If we only look at the original products, Starbucks Doubleshot Energy has half the sugar as its energy drink forefathers (26 g per can compared to 54 g Monster Original 60 g Rockstar Original). Sugar content is not a fair comparison because both Monster and Rockstar offer low-Cal and no-Cal options. Starbucks Doubleshot Energy has almost as much caffeine as the original Monster and Rockstar (146 mg per can compared to 160 mg in Monster and Rockstar Original). Before we compare this “Energy Coffee Beverage” to similar coffee-energy hybrids, let’s start by comparing it to the energy drink stereotypes created by “The Big Three”, Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar: There is no legal definition of the term “energy drink”. ![]() When you hear a news story about someone hospitalized after energy drink consumption, what brands do you picture? Highlighting some choice words on the Starbucks product page How does this compare to other energy drinks? The Stereotypical Energy Drink How does this compare to other energy drinks?.For this Energy Drink of the Month review, we’ll examine the science behind Starbucks Doubleshot Energy, an “Energy Coffee Beverage”. There’s no easy way to answer these questions, but it helps if we look at the products which blur the lines between “coffee” and “energy drink”. ![]() As a biochemist who researches energy drinks, I get asked all the time why people need energy drinks and why people can’t just drink coffee instead.
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