<Alex> Drink Review : Red Bull

Alex Lin
Sep 30, 2017
2 min read

What is “Red Bull” ?

Red bull is a popular energy beverage from Austria, In 2016, it sold about 6.06 billion cans of red bull around the world, 3 billion more than its biggest rival “Monster” and “Rockstar.” The Red Bull company claim that drinking it during or before a sport can encourage your body to do better physical performance or actions, but is it really true? Let us find out..

The drink contains Caffeine, sucrose and glucose, B-group vitamins. Although it contains some beneficial ingredients and can give you a boost if you are feeling lethargic, drinking too much will still make you feel ill such as headache, anxiety, nervousness and even heart diseases. Every can of Red Bull contains 37 grams of sugar, so this might cause weight gain if you consume it regularly, however, you don't have to worry about this because there is a sugar free option. Some claim that Red Bull works better than coffee, but actually it isn't true, 8 oz Coffee contains 180 mg of caffeine but there is only 80 mg in a can of Red Bull and it contains much more sugar than coffee.

Does Red Bull really work?

First off, this drink is really unique because there are B-group vitamins in it and it is very convenient to get especially in Taiwan where stores and supermarkets are widespread. But , we have to concern about the ingredient which most of them are sugar, it can cause a lot of side effects. So if your goal is to make better physical action and improve muscle ability in a short time, you should better choose a beverage with less sugar and side effects.

However, Red Bull is a great drink for me, it taste really good and there is a lot more special flavor such as Kiwi Edition, Tropical Edition, Berry Edition etc. Unfortunately it isn't on sale in Taiwan, so if it release I will definitely go try it; and whether you like this series of drink or not, it depends on your personal demands.