Hey everyone, Caffeine Man here and today
I'm gonna be doing a product review on
an energy drink called
Aspire energy drink. It boasts itself as
a healthy energy drink so we're gonna
find out just how healthy it is and
considering that Bang energy drink is
one of the healthiest energy drinks
currently on the market, we'll see how
they compare to each other and we'll
find out which one is the healthiest one
for YOU! Coming right up.
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*LIGHTNING STRIKE*
Hey again everybody! Thanks for joining me today. Today we're gonna be going over an
energy drink called Aspire energy drink.
It claims to be a very healthy energy
drink and with the rise of Bang,
I was curious just how healthy it is.
Now, just a small disclaimer this
video is going to be a product review
primarily based on Aspire energy drink.
If you want to find out more about Bang
energy drink you can feel free to watch
my Bang review. I'll include a card up
here so you can check it out. Once I go
through the Aspire review, I'll let you
know which is the healthier option
specifically for YOU!
Aspire comes in four flavors: Mango lemonade, cranberry, apple and acai, and raspberry and acai.
They claim that it helps with
focus, concentration, boosts your
metabolism, helps with weight loss and
increases energy. They also state that
you get a healthy sustained energy with
no jitters and no crash. Crashes
generally come from drinks that have too
much sugar in them and this drink
doesn't have any sugar in it. Also it
doesn't have any calories or carbs.
All the ingredients except for sucralose are
all natural, plant-based ingredients.
Let's take a closer look at these
ingredients and the vitamins.
This drink is high in B vitamins. Now if
you watched some of my previous videos
you'll know that B vitamins have a ton
of health benefits but when it comes to
energy, specifically, you're only going to
get extra energy if you're deficient in
B vitamins. B vitamins DO enhance focus
and concentration, as well as help your
metabolism, which is what this drink also
does. It has a lot of vitamin C and we
all know how good vitamin C is for you
right? And all the ingredients are
certified Kosher. It's a non-gmo product,
it's soy and gluten free, and it's also
good for vegans. One of the main
ingredients, or base ingredients, is an
ultra premium green tea blend .Green teas
are high in ECGC's.
What's an ECGC? Feel free to check out my video about. I did a tea series, "Tea Talk Part 2",
which goes over all the health benefits
of teas including ECGC's, but for now
I'll tell you this, green tea is the
second healthiest drink on the planet.
What's in first place, you may ask. Water,
so yes this drink is going to be a
healthy drink just because it has green
tea as it's base. It also has a guarana
seed extract, providing a slow releasing
caffeine. What is a slow releasing
caffeine? Slow releasing means that
there's no jittery feelings and the
effects of the caffeine last longer.
Guarana seed extract also helps sustain
energy and endurance, and stimulates the
metabolism to help burn calories.
Another ingredient is ginger root extract, which
has a ton of health properties as
mentioned in several other of my tea
talk videos. Some of the more well-known
benefits include lower cholesterol,
lowering blood pressure, and boosting circulation.
The next ingredient is L carnitine. L carnitine  is an amino acid that helps boost the metabolism
which can help burn calories. Studies have shown that it's been known to help produce energy, boost endurance
and is important to heart and brain
function as well as muscle movement.
What about caffeine count? I'm glad you asked. This
12-ounce can has 80 milligrams of
caffeine in it, similar to a cup of
coffee or the 8 ounce version of most
other energy drinks. The caffeine comes
from high-quality green tea extract and
guarana seed extract which, as mentioned
earlier, is known for its slow releasing caffeine.
So, all that being said which is
healthier, Bang or Aspire?
whooaaaa... I'm swimming in dangerous territory here.
Bang has more ingredients in it that are healthy for you than aspire does but Aspire has green tea as a base
and green tea is one of the healthiest drinks in
the world. Add that to some of the other
healthy ingredients and vitamins that it
has and it's a very healthy drink. So the
better question is, exactly the question that's in the title of this video, "Which energy drink is healthier for YOU?"
We all have different needs and goals in life.
If you watch the Bang energy drink
commercials or go to the Bang energy
drink website or even just check out
their Twitter page, you're gonna see tons
of hot, physically fit people, flexing
their muscles and advertising for this
company. And that's the niche they're
going for and the people that they're marketing to.
So if you're trying to work out to gain muscle, become super physically fit, do some hardcore workouts,
Bang is going to be right for you. I mean it's made by a
sports nutritional supplement company so
that's what you can expect from it.
