Red Bull Energy Drink Ingredients, Facts & Figures
Red Bull Energy Drink's special formula contains ingredients of high quality.
Caffeine
Caffeine is naturally present in more than 60 plants and is contained in many foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate.
One of caffeine's primary actions in the human body is a stimulating effect on cognitive functions.
One 250-ml can of Red Bull Energy Drink contains 80 mg of caffeine.
Did you know?
The 80 mg of caffeine contained in one 250-ml can of Red Bull Energy Drink is about the same amount as in a cup of coffee.
Red Bull Energy Drink
80 mgper 250 ml
Instant Coffee
79 mgper 250 ml
Cocoa Beverage
6 mgper 250 ml
Black Tea
~57 mgper 250 ml
Dark Chocolate
71 mgper 100 g
Cola
~28 mgper 250 ml
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Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard References
Sugars
Red Bull Energy Drink is made with real sugars.
Sugars are well known carbohydrates and can be found in many foodstuffs from fruits and fruit juices to other beverages including energy drinks. Carbohydrates are basic nutrients consumed in the daily diet, and whether found in fruits or Red Bull Energy Drink, your body processes these sugars the same way.
Red Bull Energy Drink contains 27 g of sugars per 250 ml. This is the same amount of sugars as an equivalent amount of orange or apple juice.
The amount of sugars in a can of Red Bull Energy Drink is comparable to the sugar level in an equivalent amount of apple or orange juice. One 250 ml can of Red Bull Energy Drink contains 27 g of sugars.
Red Bull Energy Drink
27 gper 250 ml
Grape Juice
~ 37 gper 250 ml
Orange Juice
~ 22 gper 250 ml
Soft Drinks
~ 25 gper 250 ml
Apple Juice
~ 24 gper 250 ml
Grape Juice
~ 37 gper 250 ml
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Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard References
Taurine
Taurine is an amino acid, naturally occurring in the human body and present in the daily diet.
Taurine is found in high concentrations in muscle, brain, heart and blood. A person weighing 70 kg has approximately 70 g of taurine distributed throughout their body. Put another way, a 70-kg person naturally already has in their body 70 times the amount of taurine contained in one can of Red Bull Energy Drink.
Taurine is also contained in various foods like scallops, fish, poultry and most infant formulas.
Did you know?
The human body contains 70 times more taurine than one 250 ml can of Red Bull.
Human Body of 70 kg
70 times morethan one 250 ml can
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard References
Water
Water is a main ingredient of Red Bull.
Water is a main ingredient of Red Bull, and our production sites always ensure high standards of quality are applied to our water source.
