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Powerade vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are powerade and smoothie different?

  • Powerade is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin B12, while smoothie is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Powerade covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 11763% more than smoothie.
  • Powerade contains 4 times more vitamin B12 than smoothie. Powerade contains 0.91µg of vitamin B12, while smoothie contains 0.24µg.
  • Powerade has a higher glycemic index (65) than smoothie (44).

Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana 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% 1.6% 3.4% 0% 0.27% 0.43% 5.5% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31%
~equal in Magnesium ~mg
~equal in Copper ~mg
~equal in Manganese ~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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 29% 0% 35308% 114% 0% 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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186485.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +279.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powerade Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.082mg 11763%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 0.24µg 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 24.5mg 27%
Vitamin B3 1.565mg 0.816mg 5%
Fructose 3.22g 4%
Calcium 1mg 41mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.22g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 1%
Iron 0.09mg 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 42mg 29mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.05g 0g 0%
Carbs 7.84g 8.16g 0%
Net carbs 7.84g 8.16g N/A
Potassium 18mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 6.11g 7.35g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 92%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 7.84 g
Water: 91.91 g
Other: 0.2 g
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
~equal in Carbs ~8.16g
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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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. Powerade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175108/nutrients
  2. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.