26 Healthy Energy Drinks You Can Find In Any Grocery Store

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Most energy drinks are not healthy — we've known this for a while now. Drinking Red Bull, Monster, or Rockstar comes with health risks. High sugar content, paired with increased amounts of caffeine, are the primary reasons you've been told to stay away from them (via Rethink Sugary Drink). There are about 27 grams of sugar per 8.4-ounce can of Red Bull, 54 grams per 16-ounce can of Monster, and 63 grams per 16-ounce can of RockStar. That's all higher than the average daily recommended sugar intake for adults. According to the American Heart Association, men should only ingest at most 36 grams per day, while women should have 25 grams at most.

Even in sugar-free products, the caffeine content of these energy drinks can be dangerously high. In Monster and Rockstar, there are around 160 milligrams of caffeine per can, which is nearly the amount of two cups of coffee (via Healthline). Studies have linked the repeated consumption of this amount of caffeine — in addition to the other weird ingredients tossed into these drinks — to increased blood pressure and heart problems, reports NBC. Less serious (but just as unenjoyable) side effects from frequently enjoying energy drinks can also occur, like headaches, trouble sleeping, digestion issues, dizziness, and anxiety, reports Caffeine Informer.

Today, there are newer and better options on the market that have less sugar, caffeine, and calories, and even beneficial vitamins or minerals. Read on to learn about healthy energy drinks that you can find in any grocery store.

Zevia is an up-and-coming energy drink. You may be more familiar with Zevia Cola — one of the company's famous zero-calorie and zero-sugar sodas — or maybe you've heard of Zevia Sparkling Water. However, Zevia Energy (the company's energy drink) also advertises the benefits of these other products, in addition to higher caffeine content per serving. Each 12-ounce can of Zevia Cola contains 45 milligrams of caffeine, while the same size can of Zevia Energy contains 120 milligrams of caffeine.

As for additional health benefits, the company claims their product is non-GMO certified. Don't worry about finding artificial sweeteners in this drink either, because there aren't any. Zevia is known for utilizing the stevia plant in their products. This natural sweetener is 100 to 300 times as sweet as sugar, meaning you can still expect a very sweet drink (via WebMD). According to Zevia, the stevia leaf extract is also useful because it's free from calories and won't raise its consumer's blood sugar.

You can find Zevia Energy at Kroeger, Target, Sam's Club, Walmart, and other grocery stores.

Bai doesn't just offer waters, teas, and other beverages. The company also has an energy drink on the market called Bai Bubbles. Each 11.5-ounce can of Bai Bubbles is gluten-free and kosher. One serving contains only 5 calories and 1 gram of sugar. Some flavors come with additional benefits, like Potassium and Vitamin C. However, all of these drinks are carbonated, so avoid this option if bubbles aren't something you want in your energy drink.

Bai Bubbles is less caffeinated compared to other items on this list. There are only 45 milligrams of caffeine in each can of this product, making the dosage closer to the amount of caffeine found in green tea, rather than a cup of coffee. If this smaller boost of energy is what you're looking for, you shouldn't have trouble finding it. Bai Bubbles is available at Target, Costco, BJ's, Walmart, and other stores.

CLEAN Cause is an easy-to-find, relatively healthy energy drink that gathers its caffeine from yerba mate tea. With their low calorie options, you'll find 60 calories per 16-ounce can. But you can avoid calories completely by purchasing from the company's zero calorie line, which has 9 grams of sugar alcohol in each 16-ounce serving.

No matter which of their products interests you the most, there's another reason to try this drink. CLEAN Cause donates 50% of all profits to addiction recovery. Per the drink brand, the company gives back by creating "sober living scholarships" that help to support individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. They've created nearly 3,000 scholarships of this kind — with almost $1.5 million in donations — and have grasped the attention of musician Macklemore, who has been open in recent years about his own struggles with addiction.

CLEAN Cause energy drinks are also widely available. They can be found at Walmart, Safeway, and other stores.

Guru Organic Energy is another healthy energy drink. There are only 20 calories and 3 grams of sugar per can of Guru Organic Energy Lite. Each 8.4-ounce can has 100 milligrams of caffeine, which is produced from green tea and guarana. As for the non-lite version of the drink, that has the same amount of caffeine but with 80 calories and 21 grams of sugar.

