Why Powerade Got Shut Out By Gatorade

[@rebasack21]

I was diagnosed with a kidney disorder which explained my struggle from my early teens to keep my electrolytes up in the healthy zones. For YEARS i drank gatorade simply because one of the few flavors i could stand came in powdered form which is way cheaper and way less plastic waste than buying 3-5 32oz bottles to drink per day. Today i drink mainly crystal light as i need to stay off sugar and the gatorade and powerade zero were AWFUL. Pickle juice is my drink of choice when i need a shot of salts. Its historically the OG sports drink and it doesnt take more than a shot or 2 to work. Fun fact about gatorade powder mix, do not mix into a cup of sprite, it had a mentos and coke type of reaction. im just glad the car window was open when i tried that.

[@GeeEm1313]

Do you drink it straight? I've never tried pickle juice before.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Fun fact I learned. The best drink when you work out for a hard time, to hydrate with is... Skim milk! According to science! Pedialyte, sports drinks, coconut water, freshly squeezed fruit juices, and finally mineral water came next in that order if I recall. Makes sense. You lose a ton after a hard exhaustive work out. They said the fats, protein. And various micronutrients in milk helped just edge the others out. Anyway it was just something I did not expect. Full milk is good too, but the fat to water protein isn't ideal. I think beer made the top ten, but they didn't specify if it was an ABV or one of those small beers. My bet it was a light beer. Or is it my hope? By the way. I said work out hard. Probably don't need to worry if you're in the office just typing.

[@Shortokeiki]

​​@@dianapennepacker6854 Skim milk makes a lot of sense. Milk is hydrating, has sugar, and skim is ofc low in fat

[@AlexSandul]

I mean they are mixing their sugar drink mix with soda...not sure hydrated is even their top 10 worries.

[@rebasack21]

@@GeeEm1313Yes. I already love dill pickles as a snack and one of my doctors suggested trying a shot or 2 of pickle juice for the muscle cramps i get. It really works great!

[@d1ehl.]

Nothing against the other narrator but this guy's voice is iconic. Any video he drops, must watch 👍🙌

[@FirebirdDude]

"Befoe we get started..." is the way he says it. He also has more humor in the inflection of his voice than the girl. Befoe sounds so pompous and I love it lol!!!

[@BitofAnything]

I glad you said it now Ik I’m not the only one😅

[@Brittany_1992]

I agree, love his narration!

[@timthegem]

Yeah it's great software.

[@DazedandInsane]

Other narrator sucks

[@MS-wh5lt]

Cold lemon lime Gatorade on a hot Texas summer day just hits different

[@tanmaz8006]

🤢 I hate lemon lime .. Grape is the best 👌 .

[@Plantpuffbaby]

That flavor is banging! Sorry someone yucked your yum!

[@redline1916]

For anyone thirsty, that shit goes hard

[@BL-yt9fp]

Lemon lime is an exclusive flavor for those who are sick 😂

[@coyotelong4349]

It’s that hint of salt. It’s more thirst-quenching because it really does replenish the electrolytes better than water can

[@Howiesgirl]

I used to drink Gatorade Flow, but then it disappeared from my local stores. Idk if they quit making it, or my local stores just don't stock it anymore for some other reason. Now I'll generally buy Powerade because it's a good bit cheaper than Gatorade. But if there's a sale on Gatorade, I switch back. I'm not product loyal- I'm budget loyal.

[@LeandroFTW]

Blue Powerade hits the spot.

[@kaplezedrummer24ify]

Miss when McDonald's had that on tap

[@messyjesse1173]

​@@kaplezedrummer24ifythey don't anymore!? Haven't been in years. The tap was great. Five guys have everything flavor still

[@BMoney8600]

Blue Powerade is on tap at my work, it is so good!

