Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber

Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Gatorade Thirst Quencher (sugar RTD)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−35

di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp)−28

dimethylphthalate−6

dibutyl phthalate−1

Ingredients

−85

natural and artificial flavor−24

yellow 5−24

blue 1−23

dextrose−6

citric acid−2

3 smaller deductions−6

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+30

Minimum score+30

Final score0

Contaminants · 18

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Gatorade Thirst Quencher (sugar RTD)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)11 ppbof 6 ppb

Over the limit — 1.8×US EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Dimethylphthalate6.23 ppbof 10 ppb

62% of the limitDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Dibutyl Phthalate15.3 ppbof 120 ppb

13% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Di (2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate0.0457 ppmof 60 ppm

<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Benzylbutyl PhthalateNDof 6 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — BBP SML 6 mg/kg (cut from 30). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (BBP x0.1 = 6 mg/kg alone).

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb

Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

BpfNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Di-n-octyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDNOP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Dicyclohexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDCHP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Diethylhexyl AdipateNDof 18 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

DiethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDEP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Dihexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate, EU Repr. 1B) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Diisobutyl PhthalateNDof 150 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Diisodecyl AdipateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDIDA (diisodecyl adipate) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Diisodecyl PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Diisononyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic AcidNDof 60 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DINCH (FCM 775) group restriction with DEHT, 60 mg/kg. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Diisononyl ortho PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.

Measured in: Cool Blue Thirst Quencher

Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber healthy?

Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Gatorade Thirst Quencher (sugar RTD). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber?

Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber lists 12 ingredients, starting with Water, Sugar, Dextrose, Citric Acid and Sodium Citrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber?

Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber compare to other sports & electrolyte drinks?

At 0/100 Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber scores worse than most sports & electrolyte drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sports & electrolyte drinks is BODYARMOR SportWater Electrolytes at 96/100.

Is Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber organic?

Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Ready-to-drink bottles: water, sugar, dextrose, citric acid, electrolytes; no cocoa, rice, nut, protein; plastic bottle) with the other products in its family, Gatorade Thirst Quencher (sugar RTD), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber contain phthalates?

Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lime Cucumber itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected DEHP at 11 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Cool Blue Thirst Quencher, dibutyl phthalate at 15.3 ppb against a 120 ppb limit in Cool Blue Thirst Quencher and dimethylphthalate at 6.23 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Cool Blue Thirst Quencher. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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