I dunno if I'm reading things right.... but it looks like energy drinks don't have THAT much more caffeine than regular coffee?

I have a can here and it says that 500ml has 155mg, (about 78mg per 250ml)

and according to Google a standard 250ml cup of coffee has about 63mg.

By the way people rave on about how strong energy drinks are, I'd think that they would have a lot more caffeine in them.

But it's not even double.

Not even x1.5 lol

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NerdyPotato ·

Caffeine is only part of it. It's mostly the sugar that gives you a temporarily boost before crashing even harder.

Fishy · 36-40, F

@NerdyPotato I drink the sugar free ones 👀

NerdyPotato ·

@Fishy there are sugar free ones? I thought sugar was an essential ingrediënt for the effect 🤔 Maybe sugar free ones rely on a combination of caffeine and the placebo effect 😅

Fishy · 36-40, F

@NerdyPotato yeah, when it comes to beverages, I always choose the lower calorie alternatives, lol

Drinking calories just seems like a waste.

But, I think it's maybe not just the caffeine, but also the vitamins and supplements in the mix too...

maybe something to do with taurine?

HootyTheNightOwl

@Fishy You do know that "sugar free" doesn't mean that it doesn't contain Aspartame - which is as bad, if not worse than the sugar they say is bad for us.