How are electrolytes put into drinks like Gatorade and Smart Water?

Question

What do these companies do to put electrolytes in their drinks? Is it a chemical or physical process?

Answer 1

They usually use salts and when the salts break up they produce h ions and the electrolyte.

Answer 2

Electrolytes are ionic compounds and form crystals (like sugar) they dissolve into liquid the same way.

Answer 3

well, both.  but electrolytes are simply elements that contain a charge.. Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), and so on.  They are easily dissolved into water, or can come in liquid form.