Why 333 uses 2 different kinds of sodium.
Short version: one form solves a chemistry problem, the other solves a physiology problem. You need both.
Here's the long version.
THE CONSTRAINT
333 is 84g of carbs/474mg of sodium per serving. That much fuel in one bottle creates a potential problem - every dissolved particle raises the drink's osmolality, and the higher that number goes, the slower the bottle empties out of your stomach. Slow gastric emptying is the mechanism behind most mid-race GI blowups.
So when we add sodium, the question isn't just "how much." It's "what that sodium costs us in osmotic load."
SODIUM CITRATE: SODIUM WITHOUT THE PENALTY
Per milligram of sodium delivered, sodium citrate contributes about a third fewer osmotically active particles than sodium chloride. Same sodium hitting your bloodstream, less traffic in your stomach.
It does two more things that matter over a long day:
It buffers the mix. Sodium citrate is alkaline, so it holds the drink's pH up out of the range where a bottle you're sipping all day starts to sit rough. Over eight-plus hours, that's not a small detail.
It keeps the mix stable. Citrate is a natural chelator - it holds minerals in solution instead of letting them drop to the bottom of your bottle, and it helps hold off off-flavors.
One honest note: sodium citrate is also studied as a blood buffer, but at doses many times higher than what's in any drink mix. We're not going to pretend a scoop of 333 is buffering your lactate. It isn't. This is about the drink, not your bloodstream.
PINK SALT: WHAT CITRATE CAN'T DO
If sodium citrate is so useful, why not go all-in?
Chloride. You sweat it out at close to the same rate as sodium, and it's the primary anion in your extracellular fluid - fluid balance, stomach acid, acid-base regulation. A sodium-citrate-only formula gives you sodium and no chloride. That's half a replacement.
Salt also carries the flavor. Sodium citrate on its own tastes flat. Real salt gives an electrolyte drink the savory snap that makes it drinkable at hour nine - and flavor fatigue is one of the biggest reasons people stop drinking mid-event. Stopping drinking is what actually ends days.
THE RESULT
A high-carb drink you can run all day - real sodium, real chloride, a pH that won't mess up your gut, and an osmotic load low enough that your stomach keeps clearing it.
That's the whole job.
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Fuel smarter. Go farther.
Brad K.
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210 miles. 27 hours. Fueled by 333.
Kevin Martini just finished the 906 Crusher MS175, refilling his 2-liter USWE with Half Evil 333 at every SAG stop.
He estimates he drank 16–20 liters during the ride.
“I couldn’t have finished my ride without my unflavored Half Evil 333!”
That’s exactly what 333 was built for.
All the carbs. None of the hassle.
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Last Call: RRED 10% Off Ends Tonight
RRED is officially here - new name, new no-mess jar, same beet-powered formula.
You can still grab it for
10% off through the end of today.
No code needed. It’s already marked down.
After tonight, RRED goes back to its regular price.
Hope y'all had a great 4th weekend and blew up your legs!
Active Rocket Red subscribers: no need to do anything. Your subscription has already been updated to RRED with your discount active.
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New Name + New Packaging
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here.
Rocket Red is now RRED - same amazing formula, new name, and finally in clean, convenient, no-mess jars.
Apologies to everyone who enjoyed red knuckles, beet powder dust clouds, and staining half the kitchen counter. Neat and tidy is where it’s at.
Same beet-powered nitric oxide performance blend you know and love - just all glowed up.
To kick things off, you can pre-order a jar for $33.27 through Sunday.
RRED starts shipping Monday, and the price goes back to its regular $36.97 after that.
No code needed. It’s already sale priced.
Happy 4th weekend! Now go blow up your legs, not your neighborhood.
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Endurance Fiend,
Summer is here. It's hot. And so are you.
Stock up on carbs and electrolytes for sizzling rides, runs, races, and adventures.
Spend $100 and we'll throw in a FREE very limited-edition CarboRocket Pride tank or tee.
HYDRATE SMARTER. LOOK HOTTER.
No code. No games. When your cart hits $100 you'll get a pop-up selection.
While supplies last!
Brad K.
P.S. If we run out of your size, send us a note and we'll swap in a 333 cycling cap. Offer ends Friday.
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All the carbs. All the electrolytes. EVERYTHING 15% OFF. All weekend.
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Have a Half Evil Memorial Day weekend!
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CRAMPS AT HOUR THREE. Gone in five minutes.
David T. was suffering.
Third hour of the Belgium Wafer Ride in San Diego - legs seizing up, the familiar cramping he'd been fighting for years despite stacking two extra electrolyte capsules (other brand) per bottle.
"The cramps completely subsided within five minutes, and I finished with no cramps smashing my SS all the way in."
-David Turner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
David isn't a guy who under-fuels. He already loads his bottles with extra electrolytes because he knows his body demands more. But whatever's in ACQUA+ - the 750mg sodium (sodium citrate, himlayan pink sea salt) the magnesium glycinate, the precision potassium citrate ratio - hit different.
His words:
"Whatever types are in Acqua has proved superior."
Hard to argue with finishing strong after hour three of hell.
ACQUA+ Precision Electrolytes - 750mg sodium. Zero carbs. Zero compromise.
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