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Energy drinks have always been a popular choice with today's youth, but which one is really better? What is better? What would be better in this case? Would you sacrifice taste over energy? or energy over taste? Which drink is safer?
Each of these brands provide alternatives to their most popular with lower sugar contents and different flavoring. However, we did not include these since the majority of sales obviously come from the flagship product of each brand. (I.E. - Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero etc.)
We took 1000 Monster Drinkers, 1000 Rockstar Drinkers, 1000 Red Bull Drinkers, 1000 people who had no specific preference and 1000 non energy drinkers. Like most of these product's customers, our demographic was made up of mainly teenagers. Since most of us have more energy in the am and less in the pm, this study took place mid-day. We tried to reach as many areas of this debate as we could. The results? -
MONSTER
Ingredients
Calories - 100
Total Carbohydrates - 27g
Sugars - 27g
Sodium - 180mg
Riboflavin Vit B2 - 1.7mg
Niacin Vit B3 - 20mg
Vitamin B6 - 2mg
Vitamin B12 - 6mcg
Taurine - 1000mg
Panax Ginseng - 200mg
Taste
Monster Drinkers - 979 out of 1000
Rockstar Drinkers - 30 out of 1000
Red Bull Drinkers - 22 out of 1000
NSP Drinkers - 612 out of 1000
NED Drinkers - 786 out of 1000
Energy
Felt more focused - 2866 out of 5000
Felt more tired - 2134 out of 5000
Energy after 30 minutes - 3266 out of 5000
Energy after 60 minutes - 2714 out of 5000
Energy after 90 minutes - 649 out of 5000
Energy after 120 minutes - 191 out of 5000
Energy 120 minutes + - 6 out of 5000
Misc
Experienced headache - 196 out of 5000
Experienced stomach ache - 852 out of 5000
ROCKSTAR
Ingredients
Calories - 140
Total Carbohydrates - 31g
Sugars - 31g
Sodium - 40mg
Vitamin B2 - 3.4mg
Vitamin B3 - 20mg
Vitamin B5 - 10mg
Vitamin B6 - 2mg
Vitamin B12 - 6mcg
Taurine - 1000mg
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract - 150mg
Inositol - 25mg
L-Carnitine - 25mg
Panax Ginseng Extract - 25mg
Milk Thistle Extract - 20mg
Taste
Monster Drinkers - 16 out of 1000
Rockstar Drinkers - 923 out of 1000
Red Bull Drinkers - 9 out of 1000
NSP Drinkers - 306 out of 1000
NED Drinkers - 127 out of 1000
Energy
Felt more focused - 3216 out of 5000
Felt more tired - 1784 out of 5000
Energy after 30 minutes - 3083 out of 5000
Energy after 60 minutes - 2219 out of 5000
Energy after 90 minutes - 194 out of 5000
Energy after 120 minutes - 12 out of 5000
Energy 120 minutes + - 3 out of 5000
Misc
Experienced headache - 745 out of 5000
Experienced stomach ache - 1312 out of 5000
RED BULL
Ingredients
Calories - 110
Total Carbohydrates - 28g
Sugars - 27g
Sodium - 200mg
Protein - > 1g
Taste
Monster Drinkers - 5 out of 1000
Rockstar Drinkers - 47 out of 1000
Red Bull Drinkers - 969 out of 1000
NSP Drinkers - 82 out of 1000
NED Drinkers - 87 out of 1000
Energy
Felt more focused - 3749 out of 5000
Felt more tired - 1251 out of 5000
Energy after 30 minutes - 3749 out of 5000
Energy after 60 minutes - 3084 out of 5000
Energy after 90 minutes - 2559 out of 5000
Energy after 120 minutes - 1812 out of 5000
Energy 120 minutes + - 901 out of 5000
Misc
Experienced headache - 658 out of 5000
Experienced stomach ache - 322 out of 5000
JiPoshy Recommends
Even though Monster won the taste test we still picked Red Bull for it's energy duration. After all isn't that what drinking energy drinks is all about? Monster performed best on it's bad to good ingredient ratio, while Red Bull performed worst. Rockstar performed second in taste and ingredients but had the worst energy output.
Interesting Facts
- Did you know that drinking a glass a water before any caffeinated drink will combat any crash you may experience? Caffeine is a vasoconstrictor, which means it shrinks your blood vessels. This causes your blood pressure to raise (hot flashes) and accelerates heart rate. Staying hydrated is the key to staying awake.
- Since caffeine can cause you to become dehydrated quickly, it's also important to stay hydrated if you are trying to lose weight. Not drinking enough water while consuming caffeine can cause your body to go into dehydration mode. This means your body will retain water for survival and ultimately gain water weight.
