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| Caffeine Content in Common Energy Products | ||
| Product | Serving size | Caffeine per serving (mg) |
|---|---|---|
| LiveWire Energy chews | 1 Chew | 90.0 |
| Red Bull Red Bull Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already... |
240 mL (8.2 U.S. fl oz) | 80.0 |
| Cocaine Energy Drink | 250 mL (8.4 U.S. fl oz) | 280.0 |
| Buckfast Tonic Wine Buckfast Tonic Wine Buckfast Tonic Wine, commonly known as Buckfast or Buckie or Tonic , is a fortified wine licensed by Buckfast Abbey in Devon, south west England. It is distributed by J... |
750 ml (1 bottle) | 280.0 |
| Blow (drink) Blow (drink) Blow is a controversial energy drink notable for its use of drug culture in its marketing, such as the name of the drink itself, which is a slang term for cocaine... |
5.75mg (1 vial) | 240.0 |
| Bawls Guarana | 296 mL (10 U.S. fl oz) | 67.0 |
| Foosh Energy Mints | 1 mint | 100.0* |
| Mad Croc Energy Gum | 1 piece | 42.1* |
| Blitz Energy Gum Cinnamon | 1 piece | 55.3* |
| XLR8 Energy Chews | 1 chew | 23.3* |
| YJ Stingers Mints | 1 mint | 15.0* |
| Jolt Gum | 1 piece | 45.0 |
| Penguin Mints Penguin Mints Penguin Mints is a brand of caffeinated mints made by Seattle-based ifive brands. The company also produces caffeinated "energy gum", as well as non-caffeinated mints... |
1 mint | 7.1* |
| Jo Mints | 1 mint | 2.2* |
| Bawls Mints | 1 mint | 0.7* |
| * Testing performed in 2005 and 2006 at Silliker Labs and Sani-Pure Food Laboratories. | ||
Energy products are products including 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....
s and candy that give the consumer a burst of energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
. These products often include caffeine
Caffeine
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants...
, B vitamins, guarana
Guarana
Guarana , Paullinia cupana, syn. P. crysan, P. sorbilis) is a climbing plant in the maple family, Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guarana features large leaves and clusters of flowers, and is best known for its fruit, which is about the size of a coffee bean...
, taurine, and ginseng
Ginseng
Ginseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae....
. Some contain high levels of sugar, while most brands also offer a sugar free version.