Powerade Defend

Name: Powerade Defend
Brand: Powerade

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Ingredients · 13

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Common questions

Is Powerade Defend healthy?

Powerade Defend scores 16/100 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. 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 Powerade Defend?

Powerade Defend lists 13 ingredients, starting with Water, Glucose, Citric Acid, Fructose and Sodium Citrates. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Powerade Defend contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Powerade Defend’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 Powerade Defend?

Powerade Defend is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Powerade Defend compare to other sports & electrolyte drinks?

At 16/100 Powerade Defend 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 Powerade Defend organic?

Powerade Defend is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.