Red Bull Cola

Coming to Las Vegas in June: Red Bull Cola.

Unlike Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Red Bull Cola will be 100% natural and command a premium price. Its formula will consist of kola nut and coca leaf. (source: Brandweek)

Sales of Carbonated Soft Drinks have been declining for some time now - in contrast with energy drinks - where …

BrainTonIQ: The Birth of a True Think Drink

Recently I took some time to visit a well known tech conference in the Bay Area and started noticing one person after another carrying around a very visually appealing stark white beverage that resembled an energy drink.

As the day progressed I started to notice two things, not only did near everyone have one, but …

Rockstar Roasted

Rockstar have released three new caffeinated drinks under the label “Rockstar Roasted - Coffee + Energy”.

The three flavors are Latte, Mocha, and Light Vanilla (a lower-calorie version). Latte is a blend of premium coffee, cream, sugar, and energy ingredients (such as Guarana and Ginseng). Mocha is a mix of coffee and chocolate.

If it all sounds familiar …

Game Juice

Mountain Dew and Bawls have traditionally been the fuel of choice of gamers. More recently Mountain Dew hooked up with Microsoft to bring out the limited edition Halo 3 Game Fuel.

Another “energy soda” has entered the market: simply called “Game Juice”. No word on caffeine amounts because they are [sigh] concealed within an “energizing blend”….

Jones Soda Flavors: Perspiration and Dirt

From CNN Money.

Jones are launching a special Five-pack including some interesting flavors: Dirt, Sweet Victory, Sports Cream, Perspiration and Natural Field Turf.

“Perspiration Soda is kind of salty tasting,” she said, with a slightly higher sodium content than the average soda, with a smooth, “stinky football sock” finish.

A sip of Sports Cream Soda conjures up the experience of rubbing ointment

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Caffeine in Soda: Citrus and Pepper-type Beverages

This is the second installment from a large laboratory test of caffeine in carbonated beverages. See all the cola’s here.

In most cases, the actual amount of caffeine is quite close to what the manufacturer said. Except for Vault Zero which seems to have a bit more.

KEY:
n is the number of samples (cans) tested.
± (plus/minus) is the amount of …

Caffeine Amounts in Soda: Every Kind of Cola You Can Think Of

For all caffeine fiends - this is the mother lode. In my hot little hands I have the results of a very large caffeine test conducted by Chou and Bell of Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science, Auburn University.

You can consider this to be the most up-to-date and accurate record of caffeine in carbonated soft drinks. Over the next …

Jolt Cola Gets Even More Caffeine

It seems that Wet Planet Beverages (makers of Jolt Cola) quietly concocted a new formulation.

Check the picture here of an old and new can (thanks Steve!). Right next to the “CX2″ is 140 Jolts Caffeine (left - old can) and 220 Jolts Caffeine (right - new can).

Sure enough: a check on the Jolt site shows:

How much

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