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The Most Popular Canned Energy Drinks, Ranked by Caffeine Content

In case you haven’t heard, energy drinks are back — big time. According to data from Circana, energy drink sales were up 14.6 percent in 2023, amassing a whopping $14.1 billion. Driven in part by the public’s growing interest in functional beverages, the energy drink industry isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon. Custom Market insights predicts that the category will grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3 percent through 2033.

But despite their popularity, buzz-inducing drinks have continued to come under fire for their often-extreme caffeine content. Panera Bread faced two wrongful death lawsuits in 2023 involving its since-discontinued Charged Lemonade, and the year prior, Logan Paul-backed Prime Hydration was sued for purportedly misleading customers regarding its caffeine content and alleged inclusion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a.k.a. “forever chemicals.” With so many energy drinks on the market — and so much controversy surrounding them — it’s important to know just how much caffeine is in the nation’s most popular cans.

In what may come as a shock to some, Red Bull, the U.S.’s largest energy drink brand, actually ranks fairly low in terms of caffeine content with just 80 milligrams per serving. (The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends a maximum daily caffeine intake of 400 milligrams for healthy adults.) Comparatively, Celsius — one of the category’s fastest-growing brands — packs a whopping 200 milligrams of caffeine per serving. And major player Monster Energy has a wide range of offerings with caffeine contents ranging from 140 milligrams to a colossal 300 milligrams, making it even more challenging to parse out exactly how much of a boost each can contains. (Scroll down for the full rundown.)

Curious to see how much juice is in your favorite pick-me-up? Check out the most popular energy drink brands and their caffeine content below!

The Most Popular Canned Energy Drinks, Ranked by Caffeine Content (Per Standard Can)

Energy Drink Brand
Milligrams of Caffeine per Standard Can

Reign
300

Bang
300

5-Hour Energy
200

Celsius
200

Prime
200

C4
200

Fast Twitch by Gatorade
200

Ghost
200

Alani Nu
200

Clean Cause
160

Full Throttle
160

Monster Energy
160

Riot
160

Rockstar
160

NOS
160

Vuka
160

Gorgie
150

Guru
142

G Fuel
140

Oca
120

Zevia
120

Ardor
100

Mountain Dew Kickstart
92

Red Bull
80

Monster Energy Drinks, Ranked by Caffeine Content

Monster Energy Flavor
Milligrams of Caffeine per Standard Can

Java Monster Triple Shot French Vanilla
300

Java Monster Triple Shot Mocha
300

Java Monster Loca Moca
200

Java Monster Irish Crème
200

Java Monster Café Latte
200

Monster Energy Nitro Super Dry
180

The Original Monster Energy Super-Premium Import
170

Java Monster Mean Bean
170

Rehab Monster Peach Tea
170

The Original Green Monster Energy
160

Zero Sugar Monster Energy
160

Monster Nitro Cosmic Peach
160

Monster Energy Reserve Peaches N’ Creme
160

Monster Energy Reserve Kiwi Strawberry
160

Monster Energy Reserve Pineapple
160

Monster Energy Reserve Watermelon
160

Monster Energy Reserve Orange Dreamsicle
160

Monster Energy Assault
160

Juice Monster Rio Punch
160

Juice Monster Aussie Lemonade
160

Juice Monster Khaotic
160

Juice Monster Mango Loco
160

Juice Monster Pacific Punch
160

Juice Monster Pipeline Punch
160

Juice Monster Papillon
160

Rehab Monster Tea & Lemonade
160

Rehab Monster Wild Berry Tea
160

Rehab Monster Green Tea
160

Rehab Monster Strawberry Lemonade
160

Zero-Sugar Ultra Sunrise
155

Zero-Sugar Ultra Fantasy Ruby Red
150

Zero-Sugar Peachy Keen
150

Zero-Sugar Watermelon
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Gold
150

Zero-Sugar Paradise
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Fiesta Mango
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Rosa
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Violet
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Blue
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Strawberry Dreams
150

Rehab Monster Watermelon
150

Zero-Sugar Ultra Red
141

The Original Lo-Carb Monster Energy
140

Zero Ultra a.k.a. The White Monster
140

Zero-Sugar Ultra Black
140

*Image retrieved from Kenny Eliason via Unsplash.com

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