What is Your Favorite Gatorade Flavor?
What is Your Favorite Gatorade Flavor?
The Top 10 Gatorade Flavors, Ranked
On the occasion of Gatorade's 50th birthday, we assess the many iterations of the thirst quencher born in a lab.
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Fifty years ago, the University of Florida's assistant coach asked a team of university physicians why so many of his players were getting sick from the heat. There were two key elements, they told him: Fluid and electrolytes were being lost as they sweat, and they weren't replenishing carbohydrates fast enough. The solution: a scientifically formulated beverage called Gatorade, which is now the most recognizable sports drink. Here, we rank the best flavors so you don't have to.
10. Glacier Freeze
Status: Chalky. Acrid. Nasty.
M.O.: So disgusting you'll need two glasses of water just to flush out the taste.
9. Rain Berry
Status: More water than sugar.
M.O.: Slimming waistlines since 2011.
8. Lemonade
Status: Almost as good as the real thing.
M.O.: Dominating that hangover.
7. Mango Extremo
Status: Like grape drank but mango.
M.O.: Making you nostalgic for Tropical Mango.
6. Cool Blue
Status: Artificially colored.
M.O.: Making Slurpees look bad at 7-Eleven.
5. Tangerine
Status: Not Orange.
M.O.: Suspiciously fruity, but a far cry from watered-down candy.
4. Fruit Punch
Status: The cranberry juice of sports drinks.
M.O.: Two shots Stoli, three parts punch—a.k.a. the Gator Tail.
3. Citrus Cooler
Status: The McRib of Gatorade flavors.
M.O.: Brought back by popular demand in March.
2. Orange
Status: Your second-best option when Lemon-Lime's sold out.
M.O.: Repping the South with that citrus potassium.
1. Lemon-Lime
Status: The O.G. of sports drinks.
M.O.: Bossy: We'll happily lap it from a dumped cooler.
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