The MH Energy-Shot Decoder

Brittany Risher Investigates Whether Next-gen Superfood Shots Can Turn Tired You Into Super You.

- Brittany Risher

Those new little bottles at the till promise so much more than five-hour energy. They’re packed with amino acids (same as fish!), herbs (herbal!) and miracle compounds from the Amazon (exotic place-name!). It’s all very “plant-based” and “enlightened” – buzzwords that will help drive the global energy-drink market up to an expected $85 billion over the next six years. They’ll give you energy for sure, mostly thanks to straight-up caffeine – about ten times more per sip than coffee. But do all the other ingredients make them healthier than a regular energy shot? We analysed the four most popular ingredients – from the just-trendy to the just-might-work – in these new-gen energy shots.

NOT TOO BAD!