BODYARMOR Sports Drink Strawberry Banana
Summary
BODYARMOR Sports Drink Strawberry Banana scores 48/100. A sugar-loaded sports drink with 17g added sugars (34% DV) from cane sugar per 12oz bottle — 80 calories of mostly sugar water. Contains coconut water concentrate and electrolytes (oxide forms, cheap), plus vitamins A/C/E and B-vitamins. No artificial dyes (uses fruit/vegetable juice color), which is better than Gatorade. However, the heavy sugar load, ester gum, gum arabic, natural flavors, beta-apo-8'-carotenal, folic acid, and cyanocobalamin add up to a heavily processed beverage pretending to be healthy hydration.
At a glance
Key ingredients 8
Coconut Water ConcentrateGood
Natural electrolyte source with potassium from real coconut water.
See more about Coconut Water Concentrate →Electrolyte BlendGood
Dipotassium phosphate, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide — functional minerals, though oxide forms are least bioavailable.
See more about Electrolyte Blend →Vitamin BlendGood
B-vitamins + A/C/E coverage at 25-80% DVs. Decent fortification.
See more about Vitamin Blend →Cane Sugar17gBad
17g added sugars per bottle (34% DV). Real cane sugar is better than HFCS but still a massive sugar load for a 'sports drink.'
See more about Cane Sugar →Natural FlavorsBad
Catch-all term with zero transparency on composition.
See more about Natural Flavors →Ester GumBad
Synthetic emulsifier derived from wood rosin. Unnecessary additive.
See more about Ester Gum →Steviol GlycosidesNeutral
Natural stevia sweetener used alongside the cane sugar.
See more about Steviol Glycosides →CyanocobalaminNeutral
Cheapest synthetic B12 form with poor bioavailability.
See more about Cyanocobalamin →Processing
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