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Red Bull vs. Powerade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Red Bull and powerade

  • Red Bull has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, powerade is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Powerade covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 11603% more than Red Bull.
  • Powerade has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL and Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 1.8% 0.26% 2.3% 0.67% 0.27% 0% 5.1% 0.65% 1.1%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg
~equal in Sodium ~42mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 24% 184% 92% 500% 246% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 29% 0% 35308% 114% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +527.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6960.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red Bull Powerade DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 2.167mg 153mg 11603%
Vitamin B3 9.827mg 1.565mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.97µg 0.91µg 44%
Vitamin B5 1.54mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0mg 8%
Caffeine 29mg 0mg 7%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.011mg 2%
Fructose 1.63g 3.22g 2%
Calories 43kcal 32kcal 1%
Protein 0.46g 0g 1%
Carbs 10.23g 7.84g 1%
Calcium 6mg 1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 0g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 935kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 313g N/A
Fats 0g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 10.23g 7.84g N/A
Potassium 3mg 18mg 0%
Iron 0.06mg 0.09mg 0%
Sugar 10.22g 6.11g N/A
Copper 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 1mg 0%
Sodium 39mg 42mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0mg 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
10% 89%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 10.23 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.09 g
8% 92%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 7.84 g
Water: 91.91 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.5%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Water ~91.91g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
51% 33% 16%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.19 g
Glucose: 3.4 g
Fructose: 1.63 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
3% 37% 53% 3% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.2 g
Glucose: 2.2 g
Fructose: 3.22 g
Lactose: 0.2 g
Maltose: 0.2 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2495%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +54.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +97.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Red Bull - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173210/nutrients
  2. Powerade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175108/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.