Energy drinks
USDA's branded food database lists 42 energy drinks products from 23 brands; the median has 42 calories, 6.5 g of sugars, 0 g of protein and 19 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 355 ml (10 labels).
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
The leader on each nutrient
There is no single healthiest energy drinks product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.
| Ranking | Product | Its value |
|---|---|---|
| Most protein | Strawberry Energy Nutrition Drink (Nutrament)One of 5 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories. | 4.5 g per 100 g |
| Least sugar | Raspberry Razz Chia Energy Beverage (Mamma Chia) | 1.0 g per 100 g |
| Least sodium | Raspberry Razz Chia Energy Beverage (Mamma Chia) | 2 mg per 100 g |
| Fewest calories | Raspberry Razz Chia Energy Beverage (Mamma Chia) | 41 calories per 100 g |
| Most fiber | Raspberry Razz Chia Energy Beverage (Mamma Chia) | 2.0 g per 100 g |
| Fewest net carbs | Raspberry Razz Chia Energy Beverage (Mamma Chia) | 5.1 g per 100 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 42 products, one per UPC.
How energy drinks products are spread
Half of all energy drinks products have between 0.2 g and 11.1 g of sugars per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Lowest quarter up to | Median | Highest quarter from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 3 | 42 | 106 |
| Sugars | 0.2 g | 6.5 g | 11.1 g |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 3.6 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 19 mg | 70 mg |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0.4 g | 7.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0.1 g | 0.3 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.
How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving
| FDA threshold (per labeled serving) | Products | Share |
|---|---|---|
| "Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving* | 19 of 42 | 45% |
| "High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving | 1 of 21 | 5% |
| "High in protein": 10 g or more per serving | 7 of 41 | 17% |
| "Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving* | 30 of 42 | 71% |
| "Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving | 9 of 40 | 23% |
Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).
Brands with the most energy drinks products
| Brand | Products |
|---|---|
| Vitaminseed | 5 |
| Nutrament | 5 |
| Uptime | 4 |
| Gu | 3 |
| Defy | 3 |
| C4 | 3 |
| Kill Cliff | 2 |
| Eboost | 2 |
Every energy drinks product, A to Z
- Blood Orange Energy DrinkUptime · 1 calories per 100 g
- Blue Raspberry Flavored Energy DrinkLidl · 1 calories per 100 g
- Cherry Limeade Performance Energy DrinkKill Cliff · 7 calories per 100 g
- Chocolate Cherry Shot Energy GelClif · 324 calories per 100 g
- Chocolate Outrage Flavored Energy GelGu · 312 calories per 100 g
- Creamy Chocolate Flavored Nutritional Energy DrinkKroger · 101 calories per 100 g
- Dong-a Pharm, Bacchus-x Plus Ginseng Energy DrinkDong-a Pharm · 61 calories per 100 g
- Elderberry Lemonade Boost + Immunity Clean Energy Performance DrinkDefy · 3 calories per 100 g
- Energy Nutrition Drink, BananaNutrament · 101 calories per 100 g
- Energy Nutrition Drink, CoconutNutrament · 101 calories per 100 g
- Energy Nutrition Drink, MangoNutrament · 101 calories per 100 g
- Energy Nutrition Drink, VanillaNutrament · 101 calories per 100 g
- Energy with a Blend of Organic Juices, Ginseng, Green Tea Extract and B Vitamins Cold Pressed Juice ShotGiant Eagle · 33 calories per 100 g
- Fruit Punch Performance Energy DrinkKill Cliff · 7 calories per 100 g
- Fruit Punch Performance Energy DrinkC4 · 0 calories per 100 g
- Go Green Supergreen Energy Blend, NaturalHealthy Truth · 300 calories per 100 g
- Grape Burst Boost + Immunity Clean Energy Performance DrinkDefy · 3 calories per 100 g
- Lemon Hdz Energy DrinkReign · 0 calories per 100 g
- Mocha Energy ShotSuja · 25 calories per 100 g
- Orange Rush Boost+ Immunity Clean Energy Performance DrinkDefy · 3 calories per 100 g
- Organic Superfood Energy Shake, Chocolate Peanut ButterKuli Kuli · 400 calories per 100 g
- Original Citrus Energy DrinkUptime · 1 calories per 100 g
- Original Citrus Energy DrinkUptime · 42 calories per 100 g
- Original Milk Chocolate Strength & Energy Nutrition Shake, OriginalEnsure · 93 calories per 100 g
- Pure Energy Tonic ShotGoldthread · 39 calories per 100 g
- Raspberry Razz Chia Energy BeverageMamma Chia · 41 calories per 100 g
- Seed Energy Beverage, Blackberry BurstVitaminseed · 125 calories per 100 g
- Seed Energy Beverage, Carnapple ZingVitaminseed · 89 calories per 100 g
- Seed Energy Beverage, Goodness GrapeVitaminseed · 125 calories per 100 g
- Seed Energy Beverage, Ripe RaspberryVitaminseed · 107 calories per 100 g
- Seedshotz Seed Energy Beverage, Espresso BeanVitaminseed · 125 calories per 100 g
- Sour Batch Bros Flavored Ultimate Zero Sugar Performance Energy DrinkC4 · 0 calories per 100 g
- Sparkling Orange Mango Super Fuel Energy DrinkEboost · 4 calories per 100 g
- Strawberry & Black Cherry High Source of EnergySustain Energy · 299 calories per 100 g
- Strawberry Energy Nutrition DrinkNutrament · 101 calories per 100 g
- Strawberry Lemonade Super Fuel Sparkling Energy DrinkEboost · 4 calories per 100 g
- Sugar Free Cbd Energy DrinkGorilla Hemp · 0 calories per 100 g
- Superhuman Performance Energy Drink, Strawberry Watermelon IceC4 · 0 calories per 100 g
- Tri-berry Flavored Energy Gel, Tri-berryGu · 312 calories per 100 g
- Vanilla Bean Flavored Energy GelGu · 312 calories per 100 g
- Watermelon Flavored Explosive Energy +performance Energy DrinkC4 Energy · 0 calories per 100 g
- White Peach Lemonade Energy DrinkUptime · 42 calories per 100 g
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov