Gatorade Minerals
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Gatorade Minerals
Rhys Williams
My Question
• How are the minerals in Gatorade beneficial to your health?
Minerals in Gatorade
• Halite• Gypsum• Sulfur• Anhydrite• Sylvite• Sodium Citrate
Halite
• Halite is the mineral form of Sodium Chloride (Table Salt)
• It is one of the many minerals in Gatorade• It is known commonly as the salt they use on
roads
Gypsum
• Gypsum is another Mineral in Gatorade
• It’s is one of the many other minerals in Gatorade
Sulfur
• Surprisingly the same mineral they use to make gunpowder is in Gatorade
Sylvite
• Sylvite is also in Gatorade
Anhydrite
• Also known as anhydrous calcium sulfate
Gatorade Vs. Vitamin Water
Here is a comparison of Vitamin Water and Gatorade
Conclusion
• My Goal was to find out how Gatorade is beneficial to your health and I have found out the answer (next slide)
The Answer• The combination of the minerals in Gatorade
help replenish electrolytes and reduce muscle cramps
Sources• Here are some links:• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatorade• http://webmineral.com/data/Halite.shtml• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halite• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsum• http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gypsum/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur• http://www.mindat.org/min-3850.html• Note: I do not own any of these websites or any of the information they
have