Ingredients In Monster Energy Drinks

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      USDA Branded Food Products Database: "Monster Energy Drink"
    
      American Heart Association: "Sugar 101"
    
      PubChem: "Citric Acid"
    
      U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Taurine Is an Ingredient in Many Energy Drinks. Is Taurine Safe?"
    
      PubChem: "Sodium Citrate"
    
      National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: "Asian Ginseng"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Carnitine"
    
      PubChem: "Ascorbic Acid"
    
      National Cancer Institute: "L-Carnitine L-Tartarate"
    
      PubChem: "Benzoic Acid"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Niacin"
    
      University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health: "Supplement Sampler Inositol"
    
      Public Library of Science One: "Guarana Provides Additional Stimulation Over Caffeine Alone in the Planarian Model"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Vitamin B6"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Riboflavin"
    
      National Cancer Institute: "Maltrodextrin"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Vitamin B12"
    
      MedlinePlus: "Caffeine"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Fact Sheets - Alcohol and Caffeine"
    
      U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "FDA Takes Step to Protect Consumers Against Dietary Supplements Containing Dangerously High Levels of Extremely Concentrated or Pure Caffeine"
    
      Poison Control: "Side Effects of Ginseng Supplements"
    
      MedlinePlus: "Electrolytes"
    
      U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "Additional Information about High-Intensity Sweeteners Permitted for Use in Food in the United States"
    




Monster ingredients are important to know before you start drinking the energy drink.

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      USDA Branded Food Products Database: "Monster Energy Drink"
    
      American Heart Association: "Sugar 101"
    
      PubChem: "Citric Acid"
    
      U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Taurine Is an Ingredient in Many Energy Drinks. Is Taurine Safe?"
    
      PubChem: "Sodium Citrate"
    
      National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: "Asian Ginseng"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Carnitine"
    
      PubChem: "Ascorbic Acid"
    
      National Cancer Institute: "L-Carnitine L-Tartarate"
    
      PubChem: "Benzoic Acid"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Niacin"
    
      University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health: "Supplement Sampler Inositol"
    
      Public Library of Science One: "Guarana Provides Additional Stimulation Over Caffeine Alone in the Planarian Model"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Vitamin B6"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Riboflavin"
    
      National Cancer Institute: "Maltrodextrin"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Vitamin B12"
    
      MedlinePlus: "Caffeine"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Fact Sheets - Alcohol and Caffeine"
    
      U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "FDA Takes Step to Protect Consumers Against Dietary Supplements Containing Dangerously High Levels of Extremely Concentrated or Pure Caffeine"
    
      Poison Control: "Side Effects of Ginseng Supplements"
    
      MedlinePlus: "Electrolytes"
    
      U.S. Food and Drug Administration: "Additional Information about High-Intensity Sweeteners Permitted for Use in Food in the United States"