Zero Calorie Red Bull

[Butter Face]

So I like to think I am a bit of an energy drink fan, I gave sampled pretty much every one you can get...

I spotted this today....



Red Bull with ZERO CALORIES. Must be worth a go, until you flip it over and...




Well it's got 1.8kcal/100ml

And that can is 250ml, so it's got 4.5kcal per can.


So not zero calorie. How does that work?



Also it tastes shyte

[dazco]

Bought this in tesco the other day, mispriced at 25p a can, in packs of four

[Butter Face]

dazco said:

Bought this in tesco the other day, mispriced at 25p a can, in packs of four

Nice

I picked up 80 cans of Sugarfree Red Bull @ £2 per 8 not long back, local Co-Op had them piled up.

Sugarfree is the best compromise on Red Bull IMO.

[dazco]

Butter Face said:

dazco said:

Bought this in tesco the other day, mispriced at 25p a can, in packs of four

Nice

I picked up 80 cans of Sugarfree Red Bull @ £2 per 8 not long back, local Co-Op had them piled up.

Sugarfree is the best compromise on Red Bull IMO.

Seemingly the red blue and silver cans are in Superdrug for 5p each

[Butter Face]

dazco said:

Butter Face said:

dazco said:

Bought this in tesco the other day, mispriced at 25p a can, in packs of four

Nice

I picked up 80 cans of Sugarfree Red Bull @ £2 per 8 not long back, local Co-Op had them piled up.

Sugarfree is the best compromise on Red Bull IMO.

Seemingly the red blue and silver cans are in Superdrug for 5p each

I think the silver Lime edition is the one to go for there. I will have a snoop tomorrow!!

[w00tman]

I think if it's less than 2 or 3 calories per 100ml they can in fact legally advertise it as calorie free. I thought this was only true in the US but maybe I imagined that bit. Still absurd.

[Mr Gearchange]

Why on earth would you want an energy drink which contains neither sugar nor calories?

[Mastodon2]

Mr Gearchange said:

Why on earth would you want an energy drink which contains neither sugar nor calories?

Because it still provides energy without needing to have sugar or calories.

[Mr Gearchange]

Mastodon2 said:

Because it still provides energy without needing to have sugar or calories.

Where does the energy come from in something that has no calories?

[jimbop1]

Mr Gearchange said:

Where does the energy come from in something that has no calories?

Caffeine and not so good chemicals I would imagine.

[Mr Gearchange]

But aren't calories the measure of useable energy contained within food?

Ergo if something has no calories it has no useable energy

[redtwin]

I think there is some confusion here between "Energy" and "Stimulant".

[bobbo89]

Monster Zero is by far the best IMO and is the closest to genuinly being 'Zero'. £1 a can in Tesco if you buy a 4 pack.

[Composite Guru]

I don't consume anything that has artificial sweetner in it. Its not natural & not good for you.

http://www.food.gov.uk/policy-advice/additivesbran...

Eat Sugar, Salt & Fat in smaller quantities and you will be fine.

Edited by Composite Guru on Wednesday 19th February 08:45

[bobbo89]

Composite Guru said:

I don't consume anything that has artificial sweetner in it. Its not natural & not good for you.

http://www.food.gov.uk/policy-advice/additivesbran...

Eat Sugar, Salt & Fat in smaller quantities and you will be fine.

Edited by Composite Guru on Wednesday 19th February 08:45

Aspartame is made of two naturally occuring amino acids which your body processes like a protein. Consumed sensibly (like sugar) it wont do you any harm (like sugar) but be less calorific than sugar.

[NickHKent]

Too much caffeine = explosive sts. Yipes!

[HarryFlatters]

NickHKent said:

Too much caffeine = explosive sts. Yipes!

You could say the same with vitamin c. I tried to berroca a cold away and ended up on the plop for three days.

[JonRB]

Butter Face said:

Well it's got 1.8kcal/100ml

And that can is 250ml, so it's got 4.5kcal per can.

So not zero calorie. How does that work?

I bought some today and was just thinking the same thing.

Apparently, under European regulations a product containing no more than four calories per 100ml can be called ‘zero calorie’.

I still say it's misrepresentative though.

[Wadeski]

the Red Bull sugar free / zero dont say "Energy" on them. As has been pointed out, you can't.

They refer to it as Stimulation or Vitalize or use other synonyms. Energy = Calories under food regs.

[anonymous-user]

No Monster, no care!