Serving sizes: The serving sizes of these food types also illustrated a broad difference of almost double the other’s serving size. While the serving size of freshly squeezed orange juice only contains 237 ml, that of G2 contains 591 ml. And, yet, the fresh orange juice contained more than twice (2.24 times) in natural calories compared to G2’s liquid sugar calories. Thus, based on a 1 cup serving size, the alternative juice drink G2 represents two serving sizes at half the caloric value and almost no other nutritional content aside from its high sodium level.
Cost per serving: The cost of three pieces of fresh oranges were CA$2.00 (CA$0.66 apiece), while that of G2 Orange was CA$12.64, or an equivalent of CA$6.32 per serving, which is 3.16 times more costly than fresh orange juice per serving. Thus, if the purpose of choosing either of the two food types is rehydration, then a serving of fresh orange juice plus twice the volume of plain drinking water work very well nutritionally and financially. Product facts: In terms of quality nutrients, freshly squeezed orange juice provide more than G2, particularly in terms of calories per serving size (double the
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The freshly squeezed orange juice contains far better nutritional value and cheaper cost than G2. However, G2 sports drink has high sodium content that can adequately replenish the lost sodium during physical activities, which the freshly squeezed orange juice has low content. Moreover, the volume of water must be more in G2 than in the freshly squeezed orange juice, although there is no means to verify that exactly in pure water content analysis other than an estimate on the relative volumes of their serving