And if you like a high amount of
caffeine to keep you going, Bang energy
drink has 300 milligrams of caffeine in it.
It also has super creatine, CoQ10,
BCAA's and lots of other stuff that help
people who like to workout, so those
hardcore workout people love the stuff!
But what if you aren't gonna do a
hardcore workout? What if you're just
exercising to lose weight? Or better yet
what if you're just exercising to stay
healthy? Maybe you're a runner and you
don't need all those extra ingredients
that they have in it. Maybe you don't
even exercise at all ....
and you just want a healthy energy drink without all that
extra stuff in it that you're not going to use?
In that case you might want to
try Aspire energy drink because every
ingredient in it, is something that your
body can use. But of course, before you
try it, you probably want to know what it
tastes like? If only there was someone
who would taste it and tell you what it
tastes like!
That's what I'm here for! Now to be honest with you this is gonna be my first time trying this drink,
so the reactions that you see are gonna
be genuine. And I will say this, I don't
actually like sparkling water and this
drink says that it's a "lightly sparkling
beverage" and it has carbonated water,
which I know is going to be a negative
factor for a lot of people. Me, personally,
I hate sparkling water and I know a lot
of other people feel strongly about it
as well. That being said I'm going into
this with an open mind and hoping that the
sparkling flavor isn't too strong.
And as I do with all my product reviews, I'm
gonna try and focus on the flavor, so
even though I don't like sparkling water
I do know what sparkling water should
taste like and I'm gonna focus on the
flavor, besides the sparkling water as well.
Now, I ended up buying a case of the variety pack which includes the mango lemonade, raspberry and acai,
and apple and acai, which leaves out the cranberry. Which is kind of good because I don't like cranberry either.
So let's start with a mango lemonade.
Here's a close-up of the can and its orange and yellow for mango lemonade.
*CAN OPENING*
*GULP*          *GULP*
Oh that's actually pretty good! I was
expecting to have a strong sparkling
flavor but of course it says it's
lightly sparkling and it really is very
light on the sparkling flavor, so if you
don't like sparkling water this only has
a hint of it in there.
I'm gonna try another sip.
*Sip*
As for the flavor, I definitely say it's a light
mango flavor and a light lemonade flavor
and out of the two flavors, you're going to
taste the mango just a little bit more.
Overall it has a light feel to it. It's
not super strong and even though it has
sucralose in it, it's not very sweet at
all. It's actually pretty good.
Like I said, it's not a super strong
flavor but it's still very good. It has a
decent amount of flavor to it and it's
very light.
Let's move on to the apple and acai.
This is the apple and acai.
It comes in a green and purple can.
*CAN OPENING*
*SIP*       *GULP*
This one is okay as well. I don't like it
as much as the mango and lemonade but
it's still not bad. The apple is very
light and the acai is very light so you
do get a little bit more of that
sparkling water flavor, but just like the
first one it is very light in flavor. It
kind of reminds me of the flavored
waters that have just a hint of flavor
to it as opposed to a strong flavor.
Overall, it's still pretty good. I'm
curious about the raspberry and acai to see
if it's better or worse than the mango.
Here's the raspberry and acai.
It comes in a nice pink and purple can... kind of matches
my outfit.
*CAN OPENING*
*SIP*      *GULP*
Hmm this one's pretty good too. I still like the mango lemonade best. This is probably my second favorite and
then apple acai is last. Just like the
others, it's very light in the raspberry
flavor and a little bit of that acai
flavor and the sparkling water isn't too
bad. Now if you strongly dislike
sparkling water and you don't even like
a hint of sparkling water, then you might
not want to try this. But if you're okay
with some sparkling flavor, this actually
has just a little bit.
It really is lightly sparkling. I don't
know if I can say that enough but they
say it's lightly sparkling and it's true.
So overall, they're all pretty good. I say
go for the mango lemonade, if you like
mango, but that's just my opinion. You
might like the raspberry better or even
the apple. The apple is very light on the
apple flavor so if you like more of a
water flavor you may like the apple one.
But like I said, Bang also has all those
other ingredients as well as 300
milligrams of caffeine compared to 80
milligrams of caffeine so find out
what's gonna be best for you. Now, where
can you find these? I found these at
Shaw's but I've also seen them at BJ's
Wholesale Club and Hannaford. You can
also check out their website as well.
They have a store locator there, so all
you do is type in your zip code and it
tells you all the stores in your area
that you can purchase it at. And as
always, I'll include a link down below to
the Amazon website where you can also
purchase it.
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