VPX Redline is a powerful blend aimed at assisting fat loss in bodybuilders. The blend comes in many forms including a potent Redline liquid, Redline Gelcaps, and a Ready-to-Drink (RTD) form.

The amount of caffeine listed here is for the RTD version (a full can).

The pure Redline liquid contains 250mg in a single teaspoon.

NOTE: Redline is a powerful drink -- not just because of the high levels of caffeine but due to the synergistic effects of all the ingredients combined. This drink is aimed specifically at BodyBuilders and the label recommends only trying half a can at a time.

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Everyone who has ventured into the energy drink market in the last 2+ years has undoubtedly had a run-in with the original "super" energy drink. With its striking blue bottle, solid white cap, and aggressive red text this drink definitely garners attention everywhere it shows.

Have you guessed what it is yet? For those less clued in, I am describing the VPX manufactured Redline. But wait, why am I doing a review on a 2 year old drink? Well my fiends, Redline must have heard our solid appreciation for the flavors of Redline Princess. Today, they announce two new, fairly original flavors to their beloved product.

Princess came in three amazing flavors, Grape, Apple, and Exotic Fruit. All were top notch and enjoyed by many, undoubtedly shifting demand away from the Original Redline. So VPX responded with these, Redline Mandarin Orange, and Redline Peach Mango. Still in attractive blue and red bottles, the only visual cue of the difference is the small fruit graphics on the neck. Logically, the Mandarin has little slices of oranges and the mango has an appetizing bouquet of sliced peaches and mangos.

Cracking the caps, both drinks instantly appease the senses. The orange smells very much like Orange-aid, crisp, clean, and very sweet. Peach-Mango on the other hand, makes you want to melt. It smells exactly like a tropical smoothie and honestly I wish everything I owned smelled just like it. Surprisingly, it doesn't smell as jarringly sweet as the orange and trust me, that's a good thing.

Flavor wise both drinks shy away from the usual Redline bitterness and remain fairly sweet throughout the length of the beverage. This is most likely attributed to an increase in sugar content. Don't stress about more sugar, Redline still remains 0 sugars, 0 calories, 0 fat, and 0 carb, although all of this is due to the use of Sucralean.

Exactly what Sucralean is, I have no clue. I scoured the internet for an hour trying to find out and there's very few details about it. I eventually called VPX and I'm not even sure they knew what it was. The formal response they provided was "It's basically a patented form of pure sucralose, which is similar to Aspartame", When I brought up the fact that Splenda is actually closer to sucralose than Aspartame they changed their answer to "Yeah, well it's more similar to Splenda than Aspartame and it's non-nutritive". So nobody really knows, it could maybe possibly be either splenda or aspartame or pure sucralose.

It seems everyone's body has a different response to Redline. Some shake uncontrollably, shiver, twitch, feel ultra productive, or I've even heard of people who claim Redline makes them feel more lazy than usual. No-matter, there is a unanimous agreement that it speeds up heart rate. As far as I can tell, both new flavors have the same active ingredients as Redline RTD so you should already know what to expect.

The Redline world is one that sits right on the line of energy drink and legal steroid. Would I drink them everyday? Definitely not. Is the occasional Redline invigorating? Completely. But the question comes down to, when reaching for a Redline, would I pick Peach-Mango (My favorite of the two flavors) over Redline Princess? The answer is a resounding no. Princess has all the same bonuses as RTD and then some, unless you're too embarrassed to carry a pink bottle, I'd stick to to that. If you are interested however, the new flavors should be out soon at your local GNC for around $2.

Overall Score (3/5)

Review by Josh (blog: Cubicalism & Coffee)