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NOS (drink)
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NOS Energy Drink is an energy drink
sometimes distributed in a bottle designed to look like a NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems) cartridge. It is produced by the High Performance Beverage Company, and licensed by Holley Performance, which owns the trademark. NOS is available in 8 and 16 ounce aluminum cans, 11 and 22 ounce resealable bottle forms and as a 2 ounce "Powershot." The original version is flavored with juice, but other variants including "fruit punch" and "grape" are also available. Like many other energy drinks, NOS contains high levels of taurine, and caffeine
, but differs via its inclusion of large amounts L-carnitine.
, a chemical additive used to boost the performance of cars during races and other events; it is very common to see the name featured on cars in their commercials. The site also sponsors a mini video section that features consumers doing crazy stunts and other odd things. A "Rate Your Ride" feature is also established for amateur and professional drivers to showcase their cars. Recently, NOS energy drink became the title sponsor for professional time attack and drag racer Chris Rado
and Formula D professional drifter Chris Forsberg
for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 season, and will also sponsor NASCAR
drivers Kyle Busch
's #18 Toyota Tundra in the Camping World Truck Series. It is also the official drink of Kyle Busch's #18 M&M's
Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. NOS sponsored Kyle Busch
's #18 Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series in 2010.
|+ Active Ingredients>
! 16 oz. can
! 22 oz. bottle>
| 2000mg
| 2750mg>
| 400mg
| 550mg>
| 260mg
| 357mg>Inositol
| Inositol
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| 274mg>
| 100mg
| 136mg>
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....
sometimes distributed in a bottle designed to look like a NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems) cartridge. It is produced by the High Performance Beverage Company, and licensed by Holley Performance, which owns the trademark. NOS is available in 8 and 16 ounce aluminum cans, 11 and 22 ounce resealable bottle forms and as a 2 ounce "Powershot." The original version is flavored with juice, but other variants including "fruit punch" and "grape" are also available. Like many other energy drinks, NOS contains high levels of taurine, and 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...
, but differs via its inclusion of large amounts L-carnitine.
Marketing
The drink is named after a brand of nitrous oxideNitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic...
, a chemical additive used to boost the performance of cars during races and other events; it is very common to see the name featured on cars in their commercials. The site also sponsors a mini video section that features consumers doing crazy stunts and other odd things. A "Rate Your Ride" feature is also established for amateur and professional drivers to showcase their cars. Recently, NOS energy drink became the title sponsor for professional time attack and drag racer Chris Rado
Chris Rado
Christian Rado is a professional racing driver from the United States.He is chiefly notable for his partipication in import drag racing, currently driving a factory backed Scion tC in the Pro FWD category in the NHRA Sports Compact series for his own team, WORLD Racing in addition to other series...
and Formula D professional drifter Chris Forsberg
Chris Forsberg
Chris Forsberg , is an American self-taught drifting driver from Doylestown, Pennsylvania who currently competes in the Formula Drift series in his Nissan 370Z for NOS Energy Drink and Hankook Tires.- History :...
for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 season, and will also sponsor NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
drivers Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch, is an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Mars/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, and the No...
's #18 Toyota Tundra in the Camping World Truck Series. It is also the official drink of Kyle Busch's #18 M&M's
M&M's
M&M's are dragée-like "colorful button-shaped candies" produced by Mars, Incorporated...
Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. NOS sponsored Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch, is an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Mars/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, and the No...
's #18 Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series in 2010.
Ingredients
Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate, natural passion fruit flavor with other natural flavors, l-carnitine, caffeine, sodium hexametaphosphate, inositol, monopotassium phosphate, gum arabic, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ester gum, panax ginseng root extract, calcium disodium salt of EDTA, sucralose, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), yellow 5#, yellow 6#, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12)! 16 oz. can
! 22 oz. bottle>
| 2000mg
| 2750mg>
| 400mg
| 550mg>
| 260mg
| 357mg>
Inositol
Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula 6126 or 6, a sixfold alcohol of cyclohexane. It exists in nine possible stereoisomers, of which the most prominent form, widely occurring in nature, is cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, or myo-inositol...
| Inositol
| 200mg
| 274mg>
| 100mg
| 136mg>