• No_English
    4•2 months ago

    The store brand one is 50 cents (€) where I live, they’re all unhealthy anyway so might as well go for the cheap one…

    • The AssmanEnglish
      3•2 months ago

      If you’re deciding solely on cost just buy a bottle of caffeine pills from your pharmacy. A 100 count bottle of 200mg pure caffeine (well, plus cellulose or whatever holds the pill together) costs me like $20. Now do the math on 100 red bulls.

      • No_English
        6•2 months ago

        I mean, no one who buys energy drinks does it only for the caffeine. I’m just saying there’s little difference between a redbull and a generic energy drink.

        • Justas🇱🇹English
          2•2 months ago

          Most people who are addicted to drinks like Monster do so because of vitamin B12 defficiency, the drink is their main source of it.

          • @Vilian@lemmy.caEnglish
            1•2 months ago

            include meat, clams, liver, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.

            these people buy monster instead of eggs or meat wtf

              • @Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                3•2 months ago

                Some are just alcoholics too. Alcohol reduces your ability to absorb Vitamin B, so they need to supplement it. If you pay attention you will notice heavy drinkers tend to consume a lot of beef, slam energy drinks or both.

          • @0xDEnglish
            1•2 months ago

            Source?

            • Justas🇱🇹English
              2•2 months ago

              https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8780606/

              The relative prevalence and average amounts of the top ingredients were as follows: caffeine (100%; 174.4 ± 81.1 mg), vitamin B6 (72%; 366.9 ± 648.1 percent daily value (%DV)), vitamin B3 (67%; 121.44 ± 69.9% DV), vitamin B12 (67%; 5244.5 ± 10,474.6% DV), vitamin B5 (37.3%; 113.6 ± 76.6% DV), and taurine (37.3%; amounts undisclosed). Conclusions: Our findings suggest a high prevalence of caffeine and B-vitamins in these energy products, with many of the formulations containing well above the recommended daily value of B-vitamins.

    • @moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      That’s expensive, we have the store brand for 45 cents. I guess we can find them for cheaper somewhere.

      Fun fact, we have a Redbull factory in the country and they sell them for 1.50. (which is expensive for what it’s)

    • @Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Or… drink coffee or tea or eat chocolate or take caffeine pills if you don’t care about the taste.

      • No_English
        1•2 months ago

        None of the things you described are sodas, so I don’t see how it’s comparable. There’s a difference between a cool drink and chocolate, it’s not just a matter of taste.

        • @Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
          1•2 months ago

          Good point! “…or drink soda.”

          Your original comment implied your only criteria were price and caffeine.