date:Aug 21, 2012
But people who engage in strenuous exercise that involves a lot of sweat may want to opt for a more traditional sports drink like Gatorade.
Chhandashri Bhattacharya, a researcher with Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, and her team analyzed coconut water, Gatorade and Powerade and found coconut water contained up to 1,500 mg/liter of potassium, compared to up to 300 mg/liter for Powerade and Gatorade. Coconut water, however, had 400 mg/liter of sodium compared to 600 for the other two dri