The creator answers the question of how many energy drinks are safe to consume in a day by systematically breaking down the key ingredients of a Monster Zero Ultra. He analyzes the daily limits for sweeteners (Ace-K, erythritol, sucralose), B vitamins, and miscellaneous additives, using piles of cans to visualize the quantities. He ultimately identifies caffeine as the primary limiting factor, concluding that while the technical limit is around three cans, a safer recommendation is no more than one per day, and not every day.
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How many energy drinks can you have in a day before it’s a problem?
Here are the links to all the sources. IG doesn’t easily allow link outs so you can screenshot the caption and access any link you want to visit in your photos.
Coffee and Health
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29167102/
Citric Acid
https://www.hfpappexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/index.cfm?set=SCOGS&sort=Sortsubstance&order=ASC&startrow=1&type=basic&search=citric%20acid
Erythritol
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plain-language-summary/re-evaluation-erythritol-e-968-food-additive
Taurine
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2736
Sodium Citrate
https://www.hfpappexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/index.cfm?set=SCOGS&sort=Sortsubstance&order=ASC&startrow=1&type=basic&search=Sodium%20Citrate
Caffeine
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/food-safety/food-additives/caffeine-foods.html
Sucralose
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/efsa-finds-sucralose-safe-when-used-currently-authorised-cannot-confirm-safety-extending-its
Sorbic Acid
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5625
Benzoic Acid
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4433
Vitamin B3
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/consultation/140214.pdf
Acesulfame K
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plain-language-summary/re-evaluation-acesulfame-k-e-950-food-additive
Inositol
https://www.hfpappexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/index.cfm?set=SCOGS&sort=Sortsubstance&order=ASC&startrow=1&type=basic&search=Inositol
Vitamin B6
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8006
Transcript
Many energy drinks can you have in one day before it's a problem? One, two, 10, none? Well, to answer that question, we need to know what's actually in these first. The main ingredient is just carbonated better, obviously safe. Then there are three sweeteners. Starting with ace k, you need to drink 61 monsters just to hit the daily limit as a hundred and eighty pound adult. For erythritol, you need to drink 20 monsters. And for sucralose, eight monsters a day. Then there are four different b vitamins that you may get enough of from whole good. And since they're water soluble vitamins, you probably pee out most excess anyway, but you still technically hit the upper limit with three Monsters a day. Then there are a bunch of odds and ends like preservatives, flavorings, and enhancers, which don't all have an established upper limit. So the amounts in here should be safe in moderation, but I wouldn't overdo it. And then there's caffeine. In one can of Monster, there's a hundred and fifty milligrams, which means you'd hit the daily limit of four hundred milligrams with three Monsters. But to be safe, I wouldn't have more than one in a day. I probably wouldn't have one every day. Teenagers and pregnant women shouldn't use them. And if you like coffee, that does seem to be a healthier option overall.
