Sports drink: regular and low calorie

Sports drink: 16 grams of carbohydrate in 1 cup.

Sports drink, low calorie: 4.7 grams of carbohydrate in 1 cup.

Both foods are shown for the same measure: 1 cup.

In 1 cup of each food

Sodium

Sports drink
97 milligrams of sodium in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
108 milligrams of sodium in 1 cup

Potassium

Sports drink
37 milligrams of potassium in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
31 milligrams of potassium in 1 cup

Phosphorus

Sports drink
25 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
17 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 cup

Protein

Sports drink
0 grams of protein in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
0.1 grams of protein in 1 cup

Carbohydrate

Sports drink
16 grams of carbohydrate in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
4.7 grams of carbohydrate in 1 cup

Sugars

Sports drink
13 grams of sugars in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
3.1 grams of sugars in 1 cup

Fiber

Sports drink
0 grams of fiber in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
0 grams of fiber in 1 cup

Saturated fat

Sports drink
0 grams of saturated fat in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
0 grams of saturated fat in 1 cup

Calories

Sports drink
64 calories in 1 cup
Sports drink, low calorie
19 calories in 1 cup

Weight of this portion

Sports drink
248 g
Sports drink, low calorie
240 g

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Where these numbers come from

Sports drink: USDA FoodData Central, Survey Foods (FNDDS), record 2710771. The source describes it as: Sports drink, NFS.

Sports drink, low calorie: USDA FoodData Central, Survey Foods (FNDDS), record 2710774. The source describes it as: Sports drink, low calorie.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.

Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).

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