Gatorade Gatorlyte® has 60% lower sugar than leading sports drinks and no artificial sweeteners or flavors. It contains a specialized blend of 5 electrolytes: sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, and calcium to quickly rehydrate athletes.

Ingredients. Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Salt, Calcium Lactate, Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Gum Arabic, Purified Stevia Leaf Extract, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Glycerol Ester of Rosin, Yellow 6.

Gatorade Orange has a refreshing orange flavor that will not only quench your thirst, but will also provide needed hydration after a hard workout. Loaded with electrolytes, Gatorade is the go-to drink for athletes and those who need to refuel.

We consider Gatorlyte to be healthier than Gatorade because it contains 75% less added sugar. The majority of the other ingredients are the same, so this is the main differentiator.

Gatorade, because of its electrolyte content, helps to restore the lost electrolytes and keep a person hydrated, during intense activity. It can also replace electrolytes, during times of illness, such as stomach viruses. Gatorade was designed to help serious athletes perform better on the field.

Gatorlytes is a powder that has all the essential electrolytes: 780 mg of sodium, 400 mg of Potassium as well as Chloride, Magnesium and Calcium. Together these are the electrolytes your body needs to perform well. We recommend mixing one pack of Gatorlytes into your hydration drink, or with water.

Gatorlyte provides athletes with rapid rehydration and contains the following:​ 5-electrolyte blend, Lower sugar , & No artificial sweeteners or flavors​. The key electrolyte in Gatorlyte, sodium, helps replace what is lost in sweat.

Ingredients. Water, Sugar, Dextrose, Citric Acid, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Monopotassium Phosphate, Gum Arabic, Natural Flavor, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Glycerol Ester of Rosin, Yellow 6.

Regular Series (Thirst Quencher)

Gatorade Thirst Quencher contains water, sucrose (table sugar), dextrose, citric acid, natural flavor, sodium chloride (table salt), sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, and flavoring/coloring ingredients. Some Gatorade flavor variations used to contain brominated vegetable oil as a stabilizer.

"It's a premium water offering, purified with a 7-step, enhanced filtration process, while also being alkaline," the company said. Gatorade Water will be sold in several sizes beginning in the first quarter of 2024.

Gatorade is a thirst quencher, a fluid replacement beverage for use when people are hot and thirsty. Many of the energy drinks contain caffeine and about three times as much carbohydrate as Gatorade, as well as other substances like ginseng, taurine, etc.

Scientists at the University of Florida invented Gatorade. This resulted in poor athletic performance and unexplained weight loss. The scientists were able to solve the athletes' problems, and on October 2, 1965, Gatorade was invented as a sports drink that would help quench thirst better than water.

Drinking Gatorade after 30 minutes or more of intense exercise can help quickly replace water and electrolytes you lose by sweating. However, drinking water will do much of the same thing. Gatorade is not unhealthy, but it does have high amounts of sugar and salt.

60 calories per bottle. Specialized Blend of 5 Electrolytes: 490 mg sodium; 350 mg potassium; 1040 mg chloride; 105 mg magnesium; 120 mg calcium. Low calorie, 40 calories or less per 12 fl oz. Scientifically formulated for rapid rehydration.

The 'good' of Gatorade However, sports drinks like Gatorade contain sugar and electrolytes like sodium and potassium. Sports drinks can help replace what we lose during longer duration exercise, especially in the heat. Electrolytes are minerals that maintain your body's ionic balance.