Food Theory: Logan Paul is LYING About Prime!

1:08 that’s not accurate, we did way more then that lol

Also just want to add that sugar in sports drinks is a positive. It allows the electrolytes process a lot faster. Thus why most sport drink companies have more sugar than prime.

why is this unlisted?

logan paul definitely forced matpat to unlist this

Just a shout out to the editors, they absolutely killed it with the graphics this episode. Fantastic fantastic job.

With gatorade's ratio, it was almost like a doctor specifically studied and created a formula to help with rehydration

Sugar is actually really important to the rehydration and replenishing process. Gatorade/Powerade may have too much sugar, but Prime has WAY too little to be anywhere near as effective as Gatorade and Powerade in most circumstances

Funny thing about Gatorade and Powerade is that if you are drinking it just to drink it, yes, it will taste salty (when I first tried it when I was a child I thought it tasted like watered down fruit juice). But after a solid work out, or running half way through a half marathon, Gatorade and Powerade taste delicious! And the need of that sodium is huge if you work in a hot warehouse in the summers and you are constantly sweating.

Its good to see the actual measurements behind them

I find it hilarious how MatPat, usually trying to be neutral and/or encouraging party, absolutely draws a line at Logan Paul.

"I had a rough idea what electrolytes are before making the video". And calls him "Food Theorist"

Why is this video unlisted? As a parent I told others to search for this video as it is a great breakdown regarding Prime not being healthy for you only to find it not on the channel. Thankfully Google had a post with a link to this video.

Another thing I've noticed in sports drinks, they taste different when you drink them after exercising, than when you drink them casually. Gatorade and Powerade don't have much of a taste before exercising, but after they have a stronger (and in my opinion, better) taste. To be fair, I haven't tried many others, but I know others who say the same thing at least.

Calories and sugar in a sports drink shouldn't be overlooked. While Prime with only 2 grams of sugar and 20 calories may sound like the better option (which it can be in specific cases such as during strict diets) the sugars and calories in traditional sports drinks like gatorade and powerade are essential for athletes. Athletes during strenuous activity need to refuel and simple sugars that can be quickly digested are great for that function. You also mentioned this in the NBA PB&J video. I think that as a sports drink Prime not only fails in terms of its electrolyte balance and in terms of refueling athletes with energy (Calories).

One thing you missed is that the sugar actually serves a huge role. Sugar (specifically glucose) helps speed up electrolytes getting into the body much quicker. Logan’s basically bragging that his is better while showing how it’s worse. The only real benefit of no sugar is that you can intake less calories, which is important, however the problem is that Logan’s marketing it like it’s better in every way because of the low sugar, not just lower calories

The thing is that sodium is way more important than potassium because you lose more sodium through sweat than anything else. That’s why dogs love licking sweat off your face. Sugar is also very important because it helps speed up the absorption for your body. People these days just see low sugar and assume it’s better when it’s not necessarily the case

The moment Steph said she didn't like it, my immediate thought was Stevia, or something similar as an artificial sweetener. This is likely where all the potassium comes from.

One of the first thing I learnt as a kid about sport drinks was that these drinks should contain salt to replace the salt that the human body loses through sweat. When I saw Prime had low sodium I immediately knew it would be a poor sport drink. I'm curious to try it for the flavour though and I'll probably buy a bottle if it ever exports to my country.

The primary component you sweat out is sodium, which is why most decent sports drinks are salty. They avoid that taste, by not having much at all. It's fine for an average office worker sipping at or someone watching Logan videos in their parents basement, but this is not a real sports performance drink.

The reason Gatorade is so close to what you actually need is probably because theyve had years to do research and experimentation.