A Swiss functional drink
KANAN
What water cannot do alone.
Prologue
Kanan is a sparkling, sugar-free drink with a serious electrolyte load — for the adult who has quietly stopped accepting the soft drink as it has been sold.
The bright colours. The synthetic sweetness. The generic functionality. None of it for us. We made a different one, and we mean to keep it that way.
For the moment after
A flight. A workout.
A night out.
The hours when hydration matters most — and nothing on the menu fits. This is what we made.
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The run
You wake. You lace. The can is cold from the fridge — the first taste mineral, not sweet.
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The afternoon
Between two meetings, between two screens. Not the fourth coffee, not the sweet detour.
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The night out
The evening that runs long. Something to reach for that isn't another round, and isn't sweet.
From the founder
I made this drink because I needed it. Hybrid training. Long flights. Long days that ask more than they give back. Nothing on the shelf did the job — every option came with alcohol, sugar, or chemicals. So I made what was missing.
No caffeine, by choice. A drink for any hour, including the ones near sleep.
We launch autumn 2026 — quietly, on purpose. Thank you for being early.
— Marc, founder
The drink
A clean carbonation, lemon led.
Sweetened with stevia, never sugar. No caffeine. Sodium, potassium and magnesium in honest doses — formulated to do something, not to read well on a label.
Filled in the canton of Valais, by our Swiss partner. Matte aluminium, one flavour, and a back panel that says exactly what the front does.
The can is a 33 cl sleek — narrower and taller than a standard can, and the format we chose because it is the one you want to hold for twenty minutes rather than five.
Sleek 33 cl · drawn to scale
The numbers
Everything that is in it.
Electrolytes declared, per can
Sodium, potassium and magnesium, from mineral citrates and salt. The same figures are printed on the can.
The three minerals measure 655 mg together. The can and this page declare 650 mg — rounded down, so the printed figure is never the optimistic one.
On hydration
The decline starts before thirst.
By the time you notice, you have already been running short for a while. That is the whole argument, and it is not a dramatic one.
men do not reach the European reference intake for water from drinks. Four in ten women do not either. A quiet, daily under-supply.
Ferreira-Pêgo et al., Eur J Nutr 2015 · 16 276 adults, 13 countriesof body water — a loss small enough to go unremarked — measurably raises fatigue and tension and slows reaction time.
Ganio et al., Br J Nutr 2011 · Armstrong et al., J Nutr 2012relative humidity in an aircraft cabin at cruise, against the 30–60 % that indoor comfort standards aim for. A flight is a slow drying-out.
US National Research Council, The Airliner Cabin Environment, 2002What water
cannot do
alone.
Sodium, potassium and magnesium — 650 mg in every can.
ReferencesFive sources
- Ferreira-Pêgo C, Guelinckx I, Moreno LA, et al. Total fluid intake and its determinants: cross-sectional surveys among adults in 13 countries worldwide. European Journal of Nutrition 2015;54(Suppl 2):35–43. 10.1007/s00394-015-0943-960 % of men and just over 40 % of women did not meet the EFSA adequate intake for water from fluids (n = 16 276).
- Ganio MS, Armstrong LE, Casa DJ, et al. Mild dehydration impairs cognitive performance and mood of men. British Journal of Nutrition 2011;106(10):1535–1543. 10.1017/S0007114511002005At −1,59 % body mass: fatigue and tension rose, vigilance errors increased, working-memory response latency slowed.
- Armstrong LE, Ganio MS, Casa DJ, et al. Mild dehydration affects mood in healthy young women. The Journal of Nutrition 2012;142(2):382–388. 10.3945/jn.111.142000At −1,36 % body mass: fatigue, total mood disturbance, headache and perceived task difficulty all increased.
- National Research Council (US), Committee on Air Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft. The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2002. Chapter: Environmental ControlCabin air is held at “typically 10–20 % relative humidity at cruise altitudes”.
