Red Bull Energy Drink nutrition

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

Traffic lights, per can (250ml)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy118 kcal6% of RI197 kJ, 47 kcal per 100g

Sugars27.5gMedium31% of RI11g per 100g

Salt0.25gLow4% of RI0.1g 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

118kcal9% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 145% of their daily limit in can (250ml).

CaloriesEnergy118 kcal9%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarOver27.5g145%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

SaltWithin limit0.25g8%

Limit 3g (NHS)

Can (250ml) of Energy Drink. Figures from Red Bull; 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 Red Bull Energy Drink

Total sugar27.5gin can (250ml)

Teaspoons6.9One teaspoon is 4g

6.9 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 27.5g 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 #6 of 21 energy & sports drinks for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Aldi Red Thunder Original Energy Drink 0.25 L 20 kcal per 100ml0.10g Aldi Red Thunder Original Energy Drink 6 Pack 1.5 L 20 kcal per 100ml0.10g Powerade Berry & Tropical Ice 22 kcal per 100g0.10g Powerade Zero Sugar 2 kcal per 100g0.10g Red Bull Energy Drink 47 kcal per 100g0.10g Lucozade Sport Berry 25 kcal per 100g0.11g Lucozade Sport Orange 26 kcal per 100g0.11g Aldi Dark Thunder Zero Blast Energy Drink 2 L 6 kcal per 100ml0.12g Red Bull Sugar Free 5 kcal per 100g0.12g

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.

Salt0.1g per 100g

0.04gMiddle 0.11g0.21g

Less salt than 52% of the 21 energy & sports drinks.

Calories47 kcal per 100g

2 kcalMiddle 20 kcal51 kcal

More calories than 90% of the 21 energy & sports drinks.

Red Bull Energy Drink nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Can (250ml)	Can/Bottle (500ml)
Energy	47 kcal	118 kcal	235 kcal
of which sugars	11.0g	27.5g	55.0g
Salt	0.10g	0.25g	0.50g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Red Bull Energy Drink?+

118 kcal in can (250ml). Per 100g it is 47 kcal.

How much sugar is in Red Bull Energy Drink?+

27.5g of sugar in can (250ml), about 6.9 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Red Bull Energy Drink?+

0.25g in can (250ml): 8% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 4% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

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

Collected. Copied by Boone from Red Bull’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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