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Table 1 Nutrient Information for milk and various sports drinks

From: Milk: the new sports drink? A Review

 

Whole Milk (3.25%)

Partly Skimmed (2%)

Partly Skimmed (1%)

Skim Milk (0.1%)

Chocolate Milk, Partly Skimmed* (2%)

Gatorade Thirst Quencher®

Gatorade Endurance Formula®

Accelerade®

Kcal

159

128

108

90

189

52

53

85

kJ

663

536

453

380

793

218

221

354

Protein (g)

9

9

9

9

8

0

0

4

Fat (g)

9

5

3

trace

5

0

0

0

Carbohydrate (g)

12

12

12

13

27

15

15

16

Sodium (mg)

126

129

129

133

159

115

211

127

Potassium (mg)

391

398

402

431

446

31

95

16

  1. All presented information is based on a 250 mL serving of each of the different beverages. Data is from http://www.dairynutrition.ca, http://www.gatorade.com, and http://www.accelerade.com. *Chocolate milk has added sucrose and cocoa and the macronutrient composition of chocolate milk varies depending on the specific manufacturer.