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Sports Drinks Cal Na(mg) K(mg)

Total Carb Sugar

Crystalline Fructose

Pure Via

High Fructose

Corn Syrup

Glucose-Fructose

SyrupSucrose Syrup

Sucralose(Splenda)

Vit C

Vit B6

Vit E

Vit B5

Vit B3

Vit B12

Gatorade 200 440 120 56 56   √ √    

Gatorade A.M.

200 440 120 56 56   √ √   √Gatorade Fierce

200 440 120 56 56   √ √   √ √ √

Gatorade X-Factor

200 440 120 56 56   √ √  √

Gatorade Rain

200 440 120 56 56   √ √  Gatorade Tiger

100 540 560 28 28   √ √ √ √Gatorade G2

100 440 120 28 28   √ √   √ √ √ √

Powerade 228 208 128 60 60 √       √ √ √

Powerade Zero

12 220 140 0 0 √ √ √ √Vitamin Water

125 0 0 32.5 32.5 √ √ √ √ √ √

Vitamin Water 10

25 0 0 10 7.5 √√ √ √ √ √

Sobe LifeWater

100 95 20 25 24

√ √ √ √ √ √

SoBe LifeWater 0Cal

0 62.5 62.5 15 0 √√ √ √ √ √ √

Winner is…

PowerAde contains high fructose corn syrup.

The Winner Is….

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