Emerge Impact Sugar Free
August 14th, 2021Whereas the original flavour of Emerge Impact can be classed as an original drink in its own right when compared to its Emerge Dual predecessor, this sugar free version does not deserve the same crown. Yes, it is sugar-free, but it contains 3 calories/100ml (yes, a respectable effort) whereas the full fat version contains 9 calories/100ml. Unless you are actively avoiding sugar specifically, there’s very little reason to get the sugar-free variety. Taste-wise it’s slightly less flavourful, perhaps even tasting slightly watered down compared to the original version. Regular readers of this site will know that usually I prefer the sugar-free versions of drinks, however in this instance the combination of less sugar plus sweeteners in the original version have made it the better choice if you’re after flavour.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M | ||
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Monster HydroSport Superfuel Charge
July 24th, 2021This is the sister flavour to ‘Hang Time’ which I stumbled across whilst at the Post Office / Bargain Booze dropping a parcel off. It was sitting all alone on the shelf so I just had to put it out of its misery. It’s a non-carbonated, quite large bottle of energy drink with no real description as to what the flavour might be. The only clue I could see was the orange coloured text on the bottle. Like the Hang Time version of the drink, the flavour is difficult to identify, but I’m pretty certain that there’s orange in there somewhere, possibly mixed with some other similar citrus fruits. It’s pretty nice and tangy with a large caffeine kick purely due to the volume of liquid.
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| Caffeine: | 30.5mg/100ml |
Tags: BCAA, Bottle, Low Calorie, Still, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 650ml | ||
| Sold By: | Bargain Booze | ||
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Nocco Limon Del Sol
June 26th, 2021I love lemon energy drinks… regular readers will know that already. This one is super-high with caffeine (55mg/100ml) in a medium-sized can (330ml) so packs quite a punch. Added BCAAs for that unneeded post-workout hit combine with a low calorie count to deliver a curious combination (I won’t rant about energy drinks aimed at serious gym-goers again), but it is very easy to drink and highly refreshing.
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| Caffeine: | 55mg/100ml |
Tags: BCAA, Lemon, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Asda | ||
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Monster Ultra Fiesta
June 5th, 2021And the second Monster flavour of the year (2021)… this time it’s another tropical one but in sugar-free form. Ultra Fiesta is a mango flavoured beverage in a large 500ml can. It’s mild and refreshing, and easy to drink due to the lack of sugar making it less sickly than full fat versions.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, Mango, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
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Monster HydroSport Superfuel Hang Time
September 19th, 2020It’s a refreshing and still sports drink of an unknown flavour! Some sort of fruit but I genuinely couldn’t tell you what it is. It might be a very watered down version of the Monster Zero (blue label) drink, but it really is tricky to identify it. It’s nice anyway, so give it a go. Being non-carbonated, it’s very easy to drink.
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| Caffeine: | 30.5mg/100ml |
Tags: Bottle, Low Calorie, Still, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 650ml | ||
| Sold By: | Filco Supermarkets | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
NOCCO Tropical
August 29th, 2020Now here’s the tropical NOCCO – but don’t get this one, get the pineapple one I reviewed last week. This one is a bit sharp and synthetic tasting, quite difficult to get through the whole can really.
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| Caffeine: | 55mg/100ml |
Tags: BCAA, Large Can, Low Calorie, Tropical, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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NOCCO Caribbean
August 22nd, 2020Tropical! I had expected to taste coconut in this one (I don’t know why, I know that there’s giant pineapples all over the can) but it is definitely just a mild and sweet pineapple drink. High in caffeine, it’ll keep you going all day – and being pineapple it’s certainly different to most other drinks you’ll find.
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| Caffeine: | 55mg/100ml |
Tags: BCAA, Large Can, Low Calorie, Pineapple, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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Grenade Energy
July 25th, 2020New energy drinks are a rare discovery at the moment, but gym-bunny nutrition brand Grenade have been pushing out new products left, right and centre. One of those is fortunately for me an energy drink. There’s no description on the can to describe what the flavour might be, but my taste buds are telling me that this is a grape soda drink. It’s low(ish) in calories, and contains the on-trend BCAA protein mix you’d expect from this brand too. It tasted pretty good and gave me the required (quite high!) caffeine kick that I craved.
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| Caffeine: | 47mg/100ml |
Tags: Grape, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 13kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Oshee Vitamin Water
July 4th, 2020Three ingredients… just three. It needed a lot more! Still water with just caffeine and vitamins in sounds like it should be perfectly refreshing, however in reality it tastes like plastic. Not the sort of taste you get if you leave water in a plastic bottle, but the actual taste of liquid plastic. Really not pleasant at all and I could only drink a very small amount, it was bad tasting to the extreme!
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| Caffeine: | 22mg/100ml |
Tags: Bottle, Low Calorie, Still, UK, Water |
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| Calories: | 0kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 555ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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