If your goal is to hydrate better without adding sugar, you need a pleasant drink that doesn't add unnecessary calories or glycemic spikes. At LIT, we use stevia to add a touch of flavor to a formula focused on the essentials: useful electrolytes (sodium 500 mg, potassium 150 mg, magnesium 60 mg) and 0g sugar. Made in Spain.
Stevia: what it is and why it interests us
Stevia comes from a plant, and in food, its purest compounds (steviol glycosides), which are very sweet in small quantities, are used. The advantage? It does not contribute sugar or significant calories, which keeps the drink clean: water + electrolytes, without sugar spikes.
- Pleasant taste with very little quantity.
- No added sugar to your daily intake.
- Makes it easy to finish the bottle (500–700 ml) comfortably.
How it behaves in your body (simple explanation)
The small intestine does not metabolize it like sugar. It passes to the colon, where the intestinal flora processes it, and the body eliminates it through urine in 1–3 days. In practice: it provides sweetness without raising glucose and without accumulating.
Safety and responsible use
The stevia used in current beverages is of high purity and its use is regulated in the EU. The usual quantities in a drink like LIT are well below the limits established by food authorities (ADI). If you follow specific guidelines, always adjust according to your professional judgment.
Why we use it in LIT
- Clean hydration: we prioritize water + useful electrolytes, without sugar or preservatives.
- Light digestion: suitable for training, using a sauna, flying, and facing intense days in dry inland climates.
- Accompanying flavor: lemon + stevia profile, mild and stable, to make drinking easy.
One LIT sachet provides: 500 mg sodium · 150 mg potassium · 60 mg magnesium · 0 g sugar · ~7.2 kcal. Learn about the formula or go directly to the product.
When it is especially useful
- Workouts +60–90’
- Water + electrolytes and sugar-free so as not to add unnecessary calories. If you need energy, add carbohydrates separately.
- Sauna and contrasts
- Sweating can be high. Replenishing fluids and salts without sugar helps prevent the feeling of a heavy head.
- Flights and travel
- Dry cabin and time changes: prioritize clean and constant hydration over sugary drinks.
- Hot days
- Helps you stay hydrated easily with a taste that makes you want to drink when water alone no longer does the trick.
- Winter with layers
- Sweat can go unnoticed, but sodium losses still occur. If it tastes good, you drink more and better.
Frequent myths (clear answers)
“It’s artificial.”
It comes from a plant. It is purified to use its useful part, as with other food extracts.
“It breaks a fast.”
Stevia provides no calories. The complete LIT drink has ~7.2 kcal per sachet. In a 0 kcal fast, it counts as a break; in a pragmatic approach, it usually fits.
“Better ‘natural’ sugar.”
If the goal is to hydrate with electrolytes without adding sugar, stevia is suitable. For energy during long efforts, use specific carbohydrates.
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
Stevia is the "how" to make you drink more water with electrolytes without sugar. The priority remains what's inside the glass: sodium (500 mg), potassium (150 mg), and magnesium (60 mg) per sachet. If you're looking for clean, easy-to-carry hydration for the gym, work, or travel, try LIT.
See LIT sugar-free electrolytes
Notes and references
• Regulation and safety: high-purity steviol glycosides have an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) recognized by international organizations and adopted by the EU.
• Metabolism: steviol glycosides are not absorbed in the small intestine; the microbiota hydrolyzes them to steviol, which is glucuronidated in the liver and excreted in urine.
• Practical approach: using non-caloric sweeteners allows maintaining flavor without adding sugars when the priority is water + electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and magnesium).