[@427Cabriolet]

​@@messyjesse1173 sir it's been 6 years..... I used to mix a Blue powerade with a Sprite to get a Unlemonade Baja blast, love it

[@ftwsam2246]

It fell off NGL, I've had it recently, it has less flavor now.

[@aaronbrandon6729]

If Gatorade has been invented at Florida State, it’d be called Seminole Fluid.

[@ByTheStorm]

Lol.

[@chrismayer3919]

😂

[@coyotelong4349]

Semin-ade 🤣

[@coyotelong4349]

Semin-ade 🤣

[@kennyoffhenny]

Well it is sweet & salty 🤷‍♂️

[@NASCARFAN93100]

When both were NASCAR Sponsors during the mid to late 2000s, They would put up Powerade bottles on top of the Race Winning Car in Gatorade Victory Lane only to get knocked off that said Car by the Driver during the celebration

[@xavierjuno4572]

Honestly this continues to be one of my favorite sponsorship stories from this sport ever

[@frankmenesch]

Powerade is still a thing in Australia. Nothing beats smashing a Mountain Blast Powerade when you're so hungover that you're on the verge of death.

[@hoyasfan459]

It still exists in the US. It doesn't have nearly the market share of Gatorade. However, Body Armor & Prime have cut into the market share of both.

[@coyotelong4349]

Mountain Blast has become the definitive flavor of Powerade, much in the same way Lemon-Lime became the definitive flavor of Gatorade

[@theanonymouschicken169]

Powerade dominates Aus/NZ and has a 58% market share while Gatorade has 33%.

[@ShepherdShang]

I'm surprised they didn't mention anything about Powerade changing their formula in the early 2000's. When I was a kid in the 90's Powerade had some kind of texture that made it taste more like a soda, while Gatorade tasted more watery to me. At some point in the early 2000's powerade's taste became more watery too. No idea what it was about or why it happened, but at that point there was barely any difference between them to me.

[@CookinBeatloaf]

I think it was lightly carbonated?

[@TehPwnographer]

@rememberingminnesotathat’s basically what it is lol

[@MrCantabrigian]

I was thinking the exact same thing!!!

[@coyotelong4349]

@@CookinBeatloaf There was another drink called All-Sport that was lightly carbonated, actually All-Sport definitely had a moment in the 90s. It was delicious

[@chaseman94]

​@@coyotelong4349 didn't they used Shaquille O'Neal as their spokesperson ?

[@waywardlaser]

Growing up in Canada in the 90s, Powerade felt a lot more present.

[@reeceypc]

Great video, I love learning about all these brands on my lunch break! Cheers from Nashville! ❤

[@LakeLyfe315]

The Like Mike campaign was so iconic

[@btetschner]

2:09 For those milk-type bottles, some houses used to have "Milk Doors" that the milk man would use to drop off milk bottles.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Besides sports, fighting dehydration becomes crucial in heat waves. You can use simple hydration salts/tablets/capsules bought in a pharmacy if you don't want the sugars these drinks provide.

[@DragonKazooie89]

Also when you are sick

[@SeptemberMeadows]

My house between the two is which ever one is on a discount sale price. If I seriously need to rehydrate the choice is Pedialyte.

[@heidihobear]

Gatorade and powerade were both used in Star Trek especially deep space 9 to represent exotic drinks from quarks bar

[@kinocorner976]

Blue Powerade, and Lime Gatorade when chilled, are just perfect.

[@BeatsByWorthy]

Grape or any purple Powerade

[@btetschner]

8:59 #99 was my football jersey for most of my high school playing years. That is J.J. Watts, who also has the same middle name as I do (James). He was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year in 2012, 2014, and 2015.

[@cameroneridan4558]

Meanwhile, EVERYWHERE outside the USA: "what the fuck is a gatorade?"

[@CJBray_heritagehollow]

Us Canadians love it too. 😊 🤚 Howdy neighbour 😂

[@TGPDrunknHick]

Aussie. definitely have gatorade but, also have fucktonnes of powerade.

