Powerade Power Ade

Name: Powerade Power Ade
Brand: Powerade

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Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Powerade Power Ade healthy?

Powerade Power Ade scores 5/100 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 Power Ade?

Powerade Power Ade lists 16 ingredients, starting with Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Salt and Sodium Citrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Powerade Power Ade contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Powerade Power Ade’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 Power Ade?

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

How does Powerade Power Ade compare to other sports & electrolyte drinks?

At 5/100 Powerade Power Ade 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 Power Ade organic?

Powerade Power Ade is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.