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Ranking the Sports Drinks

Here is a comparison of some of the top name-brand sports drinks, and some other commonly used fluids used during exercise. These are Gatorade, Powerade, All-Sport, Hydrafuel, 1st Ade, Coca-Cola, and Orange Juice. Categories looked at will be carbohydrate (CHO) type, carbohydrate in grams, calories, sodium and potassium.

Drink CHO Type CHO Grams Calories Sodium Potassium
Gatorade Sucrose, Glucose, & Fructose 14 50 110 30
Powerade High fructose corn syrup, & Glucose Polymers (Maltodextrins) 19 70 55 30
All-Sport High fructose corn syrup 19 70 55 55
Hydrafuel Glucose, Glucose polymers, & Fructose 16 66 25 50
1st Ade High fructose corn syrup, Glucose, Fructose, & Sucrose 16 60 55 25
Coca-Cola High fructose corn syrup 27 103 6-9 0
Orange Juice Sucrose, Fructose, & Glucose 25 104 6 436
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