Why is there no potassium?

All other minerals are not necessary in the specific stress situation and are not absorbed in the intended form. There is also a risk that these minerals may be useful in a single dose, but can lead to an overdose over several hours. For this reason, we completely avoid adding minerals. Magnesium, for example, has to be stored in the form of a depot over several days anyway. Acute supply in the stress situation therefore makes no sense at all.

Example potassium:

Potassium and magnesium complement each other in their effects. A maximum of 150mg of potassium should be consumed per 750ml (one drinking bottle). If we calculate this over a long distance of 12 hours with one drinking bottle each, that means that the athlete would consume a total of 1800mg of potassium. That is then combined with 100mg of magnesium per hour, which would mean that the total intake would be 1200mg. This combination is very likely to have a laxative effect. In addition, potassium can lead to vomiting and nausea in large quantities. But taking potassium during exertion makes no sense at all. Potassium is necessary for building up glycogen stores and is stored with them. The release of the necessary potassium during exertion occurs in conjunction with the glycogen stores. So with proper preparation, there is enough potassium stored in the body. The same applies to magnesium. The depot is important here. Intake during exertion carries the risk of having a laxative effect and only putting additional strain on the stomach and intestines. That is why we do not use these additives.

Please note that nutritional supplements are always just a supplement to a balanced diet. There are many foods that contain sufficient potassium ( Info DGE ). It is therefore much more sensible to get enough in preparation for exercise and/or competition in order to have the necessary reserves available during exercise/competition.