Research Article
The Caffeine Content of Energy Drinks in accordance with the Information on the Package Label
Table 1
The caffeine content of popular energy drinks.
| S. No. | Brand name | Caffeine concentration detected (ppm) | Concentration on the label (ppm) | Percent deviation from the claim on the label | No of times above the PFA standard of 145 ppm |
| 1 | XXX-1 (rejuve) | 112.23 | 100 | 12.23 | Within limit | 2 | XXX-2 (rejuve) | 122.05 | 100 | 22.05 | Within limit | 3 | XXX-2 (nicofix) | 119.48 | 100 | 19.48 | Within limit | 4 | XXX-2 (nicofix) | 123.94 | 100 | 23.94 | Within limit | 5 | Red Bull 1 | 308.80 | 320 | Within limit | 2.1 | 6 | Red Bull 2 | 311.35 | 320 | Within limit | 2.1 | 7 | Burn-1 | 294.34 | 300 | Within limit | 2.0 | 8 | Burn-2 | 289.12 | 300 | Within limit | Within limit | 9 | XXX-1 (minus) | 153.69 | Not given | — | Within limit | 10 | XXX-2 (minus) | 152.90 | Not given | — | Within limit | 11 | Cloud 9 (wild berry) | 148.05 | Not given | — | Within limit | 12 | Cloud 9 (premium) | 136.44 | Not given | — | Within limit | 13 | Monster-1(ripper) | 314.45 | 300 | 14.45 | 2.2 | 14 | Monster-2 (ripper) | 313.72 | 300 | 13.72 | 2.2 | 15 | Tzinga-1 | 259.68 | 300 | Within limit | 1.8 | 16 | Tzinga-2 | 257.05 | 300 | Within limit | 1.8 |
|
|