Gatorade Blue Bolt Zero Sugar
Red flags
- −Red flag: Contains Potassium Sorbate
Green flags
- +Green flag: No added sugar
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Ingredients, decoded
9 listed- Water
- Acidity Regulator (330)
- Mineral Salts
- Sequestrants (452 (i), 385)
- Flavour (Natural And Nature Identical Flavouring Substances)
- Preservative (202)
- Sweeteners (955, 960 A)
- Stabilizer (444)
- Colour (133)
ED1
How ED1 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 ml.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 0 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- Potassium
- Energy
- 1 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Heavily processed or flagged substances
- Base
- Water
- Sweeteners
- None added
- Additives
- 5
- Flagged
- Potassium Sorbate
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Clean
- Added sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 47 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
Common questions
Is Gatorade Blue Bolt Zero Sugar healthy?
Gatorade Blue Bolt Zero Sugar scores ED1 (Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it best kept as a rare treat rather than a regular buy. The main concerns are: Contains Potassium Sorbate. On the plus side: No added sugar; Low sodium.
What does the ED1 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (D) grades ingredient and label integrity: heavily processed or flagged substances. The number (1) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): clean.
Which ingredients in Gatorade Blue Bolt Zero Sugar should I watch?
Preservative (202) (Potassium Sorbate).
Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.