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Gatorade really had a drink introduced in 2001 called "Gay"?

I'm a bit unhappy with this page, as it reads like an advertisment. Gatorade's website has no information about the company or the drink's history as a "product", which would make interesting additions to the page, if someone can figure it out. In particular, I'd like to know:

• who makes it (the website says "S-VC inc.", which I can't find anything about)?
• how did it get from being a college team special-brew to being a major brand ?
• anything else interesting (buyouts, lawsuits, scandals, criticism) ?

-- Finlay McWalter 23:38, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I spoke too soon. I found and added details of the inevitable lawsuit (only one?) and of the manufacturers, buyouts et al. Yep, and there was even the toxic sweetener they had to remove. -- Finlay McWalter 00:08, 7 Nov 2003 (UTC)

My company developed content about Gatorade Powder for Cox Hardware and Lumber. It explains about the historical development of the product and what the benefits are. It is at: http://www.coxhardware.com/Products/Gatorade.html However the people who watch over the article content have removed it. Also, there is not much about the powdered form in the article. The Gatorade website has a pdf with product information but even they do not list the available flavors of the powdered form. So this content page provides good info regarding powdered Gatorade.

Please see you think it should be included. --User: Sally Seaver Shabaka, Active Lightning, 30 September 2006

RFE

My husband and I were discussing what an Ade is (lemonade, limeade, etc). The dictionary says an ade is n : a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: fruit drink]. But my question now is why is Gatorade and ade and not an aid like Kool-aid is.

I would guess that this is a marketing decision. (I know that a Band-aid is not a flavored drink ;) Jesset77 06:24, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Origin of name

• Lemonade
• Orangeade
• Gatorade? - Omegatron 16:28, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, actually. Lemme see... Florida Gators --Ihope127 04:26, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Problem with flavor origins

Why is not "Orange" listed among the flavors available to the US? I guarantee it's a flavor, and it is always shelved right beside the lemon/lime and fruit punch.. I would venture to guess it was one of the original flavors. Jesset77 06:24, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

It is in the "Year Unknown" subsection. Andros 1337 16:36, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

There's something wrong with the flavor origins, because I know I had blue Gatorade in the mid 1990's, and it was different than the Glacier Freeze variety that came out in 1997. Andre (talk) 23:12, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

If you can remember the name of it, please list it. Andros 1337 17:08, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

There is also something wrong with the list because in the outside of the US flavors are ones that I know I saw in the grocery store last week like Alpine Snow. And I very much remember drinking a Watermelon flavored one (that was very good) at summer camp in 1995 or 1996 but I haven't seen it since. This list does not have a watermelon flavor until 2003

If you go to the Gatorade website, Alpine Snow is not listed in the flavors. Andros 1337 21:48, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

"* Cherry Garcia (TOP SECRET in development in Gatorade labs)"

If that's so... why's it here on Wikipedia? --Ihope127 04:27, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Glacier freeze was a POWERade variety, not a GATORade variety.

No, Glacier Freeze is a GATORade flavor. It is light blue in color, and is a member of the Gatorade Frost series. Andros 1337 04:28, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Flavor availability

I have recently reverted an edit claiming that Lime Ice, Strawberry Ice, and Grape are not discontinued. According to the U.S. Gatorade website, Lime Ice and Strawberry Ice are no longer listed in the flavors section, which means that they are no longer available in the U.S.

As far as Grape goes, I really don't remember a classic-series Grape flavor at all. I only know of Fierce Grape and All-Stars Grape, which are still made today. Andros 1337 23:18, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Cherry Rain

Suggested new section for expansion.

lots of issues | leave me a message 10:41, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

About a month ago, we were preparing for a move to Virginia. I found a Cherry Rain Gatorade on sale in Williamsburg and one in eastern Tennessee. I assumed I would be able to find it again. However, since then, I have never come across it. I have looked and looked, and today finally decided to do some Internet research. But I haven't even come across many references to it. Does anyone know what is going on with that flavor?

• It could be that you were in a test market for the new flavor. Eric 01:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks, I guess that could be true. However, now that I am in Virginia, I still can't seem to find it.

• I contacted Gatorade and received the following reply:

"Gatorade Cherry Rain is a promotional flavor being offered only in 7-11 stores for Summer 2006. If it is not available in your 7-11 store, please mention your interest in purchasing it to the store manager. Thank you for your interest in our products and for taking time to contact us."

• I added this part in the entry, but being new to this process I still don't know how to 'stamp' it.

Florida Gators football

Although this article is already included in Category:University of Florida, I think it is also appropriate to list it in Category:Florida Gators football, since its invention is so associated with the football team. -- Tetraminoe 11:33, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

• I agree wholeheartedly. Eric 05:27, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Discontinued flavors

I have lately reverted many claims that select flavors are not discontinued. The Gatorade Website no longer shows those flavors on their website, therefore they ARE discontinued. Andros 1337 14:39, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Acidity?

