Do You Really Need a Mother Energy Drink

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I tasted my first "Mother" energy drink the other day.
It tasted OK but when I looked at the ingredients listed on the can I wasn't so happy.

Mother Energy drink is Australian made by Coca-Cola to give a boost to your mental and physical performance.


I didn't feel any improvement after drinking the can.

The can states 8 cylinder energy system but the ingredients listed in order are:

Carbonated water (carbon dioxide gas added to water)
Sucrose (which is table sugar)
Food acids 330 and 331 (sodium citrates to give the citrus taste)
Taurine (a organic acid found in the large intestine essential for cardiovascular function)
Glucuronolactone (naturaly occuring chemical for connective tissue)
Colours150d and 104 (the sulphite ammonia caramel and yellow colours)
Preservative 202 (potassium sorbate similar to table salt)
Caffeine (a stimulant drug acting on the central nervous system)
Inositol (a chemical compound for sweetness)
Niacin (vitamin B3 essential for humans)
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5 another essential nutrient)
B6 and B12 (required for humans)
Gurana extract ( a Brazilian plant that has high caffeine content in its seeds).


So this is a lot of caffeine and sugar mixed in water.

On the side of the can it states high caffeine content so Coca-Cola are telling you that's basically what's inside.

Too much sugar may lead to tooth decay and diabetes and obesity. Too much caffeine may lead to insomnia or heart problems.

So if you feel you need an energy pick up, just have a cup of coffee with sugar and forget the marketing hype.

All references to ingredients came from Wikipedia.

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