Guarana is a popular energy drink ingredient (per Web MD) that appears in several drinks on this list and has a higher concentration of caffeine than coffee beans. Per MIC, "A coffee bean contains about 2% caffeine by weight, but a guarana bean contains more like 4-6%." Guarana contains other stimulants as well, such as theophylline and theobromine.

Guru Organic Energy comes in three options: Original, Yerba Mate, and Matcha. However, the Lite version only comes in Original.

The Guru brand is available at Walmart.

RUNA is another energy drink that prides itself on having achieved certain health standards. This company has USDA Organic, Fair Trade, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, and Kosher certifications. RUNA is also a certified "B Corporation," which means it has achieved recognition for having certain social and environmental standards as a business, according to the award's website.

Guayusa is the ingredient that makes RUNA unique. Like yerba mate, ginseng, and guarana, guayusa is a plant that is now utilized by drink companies for its energizing properties (via Very Well Health). Guayusa is a tree native to the Amazon. The leaves of the tree are harvested and sometimes brewed to produce a tea that has a similar amount of caffeine to a cup of coffee. RUNA claims that the founders, two former Ivy League students at Brown University, founded the company after a trip to the rainforests of Ecuador that introduced them to this powerful plant.

RUNA's nutritional information can vary from product to product. For the Berry Boost drink, each 12-ounce can contains 10 calories, 10 milligrams of sodium, 2 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of carbohydrates. There are also 150 milligrams of caffeine and 25% of your daily recommended dose of Vitamin C.

You can find this drink at Target, Safeway, and Walmart.

Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson is one of the founders of the drink company Zoa Energy. He's certainly not the only celebrity to launch a product of this kind. Musician 50 Cent also has his own energy drink company called Street King (via TheRichest). Johnson launched the Zoa company recently, in 2021, with business partners including John Shulman, who's previously worked with the Voss drink company, reports Forbes.

Johnson is not only a highly paid actor — and highly followed Instagram user — but is also known for his background as a professional wrestler. Zoa uses this image of Johnson's strength throughout its marketing. The can has Johnson's famous tattoos on them. The name Zoa comes from the Polynesian word for warrior, "Toa" (via Forbes). Zoa is even marketed as a workout enhancer that will give you warrior strength. The company claims that's because the drink is fueled by amino acids, which help to "supercharge muscle growth."

Zoa offers both zero sugar options and 100 calorie options. By choosing the zero sugar option, you'll probably be getting a healthier product of the two. There are still 15 calories per can and nearly 10% of the daily recommended sodium intake for adults. However, there's more of a variety of supplements included in this drink.

You can find this drink at Walmart, GNC, and The Vitamin Shoppe.

Matcha LOVE is one of several products from ITO EN, a Japanese company with a variety of green tea products. You may have come across their unsweetened green tea bottles at grocery stores before. They also have an energy drink, Matcha LOVE, which is available in a small white and green can.

The unsweetened version of the Matcha LOVE drink comes in a can that's 5.2 ounces and has about 28 milligrams of caffeine. You can get just slightly more caffeine in the sweetened version of the same size, which contains around 29 milligrams.

Matcha LOVE's beneficial properties can vary depending on the quality of the tea. ITO EN claims the matcha used in these drinks is premium and imported from Japan. They also say that Matcha LOVE "contains approximately [six] times more Catechin Tea Antioxidants than the average ready-to-drink green tea," citing the USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods.

This beverage is available at Walmart, Publix, and Wegmans.

NeuroSONIC can be purchased on Amazon or at Walmart. It is one of many drinks Neuro. Each drink is made to help the user with a specific area of their lifestyle. The neuroSONIC drink claims that consumers with have their "energy refreshed "upon sipping. Their website also advertises drinks like neuroSLEEP for better rest and neuroBLISS for reduced stress.

The company's neuroSONIC drink contains 35 calories per serving. In this case, that serving size is one 14.5 ounce bottle. There are 9 grams of sugar in each drink. However, you can get the entire recommended daily dose of Vitamins D, B6, and B12 from drinking just one of these bottles.

With neuroSONIC and many other energy drinks, you're likely to be met with the ingredient L-Theanine. This nutrient is the most common form of Theanine, which is an amino acid, according to WebMD. L-Theanine is primarily added to focus and energy-enhancing drinks because it is believed to improve brain function, explains Medical News Today. Other possible benefits include anxiety and stress relief, immunity, and blood pressure regulation.