- Sawka MN, Burke LM, Eichner ER, et al. American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand: Exercise and Fluid Replacement. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2007;39(2):377–390. 10.1249/mss.0b013e31802ca597Sweating rates of 0,5–2,0 L/h; sweat sodium averaging ~35 mmol/L (10–70), i.e. about 0,8 g per litre.
Questions
Asked and answered.
Including the one where the honest answer is no.
Is Kanan really sugar-free?
Yes. Kanan contains no added sugar — its restrained sweetness comes from stevia (steviol glycosides), drawn from the leaf, in a dose kept deliberately low. Measured sugar content is 0,12 g per 100 ml, below the 0,5 g threshold, so the panel reads 0 g. The result is dry rather than sweet.
Does Kanan contain caffeine?
None, by choice. Kanan is a caffeine-free electrolyte drink — made for any hour of the day, including the ones near sleep.
Which electrolytes are in Kanan, and how much?
Sodium 288 mg, potassium 282 mg and magnesium 85 mg per can, from mineral citrates and salt — declared as 650 mg. The full breakdown is on the drink, and the same figures are printed on every can.
How do I know if I am under-hydrated?
You likely are, more often than you think. Losing 1–2 % of your body water is enough to raise fatigue and tension and slow reaction time — a loss small enough to go unremarked. An hour of hard training costs between half a litre and two litres of sweat, and roughly 0,8 g of sodium with every litre of it. An aircraft cabin sits at 10–20 % relative humidity, against the 30–60 % that indoor comfort standards aim for. The heavy legs and the flat afternoon — usually not mysteries.
Every figure on this page is sourced under references.
What does Kanan taste like?
Citrus — lemon-led, a clean carbonation, a dry finish. The first note is mineral rather than sweet. Closer to the discipline of water than to the sweetness of a soft drink.
Is Kanan a sports drink?
No — and we would rather say so plainly. A sports drink is a defined category built on carbohydrates, and Kanan has none. It is a sugar-free sparkling electrolyte drink. Plenty of people will reach for it around training, on a flight, or at the end of a long day; we simply do not claim a category we do not belong to.
Where is it made?
Filled in the canton of Valais, by our Swiss partner.
What does the first batch cost?
From CHF 2.48 to CHF 2.92 a can, depending on how many you take. The four options are on the shop. Nothing can be bought until the cans land — every button there puts you on the list.
When and where will Kanan be available?
Autumn 2026 — first in Switzerland, then across Europe, Spain among the first. The first drop goes to the list before anyone else, through a select group of partners. Leave your address on contact and you will hear when it reaches you.
The first drop — autumn 2026
The shop opens when the cans arrive.
One drop, released once. These are the first-drop prices, and the list gets to them first.
The 24-pack
A month of afternoons, runs and nights out.
CHF 2.75 per can · save 6%
Notify meThe subscription
Your packs on your rhythm. Pause or stop any time.
CHF 2.48 per can · save 15%
Notify meThe office
Kanan in the fridge at work. Monthly delivery, team pricing.
For companies
Write to usAll prices in CHF, VAT included. Shipping shown separately at checkout. Nothing can be bought yet — every button above puts you on the list.
Correspondence
Be in touch.
From autumn 2026, Kanan reaches a short list of partners across Europe. Short is the point.
Whether you drink it or sell it, tell us who you are — the form changes with your answer, so nobody fills in more than they need to. Kanan is built on relationships, not algorithms.
The first drop
The first drop. Autumn 2026. One list. Leave your address — we write to you once, when it is your turn, before anyone else.
For your business
Bars, gyms, hotels, retailers. Trade and wholesale enquiries across Europe. info@kanan.ch
Replies by hand, within 48 hours
Imprint
Who is behind this.
- Company
- KST Custom Drinks SA
- Registered in
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Contact
- info@kanan.ch
- @drink.kanan
- Filled in
- Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- GTIN
- 7649997929012
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