N-2 vs. Liquid I.V.®: Minerals vs. Sugar-Sodium Transport
Liquid I.V.® popularized the Cellular Transport Technology (CTT) approach to hydration, which pairs sodium with sugar (typically 11 g per serving) to accelerate water absorption using a mechanism borrowed from clinical oral rehydration therapy.
N-2 takes a fundamentally different path: no added sugar at all, with a complete mineral profile of calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and 70+ marine-sourced trace minerals. The minerals do the work.
CTT has clinical roots in treating acute fluid loss. For a daily hydration habit, N-2 offers a sugar-free alternative that restores the minerals most routines miss.
| N-2 | Liquid I.V.® | |
|---|---|---|
| Added sugar | None (stevia leaf) | ~11 g per serving |
| Calories | Negligible | ~45 per serving |
| Calcium | 130 mg (10% DV) from marine algae | None |
| Magnesium | 130 mg (30% DV) from seawater | None |
| Potassium | 200 mg from coconut water | ~390 mg from dipotassium phosphate |
| Sodium | 550 mg from ocean salt | ~500 mg from sodium citrate |
| Trace minerals | 70+ naturally occurring, marine-sourced | None |
| Mineral source | Seawater, marine algae, coconut water | Lab-isolated mineral salts |
| Designed for | Complete daily mineral hydration | Rapid sugar-sodium water transport |
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