Sports drinks: most protein
Of the 513 products in the sports drinks aisle of USDA's branded food database, Apple Pear Flavored Restore Hydration with Electrolytes by Bolt24 has the most protein: 2.0 g per 100 g (10.0 g per 500 ml serving); the aisle's median is 0 g. It shares that value with 1 other product; ties are listed by fewer calories. 0% of those with a declared serving (2) declare 10 g or more per labeled serving, FDA's "high in protein" line before its protein-quality correction (21 CFR 101.54(b), 101.9(c)(7)). Nine in ten sports drinks products have almost none (under 1 g per 100 g), so this list ranks exceptions, not the aisle.
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Which sports drinks has the most protein per 100 g?
- 1Bolt24 · 500 ml serving2.0gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
- 2Bolt24 · 500 ml serving2.0gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
- 3Monster Energy · 325 ml serving1.9gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 4Monster Energy · 325 ml serving1.9gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 5Red Bull · 250 ml serving0.4gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 6Karviva · 360 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 7Karviva · 360 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 8Ready · 360 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 9Ready · 360 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 10Ready · 360 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 11Ready · 360 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 12Red Bull · 355 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 13Red Bull · 355 ml serving0.3gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 14R.w. Knudsen Family · 473 ml serving0.2gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 15R.w. Knudsen Family · 473 ml serving0.2gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 16R.w. Knudsen Family · 473 ml serving0.2gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 17R.w. Knudsen Family · 473 ml serving0.2gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 18Ready · 500 ml serving0.2gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 19Ready · 500 ml serving0.2gper 100 g · 1.0 g per serving
- 20Pickle Juice · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 21Nth Degree · 236 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 22Propel · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 23Gatorade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 24Suerox · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 25Alka65 · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 26Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 27Powerade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 28Bodyarmor Super Water · 237 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 29Powerade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 30Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 31Gatorade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 32Gatorade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 33Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 34Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 35Gatorade · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 36Gatorade · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 37Gatorade · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 38Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 39Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 40Above · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 41Roar · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 42Propel · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 43Propel · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 44Propel · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 45Rockstar · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 46Propel · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 47Gatorade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 48Propel · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 49Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 50Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 51Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 52Propel · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 53Propel · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 54Propel · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 55Bang · 473 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 56Bodyarmor · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 57Reign · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 58Reign · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 59Reign · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 60Reign · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 61Bodyarmor · 236.5 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 62Suerox · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 63Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 64Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 65Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 66Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 67Gatorade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 68Gatorade · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 69Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 70Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 71G Fuel · 473 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 72C4 · 480 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 73C4 · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 74G Fuel · 473 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 75G Fuel · 473 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 76Electrolit Zero · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 77Propel · 500 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 78Propel · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 79Propel · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 80Propel · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 81Propel · 360 g serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 82Propel · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 83Pickle Juice · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 84G Fuel · 473 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 85True North · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 86True North · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 87True North · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 88True North · 355 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 89G Fuel · 473 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 90Electrolit Zero · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 91Electrolit Zero · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 92Suerox · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 93Suerox · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 947-select · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 95Powerade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 96Pickle Juice · 240 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 97Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 98Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 99Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
- 100Gatorade · 360 ml serving0gper 100 g · 0 g per serving
How this ranking is made
510 products in the aisle declare protein; 483 are ranked, leaving out 8 records above 2.1 g per 100 g (1.25 times the aisle's 99th percentile; a name or brand built on protein, such as protein, skyr or ultra-filtered, is exempt) or whose label declares more protein, fat and carbohydrate than its calories can hold; 19 mixes, powders or concentrates (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.
Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).
What this ranking does not measure
Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.
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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