Sambazon is a company built around the power of açaí, those purple-colored berries commonly found in smoothie bowls. The brand's name takes inspiration from the Amazon rainforest, where these famous berries grow on açaí palm trees. As Good Housekeeping explains, the health hype comes from the fact that the berries are full of calcium, fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants. Per Sambazon, the caffeine comes from multiple sources, including yerba mate, green tea, and guarana. Combined, this amounts to 120 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce can (via Caffeine Informer).

Since the nutritional stats for the standard version is a mixed bag, we suggest sticking with the Low Calorie Sambazon Amazon Energy Drink with 35 calories, 17 grams of carbohydrates, and six grams of sugar in each can. You'll also receive 310% of your daily serving of vitamin C. Of course, each drink is also made with açaí juice, so it's suggested that you'll also enjoy the benefits of those berries as well.

Fitness megabrand C4 offers a wide variety of beverage options, but its flagship C4 Energy is the company's best seller. Available in fun flavors such as Cotton Candy and Frozen Bombsicle, it contains zero calories, zero grams of sugar, and zero carbohydrates. Even better, it's packed with 190% of the daily recommended dose of niacin, a B vitamin that helps you convert food into energy (via Mayo Clinic), and 250% of the daily recommended dose of vitamin B12, which is beneficial for various bodily functions (via WebMD). To top it all off, C4 Energy contains 200 milligrams of caffeine per 16-ounce can.

As a carbonated beverage, drinking C4 Energy could come with some negative side effects — ones that wouldn't occur with non-carbonated energy drinks — such as teeth erosion, loss of bone density, or increased acid reflux (via Eat This, Not That). But in moderation, this could be the healthy energy drink that's right for you. 

OCA is relatively new to the beverage scene, but it's already making big waves with it's carbonated, plant-based energy drinks. Brands in this space tend to highlight a specific ingredient to set themselves apart from the competition, and OCA is no exception, focusing on the addition of tapioca. You may have come across tapioca in pudding or the chewy bubbles at the bottom of your boba tea, but in its original form, it is a complex carbohydrate found in the cassava root plant (via Healthline). OCA claims that tapioca provides a more natural source of energy, compared to other drinks. Instead of creating a burst of energy followed by a crash, OCA is hoping that its tapioca-powered beverages give you long-lasting, steady power. There are 120 milligrams of natural caffeine (courtesy of the cassava root extract) in every can. OCA is available in four flavors, with each containing 60 calories, 9 grams of sugar, and 15 milligrams of sodium. 

The company announced in November 2021 that it partnered with grocery behemoth Kroger, which has over 2,000 locations across the country. OCA is also available at chains such as Albertsons, Randalls, and Grocery Outlet.  

You may already be familiar with V8, the sweet and savory juice blend that is currently under the Campbell's umbrella. While the original is made with seven different vegetables (plus tomato), this energy drink spinoff is more fruit focused with flavors such as Orange Pineapple, Strawberry Kiwi, and Black Cherry.

Nutritional information for V8 +Energy will vary. Strawberry-Kiwi contains 50 calories, 60 milligrams of sodium, 12 grams of carbohydrates, and 10 grams of sugar, per 11.5-ounce can. That's not nothing, especially compared to other healthy energy drinks with all zeros on the backs of its cans. But V8 +Energy makes up for that with a plant-powered ingredients list full of foods you'll recognize (and be able to pronounce), along with 80 milligrams of caffeine per serving. Most flavors, including Lemon Lime, will also provide some of your daily recommended servings of vitamins. You can find V8 +Energy drinks at Kroger, Target, Walmart, and Safeway.

Reign is another healthy energy drink company focused on fitness. The brand emphasizes it's impressive rosters of ambassadors includes World's Strongest Man competition winner Hafthor Björnsson and MMA superstar Cris Cyborg. But behind this common marketing scheme, Reign offers a powerful drink that contains a lot of caffeine, as well as other ingredients that gym-goers may be seeking for their workout fuel.

Cans of Reign, such as the Melon Mania flavor, typically contain around 300 milligrams of caffeine. That caffeine comes from green coffee beans, according to the company. There are also 10 calories, 200 milligrams of sodium, and 3 grams of carbohydrates in each can. Although the amount of sodium may alarm you, Reign makes up for it with the drink's servings of potassium, niacin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.

But that's not all that Reign promises in each can. Others additions include health-boosting nutrients like BCAA's (which help you preserve and fuel muscles), COQ10 (which help with organ function), and electrolytes (which aid in hydration). You can purchase Reign energy drinks at Target, Walmart, and Safeway.