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aint it the core ingredient?
Yep, with the mg content prominently advertised on the can along with caffeine
Yes:
Ingredients for Monster Original Energy Drink,16 oz Monster Original Energy Drink,16 oz Ingredients
Carbonated Water, Sugar, Glucose, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Taurine, Sodium Citrate, Color Added, Panax Ginseng Extract, L-carnitine L-tartrate, Caffeine, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Benzoic Acid (Preservative), Niacinamide (Vit. B3), Sucralose, Salt, D-glucuronolactone, Inositol, Guarana Extract, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Maltodextrin, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12).
I love when I read through ingredients and see sugar in various forms. "this has water, sugar, sugar, citric acid, more stuff, ohh and did I mention sugar"
welp... we got like 2 generation of heavy users.
UnitedHealth prolly already figure how to use this to raise the rates.