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Instead of drinking gatorade during intense physical activity, I would rather drink fruit juice. Is there a fruit juice that is comparable to gatorade for electrolyte replenishment?
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kylecortez wrote:Is there a fruit juice that is comparable to gatorade for electrolyte replenishment?
The major electrolytes are: sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, phosphate and sulfate.
For most of these, there are 'normal requirements', met by consuming fruits and animal food. When you work out intensively, you loose a lot of sodium and potassium. On this diet you loose less, simply because your sweat is less salty (and your blood and lymphe as well).

Drinks like Gatorade are particularly high in sugar (because thats what you have lost the most) and sodium, potassium and chloride.
If you feel you need more sodium (and chloride) you could simply add a pinch of table salt (sodiumchloride; not for acne sufferers!!!) to juices high in potassium.

Fruits in general contain quite some potassium.
These fruits contain over 1 g. potassium / 500 g: kiwi, melons (particularly Cantaloupe), tomatoes, oranges, pineapple, apricot, grapes, peach, figs, guava, papaya, cherries.
These fruits contain about 2 g. potassium / 500 g: Avocado, banana, granadilla, prunes, tamarinde.
Dates and cherimoya contain a bit more than 2 g / 500 g.
Durian contains 3 g / 500 g.
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