formula focus on four key minerals?

Sodium

Sodium is the central mineral in this formula because it plays a major role in fluid balance outside the cells. It is also the electrolyte most commonly lost through sweat and may be consumed in lower amounts during fasting and whole-food diets. For a performance-focused electrolyte formula, sodium must therefore be a major component. 

Each serving of Performance Electrolytes provides 1000 mg of sodium from unrefined sea salt.

Chloride

Chloride naturally belongs alongside sodium. Together, they form the main mineral pair in salt, and both play a role in fluid balance. Including chloride alongside sodium reflects how these minerals occur together in practice.

Each serving provides 1500 mg of chloride.

Potassium

Potassium and sodium both play important, complementary roles in fluid balance and cellular function. While sodium is especially relevant outside the cells, potassium plays a major role inside them. We therefore included potassium in the formula, but not at a level intended to replace potassium-rich foods.

Each serving provides 400 mg of potassium from potassium citrate.

That amount supports the formula, while leaving food as the primary strategy for achieving a potassium-rich overall intake.

Magnesium

Magnesium is included because it contributes to muscle function and many other physiological processes. Additionally, it is hard to get enough magnesium from food.

Each serving provides 100 mg of magnesium citrate from sea minerals (Aquamin® Mg Soluble). 

This magnesium is sustainably harvested. During the production process, the magnesium is carefully filtered from seawater and bound to citrate. This creates a well-soluble, easily absorbed form. Aquamin® Mg Soluble is also much gentler on your stomach than synthetic magnesium citrate, which often has a laxative effect.

With Aquamin, you get a complete mineral profile, while synthetic magnesium citrate only delivers isolated magnesium. It contains not only magnesium, but also calcium, boron, selenium, and other trace elements in natural ratios.

Why did we not try to include everything?

A good formula is not the same as the longest ingredient list possible.

We deliberately kept Performance Electrolytes focused on the minerals that are most relevant in performance-oriented situations:

• sodium
• chloride
• potassium
• magnesium

Other minerals, such as calcium and phosphate, are important too. But they are typically less central to the specific use cases this formula is intended for.

This also keeps the formula more targeted and practical.

Conclusion

NoordCode Performance Electrolytes was designed for situations in which fluid and electrolyte balance is more likely to shift, such as exercise, sweating, heat, fasting, and certain dietary patterns.

That is why the formula focuses on sodium, chloride, potassium and magnesium. Not because these are the only important minerals, but because they are the most relevant ones for the purpose of this product.

Food remains the foundation. Performance Electrolytes is designed to complement that foundation when your context asks more of your electrolyte balance.