Monster Energy Original nutrition

Figures from Monster’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per can/Bottle (500ml)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy230 kcal12% of RI192 kJ, 46 kcal per 100g

Sugars55gMedium61% of RI11g per 100g

Salt1gLow17% of RI0.2g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat and saturates figures for this product, so they are not shown.

How much

Who is eating

230kcal18% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 289% of their daily limit in can/Bottle (500ml).

CaloriesEnergy230 kcal18%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarOver55g289%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

SaltHigh1g33%

Limit 3g (NHS)

Can/Bottle (500ml) of Energy Original. Figures from Monster; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Monster Energy Original

Total sugar55gin can/Bottle (500ml)

Teaspoons13.8One teaspoon is 4g

13.8 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 55g against the NHS free sugar limit

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other energy & sports drinks

Joint #19 of 21 energy & sports drinks for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Aldi Dark Thunder Zero Blast Energy Drink 2 L 6 kcal per 100ml0.12g Red Bull Sugar Free 5 kcal per 100g0.12g Rockstar Original Energy Drink 51 kcal per 100g0.13g Prime Energy 15 kcal per 100g0.15g Relentless Origin Energy Drink 44 kcal per 100g0.15g Monster Energy Ultra Zero Sugar 5 kcal per 100g0.18g Aldi Dark Thunder Energy Drink 0.5 L 20 kcal per 100ml0.20g Monster Energy Original 46 kcal per 100g0.20g Aldi Dark Thunder Energy Drink Zero 0.5 L 3 kcal per 100ml0.21g

Swaps with less saltLowest salt in energy & sports drinksLucozade Energy Orange →0.04g per 100g.

All energy & sports drinks →21 products

Among all 21 energy & sports drinks

Where it sits per 100g against every energy & sports drinks product in the Boone database.

Sugar11g per 100g

0gMiddle 4.2g12.2g

More sugar than 86% of the 21 energy & sports drinks.

Salt0.2g per 100g

0.04gMiddle 0.11g0.21g

More salt than 86% of the 21 energy & sports drinks.

Calories46 kcal per 100g

2 kcalMiddle 20 kcal51 kcal

More calories than 86% of the 21 energy & sports drinks.

Monster Energy Original nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate, fibre and protein for this product.

Per	100g	Can/Bottle (500ml)
Energy	46 kcal	230 kcal
of which sugars	11.0g	55.0g
Salt	0.20g	1.00g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Monster Energy Original?+

230 kcal in can/Bottle (500ml). Per 100g it is 46 kcal.

How much sugar is in Monster Energy Original?+

55g of sugar in can/Bottle (500ml), about 13.8 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Monster Energy Original?+

1g in can/Bottle (500ml): 33% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 17% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

Source. Monster’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Monster’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →

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