Reserve Orange Dreamsicle

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 8 ingredients to avoid

Monster Reserve Orange Dreamsicle scores 3/100 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 28g 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 Reserve Orange Dreamsicle lists 21 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, Sugar, Glucose, Citric Acid and Taurine. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

120 kcal per serving, or 25 kcal per 100ml. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Monster Reserve Orange Dreamsicle on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 3/100 Monster Reserve Orange Dreamsicle scores worse than most energy drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in energy drinks is VitaLife Sparkling Energy at 100/100.