Topic > Gatorade - 597

There are many different varieties and flavors of gatorade produced every day. Gatorade is primarily drunk by athletes before during or after physical activities for energy, hydration, or recovery. Most athletes drink gatorade to replenish electrolytes in their body after playing a sport so they don't get dehydrated. The main ingredients of gatorade are water, high fructose corn syrup which is used for liquid absorption, taste and energy release; citric acid which is used to flavor and acidify the acid; Natural flavors that give gatorade a variety of different flavors; and salt to enhance the taste. Gatorade is produced in numerous countries by pepsiCo. There are various steps to making gatorade and it is produced in factories. Before making gatorade, the first step is to make the bottle. It starts as crude oil that is put into a machine to create high-density polyethylene. Then they mold it together to form the shape of the bottle. So the simplest part of the process is making the actual drink by simply adding all the ingredients...