Drinking water vs. Powerade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between drinking water and powerade
- Powerade has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3 than drinking water.
- Powerade's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11769% more.
- Powerade has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of powerade is 65, while the glycemic index of drinking water is 0.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, water, tap, drinking and Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 153mg | 11769% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.91µg | 38% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 1.565mg | 10% |
Fructose | 3.22g | 4% | |
Carbs | 0g | 7.84g | 3% |
Sodium | 4mg | 42mg | 2% |
Calories | 0kcal | 32kcal | 2% |
Iron | 0mg | 0.09mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0mg | 1% |
Potassium | 0mg | 18mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.011mg | 1% |
Fats | 0g | 0.05g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0g | 7.84g | N/A |
Magnesium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Calcium | 3mg | 1mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0g | 6.11g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.008g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.011g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.028g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
99.9 g
Other:
0.1 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0.05 g
Carbs:
7.84 g
Water:
91.91 g
Other:
0.2 g
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +100% |
~equal in
Protein
~0g
~equal in
Water
~91.91g