[@virginialeonor1144]

Nah we drink Gatorade in DR they know the difference

[@Lickymaballs]

@@CJBray_heritagehollow not all canadians love it as it doesn't taste very good a better option is an iced coffee lol

[@ottovonbismarck1375]

Nah, Gatorade has made its way to Europe

[@supermario530]

Cucumber Lime Gatorade is probably one of their best flavors ever

[@wcproductions2024]

Yes. Thank you. I was looking for this comment!

[@Gary_Le_Strange]

"cucumber water for customer only!". Sorry, had a Better Call Saul flashback moment

[@btetschner]

It is really good!

[@ghostmachine71]

that, and the Green Apple

[@kuebby]

I never realized that the Frost flavors were for "thirst" over "sport." Those are the flavors I generally go for when I'm sick. The flavor is less intense and less sharp so it's less unpleasant when you throw it back up.

[@CaseyMcGeorge]

Kids today just don’t get how hard that “Like Mike” commercial went in the early 90’s

[@angelam5782]

Throwing it back to when Gatorade came in glass bottles! I'd forgotten about that!

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Gatorade had the far better marketing campaign. Powerade had better flavors. Staminade though was the far superior sports drink. I do miss the glass milk-bottle style of Gatorade though.

[@cherie..cherry]

Whaaa!!! Gatorade used to come in a glass bottle 😮??

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@cherie..cherry You must be a young one.

[@BulyssesBwachowski]

@@cherie..cherryyou can see them at 3:30.

[@laurenmp7486]

@@cherie..cherry yep back in the day Gatorade was in glass bottles.

[@StumptownRetro]

Powerade doesn’t seem vanquished outside of North America. Grew up in Germany and it is still dominant over there.

[@btetschner]

3:26 That is Pete Carroll. He won the College Football National Championship both in 2004 (year I graduated grad school) and 2005 (my last year in the school system in that 20 year stretch, I was in the faculty network at the time).

[@tylerlower5140]

Those powerade popsicles are awesome 😁

[@Jllyrol311]

‘Be Like Mike’ still rips.

[@4sake123]

I know a lot of people hate it but I absolutely love the lime cucumber gatorade.

[@aerisvulkan2538]

Its really an underrated flavor

[@fugufishfive]

That’s one of my all time favorite too, I look for it all the time

[@coyotelong4349]

Yep, that and Melon

[@walgreenstothemoon]

I like green apple

[@PhilipPedro2112]

The cucumber hits good, especially during the hot Summer.

[@InflatableConan]

Remember those "spill-proof" Powerade bottles from the late '90s that had mini plastic slits in the neck of the bottle? It wouldn't even spill even when the bottle was accidentally knocked over without a cap on. I always thought that was the greatest invention. Bring that back.

[@vizual7390]

Gatorade isn't sold commercially in the UK and throughout Europe, whereas Powerade is. So any loss they're making on the US front they're more than making it up on the European front.

[@andrewhoman9177]

Gatorade held roughly 75% of the market share globally in 2023.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

@@andrewhoman9177yeah I was going to say EU’s stupid ban hasn’t really affected their market share. The rest of the world clearly couldn’t care what the prissy hypocrites ban

[@dickcheese663]

WTF is a kilometer?

[@paddybm3245]

In Italy Gatorade is definitely available

[@haansolo6169]

It is not available in Germany

[@Gary_Le_Strange]

I still remember the original Gatorade thirst quencher in powder mix. Move ahead a decade or so, we kept the mix on hand at the fire department tucked away high n dry in those big orange coolers, ready to be whupped up in hurried fashion to help restore fire crews to hydrated status.

[@btetschner]

9:42 In reference to Judy Garland, I am going to watch the film Easter Parade today! She stars with Fred Astaire in the film.

[@danderson8431]

I can’t touch the lemon flavor after my last colonoscopy. They force you to drink like a gallon of it mixed with laxatives.

