Sweetened beverages
Bodyarmor Powerade
28 fl oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 37
Bodyarmor Powerade scores 37 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 12 points Sugars 5.4 g / 100 ml: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Powerade
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Potassium phosphate minus 2.5 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Glycerol ester of rosin (ester gum) minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 5.4 g / 100 ml minus 12 points
- Energy 22 kcal / 100 ml minus 2 points
100 − 63 = 37
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 22 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.4 g |
| Sugars | 5.4 g |
| Added sugars | 4.8 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 portion (355 ml)
Ingredients
- Filtered water
- pure cane sugar (high concern)
- coconut water concentrate
- citric acid
- dipotassium phosphate (electrolyte)
- vegetable juice concentrate (color)
- ascorbic acid (vitamin c)
- gum arabic
- magnesium oxide (electrolyte)
- natural strawberry banana flavor with other natural flavors
- calcium d - pantothenate (vitamin b5)
- niacinamide (vitamin b3)
- alpha - tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)
- ester gum
- zinc oxide (electrolyte)
- pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6)
- vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a)
- folic acid (vitamin b9)
- beta-apo-8' carotenal (color) (not recognized)
- cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)
Label text, as published
Filtered water, pure cane sugar, coconut water concentrate, citric acid, dipotassium phosphate (electrolyte), vegetable juice concentrate (color), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), gum arabic, magnesium oxide (electrolyte), natural strawberry banana flavor with other natural flavors, calcium d - pantothenate (vitamin b5), niacinamide (vitamin b3), alpha - tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ester gum, zinc oxide (electrolyte), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), folic acid (vitamin b9), beta-apo-8' carotenal (color), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12).
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org