Powerade is a competitor to Coca-Cola's attempt to divide Gatorade's beverage empire, and it follows Gatorade, but has never been able to catch up. In 2018, Powerade appeared on the field as the official drink of the World Cup, and the biggest attraction was actually its squeeze jet sports soft water bottle. This situation is not new to Powerade, which has a market share of around 20% in North America, but its following is far less than that of Gatorade, and its loyalty is far from the latter.
 
Powerade is only available in two ranges, Sugar and Zero Sugar, which is a little weaker than Gatorade's extensive product line, but it also has more than a dozen flavors to choose from. Powerade's traditional sports drinks don't taste as good as Gatorade, such as orange, grape or lime, Gatorade has a rich and sweet aroma, but Powerade has a low taste and impure fruitiness. However, Powerade's exotic flavors are surprisingly successful, such as pickled melon flavor is addictive, sweet and sour and refreshing but not too greasy, strawberry lemon and raspberry are also fresh and soft, not easy to make mistakes, 591ml priced at 4 yuan. The performance of Zero is not good, the sugar substitute has a long aftertaste, the main mixed berry flavor is salty, with a bit of rusty aftertaste, the evaluation is seriously polarized, and in general, there is no high balance of taste in Gatorade, 591ml is priced at 12 yuan.
 
The same 20oz (591ml) package of Powerade has 10mg less sodium and potassium, but the sugar content is still 35g per bottle, which will be higher for low-intensity exercise scenarios, and is more suitable for high-intensity, long-term and profusely sweaty exercise. Some consumers are concerned that the sweetener used in Powerade is high fructose syrup, fearing that it will make people more fattening and pose a health threat. In fact, the FDA has clarified that there is insufficient evidence that high fructose syrup is more likely to cause metabolic diseases than regular sucrose, and that excessive consumption of any sugar can lead to obesity and tooth decay, so the most important thing is to control total calorie intake.