[@blaquenoise]

Pineapple Mango is was only a limited run from what I remember. Still it needs to be permanent along with Ecto Cooler. Also who remembers the sports drink 10K? On a side note I love all the house I go into while working pest control and seeing coke purist with all their memorabilia, but they have Gatorade instead of powerade.

[@dralbora]

For those of us over 50 years of age, Gatorade, which is now in 28 ounces instead of 32 ounces, is what our doctors recommend us for our colonoscopy prep. With that association, I usually only buy the stuff once every five years.

[@KevinWindsor1971]

2:25 Is that Dr. Shires, or Foster Brooks? "Try my new drink. It's got bur-bur-bourbon in it".

[@Rain20j]

I'm more partial to Powerade over Gatorade. At least for most of the flavors.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

@2:31 "It sort of tasted like toilet bowl cleaner" I gotta ask, how many times did he drank any toilet bowl cleaners to know its taste?

[@coyotelong4349]

One of the rare times the Coca-Cola product just can’t compete with the Pepsi equivalent. Pepsi made the smart move buying Gatorade, an already-known and already established brand in its own right The sports drink category (Gatorade) and the citrus soda category (Mtn Dew) are the 2 categories that Coke has definitively lost in

[@hkiller57]

Hold up, you think mountain dee won the citrus beverage contest? Sprite is more popular than that

[@BeeBee-pl9ly]

​@@hkiller57sprite doesn't compete with mountain dew. It competes with starry aka Sierra mist

[@hkiller57]

@@BeeBee-pl9ly is sprite not a citrus soda?

[@BeeBee-pl9ly]

@@hkiller57 yes but it doesn't compete with Mountain Dew. Sprite is lemon lime while Mountain Dew isn't. Coca Cola has "Mellow Yellow" which competes with Mountain Dew. Sprite competes with 7UP and Starry.

[@hkiller57]

@@BeeBee-pl9ly i agree in that they dont taste similar and so arent competitors but the person i replied to said mtn dew owns the citrus soda market which is flat out untrue as that is a huge and varied market

[@Backroad_Junkie]

I drink Powerade Zero all the time. But only when it goes on sale for 99 cents a bottle, lol. Perfect for after doing yardwork or other strenuous exercise...

[@sherqyanstromain9580]

Battle of an era the great thirst wars never forget

[@youraquainstructor3791]

8:39 Love Dr. Berg…glad you incorporated his content with yours. He pretty much dispels the mystery behind each one & doesn’t recommend either one!!😂😅

[@lazy_dad]

i love the japanese sports drink POCARI SWEAT. i think you should do an episode about that!

[@snailsaredumb9412]

The irony of all these comments who dislike the other narrator is that she did VA work for List25 and theRichest before they both got bought out and everyone ragged on this same guy whenever they couldn't get her, the same way they do about her now. I've followed this feud from channel to channel for almost ten years... still don't know their names

[@idrathernot_2]

That IS pretty funny. Different strokes different folks.

[@RavenNo.5]

So what, his voice is way better

[@TGPDrunknHick]

probably depends on the audience. I wonder if the demographics for those channels are significantly different or not.

[@howyoudurrinhunneh]

Blue Powerade in restaurants > Gatorade

[@evolancer211]

Glacier freeze best flavor for sure

[@oxygon2850]

I have no idea what you're talking about... they're right next to each other on the shelf and I always choose Powerade over Gatorade?!

[@MrQuackthethird]

Oh well, what's wrong with you? Oh my God, as long as you like it. I'm not a very brand loyal to anything but I will always get gatoraded

[@thecreativespirit]

Now the Powerade is the one always out of stock. the gatorade only has the zero sugar left on the shelf and the walmart employee said they been outta stock and dont know when they will be back ☠☠☠

[@moochieone1]

Every time I hear the word "electrolytes", I immediately think of the movie "Idiocracy". In certain parts of the movie, an assumption is made that just because a drink has electrolytes, it must be good for everything, including plants. However, in a central part of the movie, crops are diminishing and they cannot figure out why, even though they are feeding the plants "electrolytes".

