Every Propel Water Flavor Ranked Worst To Best

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After you've been playing sports, going to the gym, or just finished a satisfying workout, you may feel parched and need something refreshing to cool yourself off. For many, this is an ice-cold bottle of water; though, for athletes and gym-goers who want a little more flavor, sweet flavored drinks like Gatorade and other sports drinks are common beverages to find in fridges and gym bags. You might not want a sports drink full of sugar and artificial colors, however, which is why many people turned to flavored waters, which offer an extra bit of flavor healthily.

A vitamin drink that the same producers make of Gatorade is Propel. The vitamin water brand was made in 2002 by the Gatorade company to cater to people who wanted a drink that wasn't artificially colored, lightly flavored, and filled with vitamins (via PepsiCo). With Propel, you can find many different flavors, each providing a light, wonderful twist in the word of liquid refreshments. So, whether you prefer your drink with ice or right from the bottle, you have many options for Propel flavors. So, here are all of Propel flavored electrolyte beverages, ranked from worst to best.

Propel carries a couple of flavored electrolyte waters crafted to carry extra vitamins for immune support. Within these drinks, you'll get 100% of the daily vitamin C intake and a decent amount of zinc (via Propel Water). While an extra boost of these vitamins isn't anything to scoff at, you want to ensure that you're getting the best bang for your buck and that the flavor of the electrolyte water is good. Of course, none of the Propel waters taste bad, but there are certainly some flavors that are better than others, and the Lemon Blackberry flavored water is proof of this.

We could see why people would enjoy this flavor. Not only do you get an extra boost of electrolytes, but you get an extra note of taste, as well as Vitamin C and zinc. However, as it's a relatively newer flavor, it's a little more challenging to find in stores and is a little more expensive online. Furthermore, one reviewer has noted that the drink is a little more tart than what you'd expect, which doesn't make the drink unenjoyable, but the tartness does take away from the flavor a little bit (via Amazon). Overall, it's a solid drink, but compared to the other Propel flavors, you may find yourself either loving or hating this one.

Strawberry and lemon aren't the only lemonade-like flavors that Propel carries: The electrolyte water brand also has a raspberry lemonade, and by the name of the beverage, you'd expect to experience the combination of the sweet, juicy flavor of a raspberry, and the tart, tangy taste of lemon. Unfortunately, this Propel flavor only comes in the form of a powdered packet, and it's neither as sweet as a strawberry lemonade nor as tart as the regular lemon flavor. However, upon mixing it into a bottle of water, you'll find yourself with a flavorful, wonderfully refreshing flavored drink.

While it's not the most unique flavor out there, the Raspberry Lemonade Propel powder is refreshing, and many people claim it as their favorite flavor of all the Propels out there (via Walmart). Upon mixing it into your water, you'll be met with a beverage that tastes just like bottled propel, and is just as light, flavorful, and thirst-quenching. This is higher than the regular lemon Propel because you get an extra note of raspberry flavoring within this drink, but we can't put it towards the top because you can only find it in powdered form, so you don't have a choice between buying the packets or bottles of flavored water.

The next flavor on this list is the Propel Peach flavor. Now, before we begin to talk about the nature of this drink, let's talk about the nature of a peach. A good peach is very sweet yet also manages to have a nice, acidic, and mild flavor (via Growing Produce). A good peach is a wonderful thing and an excellent flavor for yogurts, ice creams, and iced teas. The nature of the fruit makes it a difficult fruit to base lightly flavored water on — but Propel does this surprisingly well.

Propel waters are naturally lightly flavored and don't have any sugar or flavor, so the lighter flavor of the fruit is pretty noticeable. It's admittedly a difficult flavor to find in stores, though fortunately, you can order it from online shopping websites. On Amazon, a good number of flavored vitamin water drinkers claim that the peach-flavored Propel drink is their favorite. One reviewer on the website writes that the drink tastes genuine peach and does a great job of masking the artificial sweetener that's added to each bottle. Unfortunately, you can't get this flavor in powdered forms. Like some of the other Propel drinks, this beverage is a great way to quench your thirst with a light peach flavor.

Strawberry and Kiwi is a classic flavor pairing for fruit drinks. You may be most familiar with the fruit pairing through the Capri Sun flavor that frequently flies off store shelves. The flavor is a favorite among juice lovers, so more often than not, anything that takes on the flavor of the iconic fruit juice tastes just as impressive. Though it's not a fruit juice, Propel has electrolyte water that takes on the flavor of strawberry kiwi, as well. It's not called strawberry kiwi but is instead a "Kiwi Strawberry" flavored water. Even though they switch the fruits around, you'd expect a flavor similar to a typical strawberry kiwi drink.

The Kiwi Strawberry Propel flavor comes in both mixed and bottled water forms. Its taste is incredible. It's not as sweet as a Capri Sun, but it's filled with the fruity flavors of a classic strawberry kiwi drink. Even people who aren't fans of flavored water have to admit that this electrolyte drink is pretty great (via Amazon). It doesn't taste exactly like the unforgettable flavor of the strawberry kiwi Capri Sun, but for flavored water, the Kiwi Strawberry Propel is pretty amazing. Plus, it has less sugar than a Capri Sun and is filled with electrolytes. We'd ourselves have this kiwi beverage after a long workout or when we're feeling a bit thirsty.

Cherry is a rich, flavorful fruit, great for cobblers, as a topping, or as beverages. Black cherries have a bolder, more tart taste than typical cherries (via Emozzy). You'll commonly find the fruit used in flavored drinks, such as cherry limeade or a sweet Cherry Coke. Though you won't experience the same fizziness as you would when drinking a soda, these electrolyte drinks are much healthier, and you can experience a similarly flavored electrolyte water in the form of Propel's Black Cherry flavored water. You can buy this flavor in either packed powdered form or as bottles of flavored water.

Because cherries are naturally richer than other fruits, the flavor of this water is a little more prevalent than in other drinks, and you're met with rich, cherry-flavored water. Many people adore this Propel flavor, with one reviewer on Amazon writing that many cherry-flavored drinks taste a bit more like medicine, while the Black Cherry Propel is just right in terms of flavor, as it's not overly sweet and adds a wonderful fruitiness to plain water. This black cherry-flavored water might not be at the top of our list, but it's certainly a contender for one of the best Propel flavors out there.