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?
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Is there a drink with taste of energy drink without caffeine?
Submitted 5 months ago by artiman@piefed.social to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 months ago
Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 months ago
Green apple soda
Grapefruit soda (IE Squirt)
Fruit juices (Pineapple is great)
ChexMax@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Maybe try aspartame instead of sugar?
Geodad@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Decaf coffee?
normalexit@lemmy.world 5 months 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?
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 5 months ago
caffeine free coke seems like the easiest solution.
AmericanEconomicThinkTank@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Lmao you okay good buddy?
WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 5 months ago
Seltzer with t grams of sugar.
Greg@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
What about just taking a regular energy drink with some sleeping tablets?
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Heart: What could go wrong?
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 5 months 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 5 months 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.
Lasherz12@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Be careful chasing the acidity of energy drinks. Full throttle is around 2 pH, not so good for your teeth or stomach health.
null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 5 months ago
Maybe try drinking a battery?
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 5 months ago
vortexal@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
I’m not sure if it’s what you are looking for but I know that some energy companies offer their flavors in the form of hydration drinks.
otp@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
What are you eating for dinner that the taste of energy drink goes well with it?
echindod@programming.dev 5 months ago
Doritos. And a gas station hotdog.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That hotdog’s looking pretty rough by dinner time
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I’ve seen concentrate with energy drink flavour. I tried it. Tastes like generic energy drink.
Just mix it with water.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 months 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.
SunSunFuego@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
there’s a variant of golden eagle, it’s stuff you find in balkan stores but my local one only stocked the decaffeinated one once (it’s horrendous)
socsa@piefed.social 5 months ago
Has gen z jumped the shark?
SillyDude@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Try 4loko gold. Tastes like a energy drink but they were forced to take out the caffeine.
dirkgentle@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I am not sure which energy drink you are after, but Guaraná soda tastest similar to some.
rowinxavier@lemmy.world 5 months 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.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months 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 5 months ago
ty i will try
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 months 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.
ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Same. I just want a energy-drink flavoured pop. But mostly I want the old monster assault back so bad…
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Can’t really go wrong with b vitamins though… being water soluble you’ll piss out whatever your body won’t absorb, which is the reason for that wonderful neon yellow color.
ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 5 months ago
There’s been a rise in cases of B6 toxicity (PDF) resulting in a growing demand for regulation. I also wouldn’t be surprised if most of the cardiac issues related to overconsumption of energy drinks was attributable to B6 as well but I’m too lazy to go searching for papers rn.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Why b vitamins
ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 5 months ago
B6 toxicity can affect cardiovascular health, and a single energy drink can have over 6x the recommended daily dosage.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Maybe just stir some pixie sticks into a half cup of water
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
20ml of white vinegar in 500ml of clear grape juice?
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 5 months ago
Caffeine, like many other things, is harmful only in excessive amounts. If you drink some just for the flavour it shouldn't be a problem.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
i mean the whole point of energy drinks is that they have a stupid amount of caffeine
artiman@piefed.social 5 months ago
Problem is I can’t sleep at night if I drink it at dinner, but I usually eat the good meals at night
blarghly@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Have you tried drinking water with your dinner instead?
n4ch1sm0@piefed.social 5 months 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 .
devolution@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I thought the caffine is what makes energy drinks taste the way they do.