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

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