Boost (drink)
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Boost is an energy drink
Energy drink
Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy." These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins....

 brand that is produced in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 by Boost Drinks Ltd. The company was founded in 2001, and currently has four different brands.

Most of the drinks are packaged in 1 litre or 500ml silver P.E.T
Polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate , commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in synthetic fibers; beverage, food and other liquid containers; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination...

 bottles.
Boost is also available in 250ml "bullet" cans, much like many other Energy Drinks. The drink has seemed by many to taste somewhat like Appletiser
Appletiser
Appletiser is a sparkling soft drink originating in East Anglia, the brand is owned by SAB Miller. Appletiser’s head office is in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is manufactured and distributed by Coca-Cola in other places like the UK.-History:...

, the drink appears to be a duplicate of Apple-drinks, but with a much stronger taste and considerably more calories.

The drink is sold in the U.K., as well as in Ireland and Mexico, where it has become really popular for the making of Jägerbomb
Jägerbomb
The Jägerbomb is a bomb shot cocktail that is mixed by dropping a shot of Jägermeister into a glass of Red Bull or other energy drinks.In German-speaking countries, it is called a "Turbojäger" or a "Flying Hirsch" — where "Flying" is derived from the slogan "Red Bull gives you wings" and "Hirsch"...

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The drink Boost contains Taurine, Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is one of the eight B vitamins...

 and Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin and is part of the vitamin B complex group. Several forms of the vitamin are known, but pyridoxal phosphate is the active form and is a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, including transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation...

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