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Sports drinks

513 products · 98 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 513 sports drinks products from 98 brands; the median has 18 calories, 4.0 g of sugars, 0 g of protein and 44 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 360 ml (87 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest sports drinks product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinApple Pear Flavored Restore Hydration with Electrolytes (Bolt24)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories.2.0 g per 100 g
Least sugarSports Drink (Pickle Juice)One of 18 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 g per 100 g
Least sodiumStrawberry Watermelon Hydration Drink (Prime)One of 6 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.2 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesSports Drink (Pickle Juice)One of 7 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 calories per 100 g
Most fiberSport Electrolyte Solution, Berry Freeze (Pedialyte)One of 5 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories.0.3 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsSports Drink (Pickle Juice)One of 6 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 513 products, one per UPC.

How sports drinks products are spread

Half of all sports drinks products have between 0 g and 5.8 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories31823
Sugars0 g4.0 g5.8 g
Protein0 g0 g0 g
Sodium36 mg44 mg46 mg
Fiber0 g0 g0 g
Saturated fat0 g0 g0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*223 of 51343%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving0 of 820%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving2 of 5100%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*181 of 51135%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving127 of 50125%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most sports drinks products

BrandProducts
Gatorade143
Bodyarmor41
Powerade38
Propel20
Monster Energy16
Red Bull14
Wegmans10
A-game10

Every sports drinks product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov