Most of the young college people who attend classes, submit assignments and manage their social life in college feel the need for some occasional energy boost. This is an important decision for making every day to make big changes in your life. This brings us to discuss the topic “Coffee V/s Energy Drinks-The Battle to Keep You Awake”. Let’s compare both energy boosters.
Coffee V/s Energy Drinks: A Discrimination?
When we compare coffee with energy drinks, energy drinks are often seen in a negative light. Energy drinks are banned on most school campuses and coffee is tolerated. So many campuses have started coffee shops in their campuses. Is the unequal attitude about beverages justified?
Energy drinks fans will argue that a coffee cup contains 18mg of coffee as compared to 10 gm of caffeine in an energy drink can. Some of you will argue that coffee is sipped whereas energy drink is consumed quicker, meaning the caffeine effects hit quicker.
Unfortunately, the media has sensationalized the truth to get the reader’s attention. While both coffee and energy drinks have their health effects that the media would love to know and we are going to discuss them here.
The case for coffee
Firstly, the coffee is natural and has fewer or no additives or preservatives depending on the
Brand. It can contain vitamin B2, B5, potassium, magnesium, and more. Coffee can be strengthened or weakened according to the person’s preferences. When you buy a packet of coffee, it is up to you whether you want light coffee or hard coffee. It means you can increase or decrease the amount of coffee and sugar in your coffee but energy drinks don’t have such a thing. It is a packed energy drink and you have to consume the same without any changes.
The case for an energy drink
Despite the long journey of coffee in society, why energy drinks are becoming so popular?
Firstly, an energy drink can provide you with an instant energy boost in a short span. It is easy to consume anywhere whereas coffee is sipped up and not guzzled down. Because it is hot, you have to wait for it to cool down and after that, you receive some amount of energy.
Because of delivering such an amount of energy in such a short time, saves a lot of time and as people are busy with their schedules, energy drinks are becoming more popular. As soon as the effects of energy drink wear off, you again start feeling fatigued after some physical or mental work. Also, important to mention that there are so many other energy drinks than Mate Mate which has the more worsening amount of caffeine and sugar.
How much Caffeine is in a cup of coffee?
This depends upon the size of the coffee. A Grande coffee cup of Starbucks can contains 225mg of caffeine. Some of you might be drinking 4 cups of coffee to reach 400mg of coffee each day.
How much Caffeine is an energy drink?
While the caffeine in an energy drink depends upon the brands such as both Redbull and Monster have 80mg of caffeine in 100ml cans. It simply means that coffee has tripled the amount of caffeine in your drink. If you want a more natural and less caffeinated energy drink, consume Mate
Mate for 30mg of caffeine per 100ml. This is the reason Mate Mate energy drink is also gaining popularity among youth.
How much sugar is in coffee?
Sugar content depends upon the users and can use 1 spoon or 2 spoons of sugar in a coffee. If you are a black coffee lover, the sugar content will be zero but with so much high coffee. But, for people in general, it is recommended not to consume more than 12 spoons of sugar in a day to prevent heart stroke.
How much sugar is in an energy drink?
One can of Red bull contains 26 grams of sugar while a large can of Monster contains 54 grams. This leads to 14 teaspoons of sugar which is over the daily healthy sugar limit. While the effects of sugar can result in a sugar crash and make you fatigue after the effects wear off.
Conclusion: Is there a winner?
Considering that it has less sugar content and other healthy vitamins, coffee is certainly a healthier choice. So, the winner is Coffee! But the energy drinks have their demands due to the lesser amount of caffeine and more convenience to drink. The only objective to create this blog is to aware of the side effects and benefits of both coffee and energy drink. Be careful about the caffeine amount, sugar limit, and other healthy vitamins while having both drinks.