U of Alberta’s Folio: U of A researcher lends expertise to boost the science of oral hydration
October 8, 2026. The research collaboration behind Best Hydrate.
Story, product & partnership information →Read U of Alberta’s Folio →
Media Kit
Press & Media
Fast facts, source links, product images, founder media and interview access for journalists, editors and producers.
Alberta-grownFounded in 2021 in Alberta, Canada, with product mixed and packaged in Edmonton.
Science-firstConsumer hydration today, alongside a growing research and clinical-development program.
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New peer-reviewed publication
U of A and Local Startup Explore the Next Frontier in Hydration
Revisiting the Need for Innovative Oral Hydration Technologies was published in Frontiers in Nutrition on September 23, 2026. The review examines developments and opportunities across hydration technology and applications.
Read the review →Featured coverage
Best Hydrate in the news
Read U of Alberta’s Folio →
CBC Edmonton AM: A sports drink that could help with Crohn's disease
Listening information and interview replay status.
CBC listening information →Listen live: choose Radio One Edmonton →
Edmonton Journal: Thirsty? Edmonton product developers enter the sports drink market
October 1, 2026. Local coverage of Best Hydrate and Edmonton's sports-drink market.
Feature page + company context →Read original at Edmonton Journal →
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Austin + Spencer press photo
Primary Best Hydrate team image for editorial and promotional use.
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Splash product image
Editorial and promotional product image with water-and-lemon treatment.
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Five fast facts
Best Hydrate at a glance
- Founded in Alberta: Best Hydrate was founded in 2021 and is based in Alberta, Canada.
- Made here: the current Best Hydrate product is mixed and packaged in Edmonton.
- Canadian authorization: Best Hydrate Lemonade carries Natural Product Number 80118664.
- Peer-reviewed work: a 2026 oral-hydration review involving Best Hydrate-affiliated authors was published in Frontiers in Nutrition on September 23, 2026.
- Research platform: current work spans hydration science, measurement, performance and staged clinical-development pathways.
Copy-ready company description
Best Hydrate in brief
Best Hydrate is an Alberta-based hydration company developing science-informed oral hydration products and research. Its current Lemonade electrolyte powder is mixed and packaged in Edmonton and is sold for consumer hydration, while the company continues work across performance, everyday, medical-development and humanitarian hydration applications.
Accuracy note: Best Hydrate's 2026 Frontiers in Nutrition article is a published peer-reviewed review, not a clinical efficacy trial of the Best Hydrate product. It synthesizes and interprets existing literature and should not be presented as direct proof of finished-product efficacy.
Primary sources
Links reporters can cite
Published peer-reviewed review
Publisher record, authorship and evidence context.
Publication record →Read full article →
Hydration science
Core physiology and the science behind oral hydration.
Hydration Science →Formula & product
Current ingredients, formula rationale, directions and product context.
Our Formula →Product Details →
Research program
Current work, research collaborators and development pathways.
Current Research →Research Partners →
Story angles
Useful starting points
Founder story
A personal hydration problem became an Alberta company focused on oral hydration.
Our Story →Science & research
Why hydration is an evolving field with expanding potential across performance, everyday hydration and future clinical applications.
Research status →Performance
Hydration for training, competition, heat and high-sweat settings.
Performance →Canadian company
Building an Alberta hydration company with its current product mixed and packaged in Edmonton.
Company Background →Interview topics
Hydration, science and building the company
Available topics include oral hydration science, glucose and electrolytes, formulation strategy, performance hydration, research development, consumer-to-medical pathways, humanitarian access, Canadian mixing and packaging, and the experience of building an Alberta science-first startup.
Media inquiry
Talk with Best Hydrate
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Press & media contact
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COMMERCIAL DIFFERENTIATOR
A simple difference consumers can understand.
Best Hydrate occupies a deliberate low-sugar middle: ~1 g of sugar per 100 mL prepared, retaining purposeful glucose for sodium-glucose transport without the sugar load common in conventional sports and energy drinks.
Low sugar. Purposeful glucose. Balanced electrolytes.
~1 gsugar / 100 mL
SGLT1sodium + glucose transport
5electrolytes
More context
Press resources are still growing
This is the starting point for journalists, creators and organizations looking for company background, product context or a direct media contact. Best Hydrate is a startup, so the press library is still lean and will expand with major milestones, publications and announcements.