[@colerieger7300]

Water? Like from the toilet?

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! Amazing topic and history!

[@josel1325]

I loved the blue Powerade as a kid

[@lilq4593]

Glacier freeze and lemon lime Gatorade. Cool blue is up there as well.

[@garymorgan3443]

Anybody remember Gatorade gum? Horrid stuff, as I recall.

[@laurenmp7486]

GatorGum!!! And yeah it didn't taste great.

[@rangerannie5636]

My dad was friends with Mr Stokely because they both worked at the University of Florida at Gainesville. I went to Brownies with Mr Stokely's daughter. I remember my dad drinking and testing Gatorade before it ever came on the market.

[@btetschner]

9:42 One year when I was in elementary school, our school performed the play The Wizard of Oz for the Spring program.

[@cristiancepeda_yt]

In america yes, around the world no. In mexico poweraid rules and gatoraid tastes like medicine

[@leonflpqzhz4765]

Idk Wich part of Mexico you talking about but where I live looks like most people buy Gatorade even though it costs a bit more

[@cristiancepeda_yt]

@@leonflpqzhz4765 vives en mexico o nomas vienes a visitar con tus papis?

[@BerserkingKantus]

I like blue Powerade better than any Gatorade.

[@laurenmp7486]

Gatorade doesn't have flavors, it has colors. You don't go looking for fruit punch, you look for red, you ask for the red if a friend offers to get you one.

[@jordi7494]

Is there enough material on "All Sport" to do any episode?

[@btetschner]

I second a video about All Sport.

[@NewMessage]

Alligators hate the stuff. S'all I'm sayin.

[@tylerwhorff7143]

I like both! Fruit punch is my go-to but if there's a lot of flavors available I go for Arctic Blitz Gatorade (which is supposed to be watermelon/lavender flavor according to the website, personally I feel like it tastes like laundry detergent as a beverage which I like???) or Strawberry Lemonade Powerade. It's like just the right amount of sour and really hits especially in summertime.

[@iamlowkeyedits]

when you live in the tropics and food poisoning is regularly real, nothing replaces fluid faster in a satisfying way than gatorade. from my personal experience. and if you gotta chunder, it doesnt taste worse.

[@TurdFergurson]

Has anyone seen lemon lime Body Armor anywhere? That was my favorite but I haven't seen it in YEARS!

[@simshengvue4642]

I never see anyone drinking Gatorade anywhere, only Powerade

[@cristiancepeda_yt]

Exactly

[@____________838]

Where in the world?

[@ggallintedtalk]

Good

[@cristiancepeda_yt]

@@____________838 anywhere not first world or america

[@____________838]

@@cristiancepeda_yt that’s exactly what I was expecting

[@cardboardempire]

The last time I had a sports drink, they came in glass bottles

[@jasongodwin1319]

I always go for Powerade it has more potassium and 98% of the population is potassium deficient.

[@thomaslynch1853]

I didn’t know they made Powerade freezicles! I’m going to look out for that next time I’m at the grocery store

[@Niterider73]

I'm surprised Gatorade ice wasn't mentioned. Loved that stuff

[@tanmaz8006]

.. Powerade grape is great 👌 ..

[@hepler228]

Poweraid is definitely making a comeback now

[@elizabethramsey9295]

Years ago our high school used to have a Coke machine that students could purchase diet sodas and Powerade. I used to have to stifle a giggle before telling a student their teeth and tongue were turning blue while they drank the Berry Blast flavor. Meanwhile the school district received a “cut” from the sales from the Coke soda machines

[@MrRobot1984]

All Sport? In high school football we were drinking All Sport till it disappeared from shelves. I remember “Grandpa Shaq” commercials

[@btetschner]

All-Sport was so good!

