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Sports Drink Comparison

Carbs and electrolytes are all the rage when going on bike rides that are longer, faster, and/or hotter. Do not forget about calories, whether you get them from your bottles or from your jersey pockets! Select the drinks you would like to compare to see what they have inside. Let us know if there are other drinks you would like to see on the list.


Sports Drink Mix Comparison

Metric Grape Kool-Aid (Retail) Grape Kool Aid (Hood) Gatorade (Orange) Drip Drop Liquid IV
Retail Price $10.99 $0.39 $7.76 $35.99 $19.95
Servings per Container 21 0.75 8 32 10
Carbs per Serving 26 40 36 9 12
Cost per 30g of Carbs $0.60 $0.39 $0.81 $3.75 $4.99
Sodium per Serving 0 0 270 330 510
Sodium per 30g of Carbs 0 0 225 1100 1275
Carb Sources Fructose Fructose Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose Sucrose, Fructose Glucose, Sucrose