Rehydration drink

A liquid composition to be used as a rehydration drink, particularly suited for the administration to people who do heavy work under severe conditions at high temperatures, and to sports enthusiasts and athletes, containing per serving unit at least the following components:

• ______________________________________ 20-100 g Glucose Polymers 10-150 mg Maltodextrin 1-15 g Fructose 100-2,500 mg Potassium Bicarbonate 20-60 mg Sodium Bicarbonate 100-2,000 mg Potassium Chloride 100-2,000 mg Potassium Phosphate 50-750 mg Sodium Phosphate 5-200 mg Calcium Carbonate 5-200 mg Magnesium Carbonate 10-750 g D,L-Aspartic Acid (Magnesium Aspartate) 20-750 .mu.g L-Arginine 1-100 mg Glutamate 1-500 .mu.g Vitamin B1 10-2,000 .mu.g Vitamin B2 10-2,000 .mu.g Niacinamide 10-2,000 .mu.g Vitamin B6 10-2,000 .mu.g Pantothenic Acid 10-2,000 mg L-Carnitine 10-1,000 mg Creatine 4-40,000 mg Choline (chloride) 1-50 mg Leucine 1-100 mg Isoleucine 1-100 mg Valine 5-200 .mu.g .beta.-Carotene 20-250 mg Vitamin C 10-30 I.U. Vitamin E 10-300 .mu.g Selenium 1-25 mg Betaine (chloride) 3-30 mg Methionine 1-200 .mu.g Octacosanol ______________________________________

A liquid composition to be used as a rehydration drink, particularly suited for the administration to patients who exhibit dehydration symptoms due to severe diarrhea or vomiting, containing per serving unit at least the following components:

• ______________________________________ 7-80 g Glucose Polymers 10-100 mg Maltodextrin 1-15 g Fructose 50-1,500 mg Potassium Bicarbonate 2-10 mg Sodium Bicarbonate 20-1,500 mg Potassium Chloride 20-1,500 mg Potassium Phosphate 5-75 mg Sodium Phosphate 5-200 mg Calcium Carbonate 5-200 mg Magnesium Carbonate 1-75 g D,L-Aspartic Acid (Magnesium Aspartate) 2-75 .mu.g L-Arginine 1-50 mg Glutamate 1-500 .mu.g Vitamin B1 10-2,000 .mu.g Vitamin B2 10-2,000 .mu.g Niacinamide 10-2,000 .mu.g Vitamin B6 10-2,000 .mu.g Pantothenic Acid 1-200 mg L-Carnitine 5-100 mg Creatine 4-4000 mg Choline (chloride) 1-50 mg Leucine 1-100 mg Isoleucine 1-100 mg Valine 2-100 .mu.g .beta.-Carotene 10-90 mg Vitamin C 8-15 I.U. Vitamin E 10-200 .mu.g Selenium 1-25 mg Betaine (chloride) 1-20 mg Methionine 1-20 .mu.g Octacosanol ______________________________________