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Monster Energy
- Drinks
- Energy drinks
How much sugar is in Monster Energy?
One 473 ml serving contains 54 g of sugar. That works out at roughly 13–14 sugar cubes, or 108 % of the 50 g daily orientation value.
- Brand
- Monster Energy
- Serving
- Can · 473 ml
- Sugar per 100 ml
- 11.4 g
- Market
- United States
About Monster Energy
This is the classic green energy drink as it is sold in the United States, where it comes in a 16 fl oz (473 ml) can. The concentration is close to the European recipe, but because the can is a different size, the sugar you actually end up drinking does not match the German product one for one.
Is that a lot of sugar?
Concentration
High sugar
11.4 g of sugar per 100 ml. The UK front-of-pack scheme calls a drink low up to 2.5 g and high above 11.25 g per 100 ml.
In one serving
Above the daily orientation value
The 473 ml serving carries 54 g — 108 % of the 50 g daily orientation value.
Overall composition
Nutri-Score E
Computed by Open Food Facts using the published Nutri-Score algorithm. Not assigned or endorsed by the manufacturer.
Nutri-Score grades the whole nutritional composition per 100 — energy, sugars, saturated fat and salt against fibre, protein and fruit or vegetable content — on a scale from A to E. It is a European front-of-pack scheme. It rates a product, not a diet, and says nothing about how much of it you drink.
Concentration follows the UK Department of Health front-of-pack thresholds for total sugars. The serving reading follows the WHO orientation value for free sugars. Nutri-Score is reproduced from the source named above. All three are applied mechanically to the declared figures for the market shown. None of them is a judgement about the product, and none is medical or dietary advice — what a given amount of sugar means for you depends on your whole diet and circumstances.
Nutrition facts for Monster Energy
| Per | 100 ml | 473 ml |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 208 kJ / 49 kcal | 986 kJ / 230 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| of which saturates | — | — |
| Carbohydrate | 12.3 g | 58 g |
| of which sugars | 11.4 g | 54 g |
| Fibre | — | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g | 0.95 g |
How much caffeine is in Monster Energy?
Per 473 ml
161mg
34 mg per 100 ml.
What is in Monster Energy?
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).
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Can · 473 ml
54g
about 13–14 sugar cubes
11.4 g sugar / 100 ml
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about 12–13 sugar cubes
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Same market only — figures for another country are not comparable. Sorted by sugar per serving.
Common questions about Monster Energy
- How much sugar is in Monster Energy?
- One 473 ml serving contains 54 g of sugar, which is 11.4 g per 100 ml.
- How many sugar cubes is that?
- Roughly 13–14 cubes at 4 g each, or 108 % of the WHO orientation value of 50 g of free sugars a day.
- How much caffeine is in Monster Energy?
- One 473 ml serving contains about 161 mg of caffeine, which is 34 mg per 100 ml.
- How many calories are in Monster Energy?
- One 473 ml serving provides about 230 kcal (986 kJ).
- What Nutri-Score does Monster Energy have?
- Nutri-Score E, as computed by Open Food Facts using the published algorithm. It rates the nutritional composition per 100, not a whole diet.