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[Hip Hop]

I wish I had a poll option for this, but lets settle it!
From the two tastes, I really have to go with Powerade. It really is less "bitter" than Gatorade. I usually opt out with Powerade Zero, which tastes sweet instead. From a price perspective, Powerade edges out Gatorade from what I've seen.

Two sport drinks, similar results,

ONE CHOICE. What do you prefer?

 

[unbias]

Thanks to Michael Jordan I grew up drinking the "Original(Citrus cooler)" Gatorade and to this day it is my favorite.

 

[SteveWinwood]

powerade is so much better

but neither are very good

 

[Tesseract]

powerade is cum chump juice

 

[M.W.]

Both are nasty. Shame on the "athletes" who actually drink these.

 

[Surface of Me]

OP is right on the money, Powerade and Powerade Zero both taste better than Gatorade.


Blue for life.

 

[Ambition]

I prefer Powerade.

 

[Tesseract]

Both are nasty. Shame on the "athletes" who actually drink these.

do you even sweat?

 

[Sub_Level]

Blue Powerade

Yellow Gatorade

Prefer the former but the latter is no slouch.

 

[Daft Bird]

Gatorade four lyfe

 

[Pumpkin King]

H2O!

 

[kehs]

Go to a bike store or a sporting store and get some electrolyte tablets.

You won't get diabetes from the the drink, but it might not be as sweet.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Both are terrible salty (poorly) flavoured water.

Just drink water.

 

[Freaky Fred]

Gatorade tastes like camel piss, Powerade is only slightly better

 

[B_Spooky13]

Gatorade for normal hot days

Powerade for hangovers... it's sweeter

 

[kehs]

Gatorade for normal hot days

Powerade for hangovers... it's sweeter

powerade has less sugar, check your pancreas.

 

[lenovox1]

Both are nasty. Shame on the "athletes" who actually drink these.

Both sodium and carbohydrates are very important when engaging in intense physical activity. Sodium promotes fluid retention and absorption and the usefulness for carbs as a quick fuel is obvious.

 

[Malreyn]

H2O!

 

[RdN]

Tangerine Gatorade is unbeatable to me.

 

[Sanjuro]

Powerade has some meaningless vitamins and HFCS.

Gatorade doesn't. Wins before you even take a sip.

 

[jwk94]

Powerade. Gatorade is too concentrated for me.

 

[Freaky Fred]

powerade has less sugar, check your pancreas.

what about sodium?

 

[copelandmaster]

Add as much powder as you want and go to town.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Powerade. Gatorade is too concentrated for me.

pretty sure youre actually supposed to mix gatorade half and half with water but no one ever does

 

[kehs]

jwk94 can't handle electrolytes

what about sodium?

sodium isn't that high, unless you're eating that delicious crunchwrap for breakfast and double cheeseburger at bk.....oh....

 

[brianjones]

do you even sweat?

these power walking water drinkers don't know what its like to earn every inch on the court

 

[Satch]

i prefer gatorade but it gives me headaches so powerade it is

 

[Freaky Fred]

Can we all agree that the yellow flavors of both are equally disgusting?

 

[NobleGreenBeast]

Cold Powerade is my favorite. I usually have a few every week. I interchange between orange, blue and red.

 

[keffri]

blue powerade master race

 

[Appleman]

G2

 

[Sobriquet]

Brawndo, The Thirst Mutilator! It's got electrolytes.

Spoiler

Gatorade

 

[lenovox1]

what about sodium?

Gatorade is designed to have the same osmularity as the plasma in our blood. The sodium levels in both these drink are there for a particular reason (maximum absorption of a carbohydrate beverage), and aren't meaningful to compare unless we're talking about the drink's "effectiveness."

pretty sure youre actually supposed to mix gatorade half and half with water but no one ever does

You're supposed to dilute natural fruit juice with water if you're using it as a carb replacement during exercise. That's because too high of a sugar concentration will make the fluid take more time to absorb. But Gatorade as bottled and packaged isn't intended to be diluted, as far as I'm aware.

 

[Fotheringay]

Gatorade Fierce Melon.

 

[Tevious]

G2

Came to post this.

 

[mariachi507]

Powerade!

Looks like blue, taste like blue.

 

[Retro]

Powerade, because you can mix Blue Powerade with Mello Yellow (Mountain Dew works too) to create Baja Blast (about 1/4th powerade, 3/4ths soda).

One of the best things GAF ever taught me.

 

[lightus]

Gatorade cause go gata'.

UF UF UF!

etc.

 

[SephCast]

There's this Mango gatorade now and it is like crack for me.

 

[Aesius]

Powerade fo sho.

Plus, Gatorade=Flaw'duh Gatas, and fuck the Gatas.

 

[Syph Medwes]

What the fuck is wrong with you people
I've seen some pretty brutal opinions in the OT but powerade over gatorade?
Sickening
Don't get me wrong, powerade is good.
But Gatorade is on another level. And i'm not talking that G2 series 0 calorie bullshit I mean real gatorade that sits in every bottle on hockey benches and is distributed in little paper cups at football and basketball games.
When a team wins the superbowl, do they pour peasant powerade over the winning coach? Hell no, they pour gatorade.
That's G.

 

[y2dvd]

Powerade blue stuff is da bomb yo.

 

[antonz]

Powerade white aka Arctic Freeze aka White Cherry is the best. Used to be labeled as peach and cherry now its just cherry though it tastes the same.

Gatorade finally got around to copying white but its just not as good

 

[Freaky Fred]

sodium isn't that high, unless you're eating that delicious crunchwrap for breakfast and double cheeseburger at bk.....oh....

what?

Gatorade is designed to have the same osmularity as the plasma in our blood. The sodium levels in both these drink are there for a particular reason (maximum absorption of a carbohydrate beverage), and aren't meaningful to compare unless we're talking about the drink's "effectiveness."

I'm asking about flavor. look at the post I was quoting

 

[B_Spooky13]

powerade has less sugar, check your pancreas.

I didn't mean sugar. I just mean Gatorade tastes more watered down.. Powerade has more taste to it.. and when it comes to fruit punch or cherry (which I drink) it's sweeter.

Or it could just be my taste buds

 

[t26]

 

[hiroshawn]

Made with real ingredients son

 

[ZootedGranny]

Gatorade needs to bring back Lemon Ice.

 

[Hatchtag]

Gatorade G2. G1 sucks.
Best G2 Flavors: Grape, Artic Rush, Lemon-Lime.

 

[braves01]

All Sport - The original carbonated body quencher