[@kameljoe21]

Please do one on Brawndo.

[@btetschner]

1:31 George Clooney directed the film Boys In The Boat (2023), which premiered on my 44th birthday. It was about the legendary row team from the University of Washington. Years ago I went on an epic date in which we stopped by the University of Washington.

[@sarahkatie7497]

Are you married Ben??

[@btetschner]

@@sarahkatie7497 I am not married...so your chances are good ;)

[@J.Wick.]

Powerade is so much better IMO. Depends on flavor of course, but generally given the choice I'll pick Powerade every time. Citrus Cooler notwithstanding.

[@mylet2658]

Went to Alaska and took a tour of glacier, I was amazed when the color of the lake was exactly of glacier freeze. I guess that is where Gatorade got that color from

[@budderpecan4185]

That's weird I live in Central Illinois and it's fairly popular at my old workplace and I see them on the shelves in places. They just came out with some sour flavors over in a dollar store near me. (I don't really like the green apple sour one I tried though.) The fruit punch and orange flavors are my favorites. : )

[@mrsmith1097]

Here in Australia Powerade is just as common if not more so than Gatorade

[@btetschner]

5:39 Michael Jordan really established himself fast with his personality, people not only like him but greatly respect him. I remember how he would always talk about how much he loved his mother (Mr. T also talks a lot of how much he loves his mother).

[@BRBTechTalk]

8:26 The original Gatorade had lots of salt in it. I tasted nothing like what it does now. Lemon "flavor" was tart so it was salty and dry tasting not sweet and sugary like it is now.

[@omniXenderman]

Im fairly certain Gatorade has actually saved my life on multiple occasions 😂

[@essentialjordan23]

Riptide Rush is the GOAT Gatorade flavor.

[@philipgallagher69420]

they had blue powerade at the fountain in the cafe in college. boy that blue gatorade got me through a shit ton of mornings after a long night out. shahtaht blue powerade

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@btetschner]

I don't know how popular it was outside of our area, but All-Sport was a third-place finisher in our area.

[@mr.waffles8739]

I used to be a Gatorade type of guy when I was doing some sport or labor, but now I just put electrolyte powder in my water and I'm good to go

[@DankRedditMemes]

Gatorade is also cheaper than any other sports drink on the market in my area

[@dragonrana88]

I prefer Powerade. I buy some every month when grocery shopping, rarely if ever get gatorade.

[@chrisguardiano6143]

Gatorade is also in the energy drink market via its Fast Twitch product (which is basically Gatorade loaded with caffeine) though it faces stiff competition in the form of Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar, & its closest rival Celsius.

[@donovanwhite2841]

Gatorade will always be number 1 🐊

[@nicksolazzo4717]

Gatorade gives me god awful heartburn

[@btetschner]

I am trying to think of all the things that came in 3rd place (or placed not far away) for the product competition: RC Cola, All-Sport, Shasta Pop (defintely not 3rd place but not that far behind), Sun Chips, etc.

[@btetschner]

1:28 Ocean's Eleven (2001) was the #1 film on my 22nd birthday. It was my last birthday before graduating college at Doane University in 22 County (Saline County, Nebraska).

[@giancarlovelandrez3413]

we used to mix gatorade with alcoholic beverages. glad we survived

[@rumatadestora]

The first two minutes sound like an experiment Vault-tec would do to the people inside their vaults lol

[@theodorecarbajal2975]

Both has been sobering me up after a mean hang over for years

[@Joker-no1uh]

Don't forget about All Sport. That shit was fire.

[@GatheringSelfSuffiency]

What about All Sport? I remember in the 90s my Dad worked for Pepsi and they carried All Sport. It was delicious. I don't know what happened to it and would like to see a video about it.

[@reznorms81]

Maybe in USA but here in north Italy I still see powerade in every shop, probablymore than gatorade now that I think about it, same when I traveled around EU.