I believe more adverse effects of Gatorade should be included on this page since it reads like an advertisement. For instance, in my chemistry class we studied the pH of Gatorade, which is a whopping 3 (it is not recommended to drink anything below 4 i.e. orange juice)! Although I cannot find the study, children who drank Gatorade often developed much more cavities due to the high acidity. I also know several elderly people who thought gatorade was a safe alternative to sodas and ended up in the E.R. due to high blood pressure. Many doctors I have spoken with say that Gatorade is not healthy unless you have been exercising for more than two hours. If anyone can verify any of these or expand on them I think that would be great. SeanConnerysBro

The pH of Gatorade is 3? That's not likely, considering that that's generally close to the pH of vinegar. 67.76.38.238 23:29, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

• I'll bet those cavities were more likely caused by the sweeteners in Gatorade, of which the amount is not terribly high. Besides, Gatorade is not intended to be drunken often or even at full strength; dilute it with an equal amount of water and that is the appropriate rehydration formula. Gatorade is very carefully calibrated to have a medium acidity so that it's easy on the stomach and quickly absorbable into the blood plasma, whose own pH is usually about 6.5. I admit that I don't know Gatorade's pH offhand, but it is most definitely NOT as acidic as 3. Eric 05:32, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

• The pH of Gatorade is 2.95 according to this site. [1]. However, it also says that there is no correlation between pH and enamel erosion. It does proclaim, however, that sports drinks are worse than soft drinks in terms of enamel erosion. SeanConnerysBro 10:06, 29 May 2006 (EST)

Tasty water=

Why is this refrence to an article that needs to be deleted, still in this article? It seems out of place and pointless.

GatorGum

I don't remember enough factual information to add this to the article, but in the late 70's - early 80's (?) Gatorade sold a brand of chewing gum called GatorGum. This product was sold in the US and Canada ... maybe elsewhere.

As far as I know, GatorGum only came in two flavors - orange and lemon/lime. If there were any other flavors, I never saw them. The gum was rather bitter tasting and came in foil packaging with a relatively small number of pieces in a pack (maybe 6).

I believe that the advertising gimmick to GatorGum was that it was supposed to quench your thirst ... which, of course, it did not do. If anything, it's sourness made me more thirsty.

Does anybody know more about this product so that it can be added to the article? Wolfchild 03:36, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

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... a little more info from a picture I found of the packaging. It says "Helps Quench Thirst" right on it (lol - what a load of crap) and it was manufactured by Fleer Corporation. Wolfchild 03:57, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

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It's possible that this GatorGum of which you speak had electrolytes in it (like salt) to ASSIST in rehydration. That could explain the sour taste. There is currently a brand of gum called Quench that contains electrolytes and "saliva stimulants" in it and has a "tart-sour flavor". This is most likely very close to the same product. Check it out to see if it may trigger some memories of your GatorGum. http://www.quenchgum.com/index.htm Eric 01:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Iced Tea Flavor

I could have sworn there was mention of Iced Tea on this page. I know that it did exist briefly at some point in the mid 90's. Why was it removed? Jbm867 20:51, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

• I wrote to Gatorade about the Iced Tea flavor and got this response:

    "* Gatorade Iced Tea Cooler was available from 1993 to 1995. While we 
       cannot make any promises, it is possible that we may reintroduce this 
       product in the future."

   As per their response, I updated the page.

Discontinued

I don't think that Strawberry Kiwi or Strawberry Lemonade are discontinued because I purchased both of them recently at Wal Mart.

They were discontinued early this year. They are no longer on the Gatorade website, so that pretty much states they are discontinued. Andros 1337 20:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Update: I got an email stating that they are not discontinued. Andros 1337 03:36, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Effective?

So, does gatorade actually help people? The page doesn't seem to talk about that and accepts it as a fact. I would like to see some evidence if there's any availiabe

My company developed content about Gatorade Powder for Cox Hardware and Lumber. It explains about the historical development of the product and what the benefits are. It is at: http://www.coxhardware.com/Products/Gatorade.html However the people who watch over the article content have removed it. Also, there is not much about the powdered form in the article. The Gatorade website has a pdf with product information but even they do not list the available flavors of the powdered form. So this content page provides good info regarding powdered Gatorade.

Please see you think it should be included. --User: Sally Seaver Shabaka, Active Lightning, 30 September 2006

Dr. Cade's original research that led to the development of Gatorade included testing of the effects of different formulas. Some of his students got to run around the track and have blood drawn at intervals to study the loss and replacement of electrolytes. One of them was later my doctor for years (actually, I also saw Dr. Cade once in a while when my normal doctor was on vacation or whatever), and he told me that he was one of those subjects. He said the experimental mixture tasted horrible.

I don't know where to find documentation of this, but I'm sure it was published so a search of Dr. Cade's publications in the early to mid sixties should produce it.

- Bob Johnson

Impotence?

A friend says his doctor told him too much gatorade can cause impotence. True or false? --TIB (talk) 22:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)