Red Bull Energy Drink Addiction

Food & Beverage > Carbonated, Cold, Energy;
Games > Sports

Description

An energy drink "to combat mental and physical fatigue"; It contains, per 250 mL (8.3 U.S. fl. oz.) serving, about 21.5 g sucrose, 5.25 g of glucose, 50 mg of inositol, 1000 mg of taurine, 600 mg of glucuronolactone, vitamin B - 20 mg of niacin, 5 mg of vitamin B6, 5 mg of pantothenic acid and 5 mg of vitamin B12 - and 80 mg of caffeine. The caffeine in one serving is similar to that found in an average cup of brewed coffee (typically 100 mg/250 ml cup, but 72 mg for a U.S. regular 6 fluid ounces cup of coffee) or twice as much as found in a can of Coke (40 mg/330 ml can). A sugar-free version has been available since the beginning of 2003. Sugar-free Red Bull is sweetened with aspartame and sucralose, as opposed to sucrose and glucose.

Also, Red Bull is commonly used as a mixer with alcoholic drinks such as vodka, and is the base ingredient in a Jagerbomb.