Gatorade

Gatorade is a non-carbonated sports drink marketed by PepsiCo. Originally made for athletes, it is now often consumed by non-athletes as a snack beverage. The drink is intended to rehydrate and to replenish the carbohydrates (using sucrose, glucose, and fructose) and electrolytes (sodium and potassium salts) depleted during aerobic exercise (particularly in the debilitating Florida climate).

Composition

Gatorade contains water, sucrose and glucose-fructose syrups, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, and flavoring/coloring ingredients. It supplies 127 mg/l of potassium and 464 mg/l of sodium, and 59 g/l of carbohydrates (in the form of sugars).

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Water - Sucrose - Glucose - Fructose - Syrup - Citric acid - Sodium chloride - Sodium citrate - Monopotassium phosphate - Potassium - Sodium - Carbohydrate - Sugar

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Gatorade also markets an Energy Formula and an Endurance Formula. The Energy Formula was introduced in 2000 and contains more simple sugars and carbohydrate for quickly available energy needed during athletic competition. As a result, this formula is sweeter than regular Gatorade. It comes in 12-fluid ounce plastic bottles in the U.S. The Endurance Formula contains more of the electrolytes than the typical Gatorade formula, and was introduced in 2004. The added electrolytes are necessary for replenishing what the body sweats out during extended periods of exertion, especially in hot weather. Because of this, the Endurance Formula tastes more salty than original Gatorade.

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2000 - Simple sugars - Carbohydrate - Energy - Plastic - Electrolytes - 2004 - Salt

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In 2003, Gatorade introduced Propel, a "fitness water". Propel is sweetened with sucrose syrup, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium, so as to have less food energy per serving than Gatorade. It was marketed for those who are more concerned with simply rehydrating than with gaining energy. Propel has the same electrolytes as Gatorade, along with some vitamins.

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2003 - Sucrose - Sucralose - Acesulfame potassium - Food energy - Vitamins

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Gatorade revealed the Gatorade Energy Bar in 1999. This energy bar was Gatorade's first foray into solid foods, and was introduced to compete with PowerBar and Clif Bar. Gatorade Energy Bars contain a large proportion of protein in addition to its carbohydrates. The bar is mainly made up of puffed grains and rice syrup, common components of energy bars.

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Energy Bar - PowerBar - Clif - Protein - Grains - Rice syrup

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