NADA Energy: eight flavours, zero sugar
Eight flavours · 0 g sugar · 150 mg caffeine
OriginalThe flat one. Nothing added, including a flavour.
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Original
The flat one. Nothing added, including a flavour.
Sugar
Zero grams a can.
- Sugar
- Zero grams a can. Not reduced, not lightly sweetened, not "no added". The sweetness is steviol glycosides taken from the stevia leaf, and there is no sucralose or aspartame behind it.
- Caffeine
- 150 mg, extracted from unroasted green coffee beans rather than mixed in as a synthetic powder. A double espresso is about 130 mg, so one can sits a little above a strong coffee.
- Flavour
- From the fruit, or from nothing at all in the case of Original. No colouring, which is why the liquid in every can is the same pale straw regardless of what the outside promises.
- The can
- Aluminium, 250 ml, and the only part of this that survives you. It can be melted and re-rolled indefinitely without losing anything, which is more than can be said for the drink.
All eight
One recipe, eight ways to argue about which is best. They are the same drink underneath: same caffeine, same nothing.
Questions
people ask
How much caffeine is in a can?
150 mg. A double espresso lands around 130 mg and a large filter coffee closer to 200 mg, so it sits between the two. It comes from unroasted green coffee beans rather than a synthetic powder.
Is it actually zero sugar, or nearly zero?
Zero. 0 g a can, no rounding. The sweetness is steviol glycosides extracted from the stevia leaf. There is no sucralose and no aspartame.
Then why does it not taste like stevia?
Because stevia on its own leaves a liquorice note at the back of the tongue, and the fix is acid rather than more sweetener. Citric and malic acid clear it, which is also why every flavour in the range is built on a fruit that is already sharp.
Is there taurine in it?
No. No taurine, no guarana, no ginseng, no B-vitamin megadose. Caffeine, water, acid, flavour, stevia, carbonation.
Is it vegan?
Yes. Nothing in the can comes from an animal, and the stevia and green coffee are both plant extracts.
How many can I drink in a day?
Two is a sensible ceiling. That puts you at 300 mg of caffeine, which is the level most food safety bodies treat as a comfortable daily maximum for a healthy adult. It is not for children, and not for anyone pregnant.
Why is the Original flavour flavourless?
It is not flavourless, it is unflavoured. Carbonated water, acid, caffeine and stevia, and nothing pretending to be a fruit. It exists because a reasonable number of people only ever wanted the caffeine.