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Sports drink low-calorie calories per cup: 0–19 across all 3 named USDA examples

Across all 3 named USDA examples, a cup contains 0–19 calories. Each included example lists 240 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 480 g

38calories

Sports drink, low calorie

Protein
0.2 g
Carbs
9.3 g
Fat
0 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 3 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 3 exact records in this guide report 0–38 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 0–8 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Sports drink low calorie, begin by separating “Sports drink, low calorie” from “Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero).” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing all 3 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How sports drink low calorie records compare at 100 grams

All 3 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero) 0 kcal
    0 kcal
  2. Sports drink, low calorie 8 kcal
    8 kcal
  3. Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2) 8 kcal
    8 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 3 named USDA records in view: 3 direct matches. All sit within “Diet sport and energy drinks.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 3 records together under the exact grouping key “sports drink.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Sports drink low calorie, this page can compare 3 named records from FDC 2710774 through FDC 2710773. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

A shared 480 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Sports drink low calorie serving totals easier to compare, but the eaten portion still has to be measured or estimated.

Composition

8 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “low calorie (Powerade Zero)”; the higher is “low calorie (Gatorade G2).” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

0.1 g protein gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “low calorie (Powerade Zero)” (0.0 g) and “low calorie (Gatorade G2)” (0.1 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 3 records each use a 480 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every sports drink low calorie; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero); “higher” ends with Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2), using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every sports drink low calorie meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Sports drink low calorie, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Sports drink low calorie nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Sports drink, low calorie Direct name match 480 gUSDA reference amount 38 kcal 8 0.2 g 0 g 216 mg FDC 2710774 ↗
Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2) Direct name match 480 gUSDA reference amount 38 kcal 8 0.2 g 0 g 216 mg FDC 2710772 ↗
Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero) Direct name match 480 gUSDA reference amount 0 kcal 0 0 g 0 g 202 mg FDC 2710773 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 480-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 0 calories for “low calorie (Powerade Zero)” to 38 for “low calorie (Gatorade G2).” At a fixed 100 grams, “low calorie (Powerade Zero)” is 0 calories and “low calorie (Gatorade G2)” is 8—a fixed-weight separation of 8 calories. For Sports drink low calorie, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “low calorie”, “low calorie (Gatorade G2)”, and “low calorie (Powerade Zero)”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include beverages, pepsico quaker, gatorade g2, low calorie and beverages, powerade, zero, mixed berry. On this Sports drink low calorie page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Sports drink low calorie” cannot resolve the differences between Sports drink, low calorie and Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero). The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    A shared source weight

    Every selected record uses 480 grams. Inside this set, serving-calorie differences therefore reflect the published composition rather than a change in source weight.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “low calorie”, “low calorie (Gatorade G2)”, and “low calorie (Powerade Zero)”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    2 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Sports drink, low calorie” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Sports drink low calorie unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that sports drink low calorie is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“low calorie”, “low calorie (Gatorade G2)”, and “low calorie (Powerade Zero)”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Sports drink low calorie source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 3 exact records behind Sports drink low calorie source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2) is higher in total sugars per 100 g

Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2) reports 1.3 g versus 0 g for Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero): a 1.3 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

3 listed servings each weigh 480 g

The 3 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 480 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Sports drink, low calorie” from “Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero)”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Sports drink low calorie source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

3 context records in this source topic Diet sport and energy drinks

Sports drink, low calorie and Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2) belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Sports drink, low calorie

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710774 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2)

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710772 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calories: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calories runs from 0 kcal in Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero) to 8 kcal in Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2), all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Potassium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 10 mg in Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero) to 13 mg in Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2), all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 3 records share this broad food family Beverages: broader category context

Sports drink, low calorie and Sports drink, low calorie (Gatorade G2), plus 1 more are assigned to Feast’s Beverages editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Sports drink, low calorie (Powerade Zero)

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2710773 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path