So I love the taste of energy drinks, but I hate the caffeine since it’s harmful is there a drink that can accomplish my goal or is the taste in the caffeine?
I thought the caffine is what makes energy drinks taste the way they do.
Is there a drink with taste of energy drink without caffeine?
Submitted 3 days ago by artiman@piefed.social to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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devolution@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
n4ch1sm0@piefed.social 3 days ago
NileRed who makes entertaining chemistry videos making random things, has a video on making a caffeine free Red Bull:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oY8tz1paj6o
Its pretty much a guide on making it yourself if you’re daring and have the resources. And don’t forget to follow that up his video on how he turned latex gloves into hot sauce .
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Maybe grind some Smarties onto a 7UP?
AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 days ago
American or British?
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Sure!
AmericanEconomicThinkTank@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Lmao you okay good buddy?
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
if you want more sourness maybe try adding some powdered citric acid or malic acid, whatever you can find at a grocery store. It’ll be in the spice aisle.
artiman@piefed.social 3 days ago
ty i will try
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
In my grocery store it’s called Sour Salt (there’s no salt in it) and it’s in the Jewish section near the jars of borscht.
But another way would be to squeeze a slice of lemon into it.
null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 3 days ago
Maybe try drinking a battery?
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Celsius has a line for caffeine free options
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Watch out for the random cans with alcohol though 😉
otp@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
What are you eating for dinner that the taste of energy drink goes well with it?
echindod@programming.dev 3 days ago
Doritos. And a gas station hotdog.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
That hotdog’s looking pretty rough by dinner time
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I’ve seen concentrate with energy drink flavour. I tried it. Tastes like generic energy drink.
Just mix it with water.
Lasherz12@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Be careful chasing the acidity of energy drinks. Full throttle is around 2 pH, not so good for your teeth or stomach health.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 days ago
Green apple soda
Grapefruit soda (IE Squirt)
Fruit juices (Pineapple is great)
slakje@piefed.social 3 days ago
I did a quick search online for caffeine-free energy drinks and saw a brand called Sparking Ice mentioned a few times as having variants without caffeine, as well as Monster Unleaded.
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Have you tried Guárana?
I find it tastes a bit like a mix of red bull and mountain dew. It’s a soda, but very close to energy drink taste
passenger@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
It has caffeine though, and a mix of other compounds that have a similar effect as an energy drink, so it would not help with sleeping.
quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 days ago
:shudder:
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 days ago
caffeine free coke seems like the easiest solution.
WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 3 days ago
Seltzer with t grams of sugar.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Dump a couple of random Kool-aid packs into a pitcher with a few cups of sugar. Then mix it up with the liquid from one car battery.
socsa@piefed.social 3 days ago
Has gen z jumped the shark?
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Maybe just stir some pixie sticks into a half cup of water
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
20ml of white vinegar in 500ml of clear grape juice?
Toes@ani.social 3 days ago
They used to make an unleaded monster.
But the flavour profile of most cans is salt water taffies if that helps.
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
That’d really be great. I’d love making red bull cocktails without caffeine in them
Greg@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
What about just taking a regular energy drink with some sleeping tablets?
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Heart: What could go wrong?
dhhyfddehhfyy4673@fedia.io 3 days ago
Yes; energy drinks without caffeine.
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Other things give you energy…
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 days ago
normalexit@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Caffeine is bitter. That’s why they mask it with sweet flavors in soda. Just drink it during the day as a treat occasionally and have water (or something else) with dinner?
dirkgentle@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I am not sure which energy drink you are after, but Guaraná soda tastest similar to some.
rowinxavier@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Add citric acid powder to make it sour. It is in the ingredients of energy drinks as an acidity regulator but also controls sourness. Be aware it is strong, so only add a little at a time, and make sure it is fully mixed before fizzing it.
ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Maybe try aspartame instead of sugar?
gibmiser@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You sir are broken.
Carry on.
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 days ago
So many people’s bodies and wallets would benefit from 4 weeks of only drinking water.
The cravings will go away, drinks you used to love will suddenly be too sweet. You will simply feel better and wonder why you were so obsessed to begin with. Then you’ll buy 18 different kinds of tea to drink just 2 regularly. No idea why the last step happens, but it does.
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I wish that would happen for me. Maybe the length of time one needs to abstain needs to be longer or something. I try to avoid drinking sweet drinks because of how easily it makes you fat but I don’t enjoy them any less and my favourites never feel too sweet and often I find myself really craving a very sweet drink and it’s only by not having it in the house that I manage to avoid it.
I guess I never really went full cold turkey, I figure I should be able to moderate the habit and only consume it on occasion which I think ends up being something like 1 to 2 glasses every 1.5 weeks on average.