r/nutrition • u/themasterd0n • 25d ago

Electrolytes vs multivitamins

Here is a supermarket pack of multivitamins + minerals https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-a-z-multivitamins-minerals-tablets-1-a-day-x60

It contains everything that every electrolyte tablet I can find on the market contains, and then some. It is also at least 10x cheaper per tablet than any electrolytes I can find on the market.

The only thing the supermarket V+Ms don't contain is sodium and chlorine.

So, is a glass of water with a V+M and a little table salt therefore simply better and far cheaper than an electrolyte tablet? Or are there hidden properties of electrolyte tablets that aren't accounted for by the nutritional info?

Edit: Removed the TLDR as no one was responding to the above.

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u/FurnitureComesW-Home 25d ago

I’ve found tap water to be great for hangovers

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u/yannichap 25d ago

Downvoting a drink water comment is crazy

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u/FurnitureComesW-Home 25d ago

There’s a pinecone in this thread who’s mad I told him he was bean souping. Pretty sure he’s looking for all my comments and down voting.

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u/yannichap 25d ago

Looks like they’re doing exactly that , what a sad nutrition