Energy Drink Brands

Our busy life has been marked by quite a few shortcuts, one of the best example being the consumption of energy drinks to derive energy. Basically, these drinks are beverages which are marketed as energy boosting drinks. The manufacturers claim that people who consume these drinks derives energy from various ingredients in them, and not their calorie content. While most of us are familiar with names such as Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy, there exist several other brands which are quite popular among people.

Energy Drinks: Facts and Myths

Energy drinks contain caffeine, vitamins and various herbal products which act as stimulants and give you a short term boost, which makes you feel as if you were energized. Basically caffeine tends to replace adenosine chemical on receptor sites, and therefore the drowsy feeling associated with this chemical vanishes, and makes the person feel energized. Energy drink caffeine content is quite high. While normal cola contains around 95-130 mg/L of caffeine, the same in some brands easily exceeds 1000 mg/L. That can turn out to be quite dangerous, as such high amount of caffeine can result in some adverse effects on the human body. The bottom line, therefore, is that energy drinks just give you a 'feeling' of being energized, and don't energize you in actual sense.

Top Energy Drink Brands List

While the first half of the 20th century saw quite a few drinks which were used as energy replenishing drinks, the first drink which was actually marketed as an energy drink - the Jolt Cola, came only in 1985. Since then, different brands of energy drinks have made it to the market in various parts of the world. Given below is a list of some of the best brands available in the market today.

• 180
• 5-Hour Energy
• AMP Energy
• Battery energy shot
• Blue Bolt
• Blue Charge
• Blue Energy
• Crunk Energy Drink
• Emerge Stimulation Drink
• Full Throttle
• Go Fast
• Hustler
• Irn-Bru 32
• Jolt Cola
• King 888
• Monster
• Mountain Dew MDX
• NOS
• Powerking
• Red Bull
• Red Rooster
• Red Thunder
• Relentless
• RELOAD
• Shark Stimulation
• Spike Shooter
• Tab Energy
• XS Energy Drink

Red Bull is perhaps the most famous brand in the world, and has a significant market share. Drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade, which are often marketed as revitalizing drinks which help replenish certain nutrients in the body, are more often considered as sport drinks or health drinks - instead of energy drinks. Statistics suggest that 65 percent of the people who consume these drinks fall in the age group of 13 and 35 years, which highlights the fact that these drinks are more popular amongst the youth.

Along with the immense popularity, energy drinks have also had to face flak for being hazardous for human health. While drinking a single can of some energy beverage may not be harmful for health, drinking 3-4 cans simultaneously can result in excessive caffeine intake, which can in turn have some serious effects on individuals health.