Energy

Breakdown

6 ingredients to avoid

Monster Energy scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g protein and 53g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Monster Energy lists 21 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, Sugar, Glucose, Natural Flavors and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

220 kcal per serving, or 47 kcal per 100ml. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Monster Energy on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 15/100 Monster Energy scores worse than most energy drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in energy drinks is Clean Simple Eats Energy + Focus Energy Drink, Lava Tropic, 12 fl oz at 39/100.