Precision Fuel & Hydration
Quick verdict: Ever finished a long run with white salt lines on your hat? Precision Fuel & Hydration is built for you. It sells electrolytes in three sodium strengths, so you choose a dose instead of trusting a one-size stick pack, and it’s still owned by the two people who started it. Part of the range is third-party certified and part isn’t, and the certified tablets use sucralose. Our rating: 3.9 out of 5.
Who they are
Andy Blow, a former triathlete and sports scientist, started the company with Jonny Tye in England. UK Companies House shows Precision Hydration Ltd incorporated in April 2011, registered in Christchurch, Dorset. It began with sweat testing and electrolytes and later added gels, chews and carb drinks, which is where the “Fuel” in the name came from.
It’s still theirs. The company register shows the operating business is controlled by a holding company set up in 2026, and that holding company is controlled by Blow and Tye, each holding between 25% and 50%. The same register shows a bank loan secured against the business in September 2026. That looks like the founders restructuring, not selling. UK filings don’t name anyone holding under 25%, so we can’t rule out a small outside stake, and we found no acquisition anywhere.
What they get right
You pick the dose. This is the whole idea. The drink mixes and tablets come in strengths from PH 250 up to PH 1500, named for the milligrams of sodium per liter. The PH 1500 drink mix gives you 1,500 mg of sodium per 32 oz when mixed as directed. Most brands sell one strength and let you guess. Precision treats sodium like what it is, a dose.
Some of it is tested by someone else. The PH tablets are listed at NSF Certified for Sport, which means NSF tests them for banned substances and checks what’s on the label is in the tube. The PH 1500 drink mix carries Informed Sport certification, a separate program that batch-tests for banned substances. We could only confirm that one on a mirror of the Informed Sport register, not the main site, so give it slightly less weight.
The mixes skip artificial sweeteners. The drink mixes are sweetened with sugar and nothing else, about 15 g per 32 oz of the PH 1500. That’s fuel on a long day and doesn’t pretend to be anything else.
Where they fall short
The certified product and the clean-label product aren’t the same product. Here’s the thing though: the NSF-certified tablets are sweetened with sucralose, according to the PH 1500 tablet’s own ingredient list. The sugar-only drink mix isn’t on NSF’s register. So you choose between independent testing and no artificial sweetener. You can’t have both.
No heavy-metal results are published. The company says its products are NSF certified, Informed certified “or independently batch-tested”, but it doesn’t publish lab results for lead or other metals the way a couple of newer brands now do. For a powder you might drink daily, we’d like to see them.
Nothing on the environmental side. No B Corp, no Climate Label, no packaging data. This is a sports-science company first, and its sustainability story is pretty much the absence of one. The case for it here is honest labels and honest ownership, not a smaller footprint.
What they sell and what it costs
About 20 fuel and electrolyte products, plus a lot of bottles and hats. The ones most people want:
- PH 1500 drink mix: $13.99 for eight packets
- PH 1500 tablets: $11.99 for a tube of 10
- Electrolyte capsules: $9.99 for 15
- Carb & Electrolyte drink mix: $31.99 for a 15-serving bag
- PF 30 gel: $12.49 for four
At about $1.75 a serving, the drink mix costs a bit more than LMNT and a lot more than a supermarket sports drink. US orders over $64.99 ship free. Prices checked on the brand’s US store on October 26, 2026.
Who it’s actually for
Marathoners, triathletes, long-distance cyclists, anyone working outside in the heat, and anyone who’s measured their sweat and knows they lose a lot of salt. If that’s you, it’s one of the clearest products in the category, and we’d start with the PH 1500 mix.
Skip it if your workouts are under 90 minutes or you sweat lightly. You’d be paying for sodium you don’t need. Our guide to whether you need electrolytes at all is the place to start.
Deals and discounts
No active codes right now. The store gives a lower per-box price when you buy 10 or 20 boxes.
Related reading
- The Best Clean Electrolyte Powders, Label by Label
- Do You Actually Need Electrolytes? An Honest Answer
- How Much Sodium Is Actually in Your Electrolyte Mix?
- Sucralose, Stevia and Sugar in Electrolyte Powders
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Precision Fuel & Hydration?
Its co-founders, Andy Blow and Jonny Tye. UK Companies House shows the operating company controlled by a holding company set up in 2026, which the two founders control, each with 25% to 50%. We found no acquisition or parent company.
Is Precision Fuel & Hydration NSF certified?
Partly. The PH electrolyte tablets are listed at NSF Certified for Sport. The PH 1500 drink mix isn’t on NSF’s list, but carries Informed Sport certification, which batch-tests for banned substances.
Does Precision Hydration contain artificial sweeteners?
The drink mixes don’t. They’re sweetened with sugar. The PH tablets use sucralose.
What’s the difference between PH 500, PH 1000 and PH 1500?
The number is the milligrams of sodium per liter. PH 1500 is for heavy, salty sweaters and long, hot sessions; PH 500 suits lighter sweaters and shorter days.
Where is Precision Fuel & Hydration based?
In Christchurch, Dorset, in England. It sells to the US through a US warehouse and a US-dollar storefront.