Woher kommt Gatorade?

Gatorade ist ein heute von PepsiCo hergestelltes isotonisches Getränk ohne Kohlensäure. Der Professor für Medizin an der University of Florida, Robert Cade (1927–2007), kreierte das Getränk im Jahre 1965 für die Football-Mannschaft Florida Gators derselben Hochschule.

Was ist in Gatorade?

Wasser, Gluktose-Fruktosesirup, Zucker, Säuerungsmittel Citronensäure, Natriumcitrat, Natriumchlorid, Kaliumphosphat, Emulgatoren E414, E445, Magnesiumcarbonat, Aromen, Farbstoffe E104, E110. Gatorade schmeckt etwas künstlich nach Orange bzw. irgendetwas Fruchtigem.

Was passiert wenn man Powerade trinkt?

Das isotonische Sportgetränk „Sports Mountain Blast“ von Powerade soll den Durst löschen und gleichzeitig positiv auf den Körper wirken. Laut Hersteller ist das Getränk mit Elektrolyten versehen, was nicht nur die Flüssigkeitszufuhr bei sportlicher Betätigung verbessern soll, sondern auch die Performance.

Why is Gatorade so popular at the University of Florida?

For the University of Florida, the success of Gatorade has translated into more resources to support research. Since 1973, Gatorade has brought more than $80 million to the university, which has been used to fund everything from UF’s Whitney Marine Laboratory in St. Augustine to the on-campus Genetics Institute.“

What is the meaning of the Gatorade slogan?

Gatorade’s current slogan asks “Is it in you?” But 38 years ago, it was what was coming out of University of Florida football players that prompted the question that launched an industry.

What was Gatorade’s first on-the-field test?

According to legend, the first on-the-field tests of Gatorade came in a scrimmage between the Gators B team and the freshmen. “At the end of the first half, the B team was ahead 13-0. They pushed the freshmen around pretty good,” Cade says.

How many cases of Gatorade were sold in 2013?

Roughly 632 million cases were sold in 2013 alone. With the sports drink having been born on the Gators’s playing field and invented by a University of Florida employee, it’s not hard to see why both Cade’s estate (he died in 2007) and the school get a percentage of royalties from sales, an agreement that’s still in place today.