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Gatorade vs. V8 juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gatorade and v8 juice different?

  • V8 juice is higher than gatorade in vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium.
  • V8 juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 32% more than gatorade.
  • Gatorade contains 2 times more sugar than v8 juice. Gatorade contains 5.24g of sugar, while v8 juice contains 3.29g.
  • Gatorade has a higher glycemic index (89) than v8 juice (43).

Beverages, PEPSICO QUAKER, Gatorade, G performance O 2, ready-to-drink. and CAMPBELL'S, V8 100% Vegetable Juice types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 1.3% 1.9% 2% 0.27% 4.3% 5.1% 1.7% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 4.8% 17% 11% 0% 0% 0% 23% 0% 0%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1186.7%
Contains more IronIron +500%
~equal in Magnesium ~mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 4.1% 3.3% 5.1% 0% 0.5% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 99% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7300%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gatorade V8 juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 29.6mg 32%
Sodium 39mg 173mg 6%
Potassium 15mg 193mg 5%
Iron 0.05mg 0.3mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Fructose 1.82g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 2%
Calcium 1mg 16mg 2%
Protein 0g 0.82g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Copper 0.006mg 1%
Phosphorus 10mg 1%
Carbs 6.43g 4.12g 1%
Calories 26kcal 21kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.43g 3.32g N/A
Sugar 5.24g 3.29g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 93.38 g
Other: 0.19 g
4% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 4.12 g
Water: 93.9 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +510.5%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~93.9g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Gatorade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173660/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.