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    Red Bull and Other Top Gluten-Free Energy Drinks

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    Wondering if Red Bull and other top brands of energy drinks are gluten-free? Here's a handy list!

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    Celiac.com 02/02/2021 - We get a lot of questions about energy drinks, like Full Throttle, Monster, Red Bull, and others. Specifically, which brands of energy drinks are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease?

    We actually did an article specifically on Red Bull, which is gluten-free, wheat-free, lactose-free and dairy-free. But Red Bull is not alone. There a numerous brands of gluten-free energy drinks that are safe for people with celiac disease. What about them? Which brands of energy drinks are gluten-free? 

    Some of these top brands of energy drinks are labeled gluten-free, others are made without gluten or wheat ingredients, and are considered gluten-free. All of these energy drinks are considered gluten-free or gluten-safe, which means that you can breath extra easy about drinking these energy drinks yourself, or serving them to people with celiac disease. 

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    Full Throttle Energy Drink
    Full Throttle Energy Drink is a popular energy drink. Full Throttle Energy Drink lists no gluten allergens and is considered gluten-free, including: 

    Full Throttle Energy Drink

    • Blue Agave
    • Original

    MTN Dew AMP Energy Drinks
    AMP energy drinks are made by Mountain Dew. Get nutrition facts for MTN Dew AMP Energy Drinks. Get nutrition facts for MTN Dew Game Fuel. MTN DEW AMP Energy Drinks and MTN Dew Game Fuel list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    MTN Dew AMP Energy Drinks

    • Original
    • Tropical Punch
    • Cherry Blast
    • Strawberry Limeade

    MTN Dew Game Fuel

    • Cherry Burst
    • Berry Blast
    • Orange Storm
    • Original Dew
    • Tropical Strike
    • Zero Raspberry Lemonade
    • Zero Watermelon Shock

    Monster Energy Drinks
    Monster is one of the most popular energy drinks on the market. Monster Energy Drinks list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    Monster Energy

    • Monster Energy
    • Lo-Carb
    • Zero Sugar
    • Assault
    • Import
    • Monster Mule

    Monster Rehab

    • Rehab - Raspberry Tea+Energy
    • Rehab - Peach Tea + Energy
    • Rehab - Tea+Orangeade+Energy
    • Rehab - Tea+Lemonade+Energy

    Monster Ultra

    • Zero Ultra
    • Ultra Blue
    • Ultra Red
    • Ultra Sunrise
    • Ultra Black
    • Ultra Violet
    • Ultra Paradise
    • Ultra Fiesta
    • Ultra Rosá
    • Ultra Watermelon

    NOS Energy Drink
    Like many energy drinks, NOS Energy Drink contain vitamins, caffeine, taurine, and some also contain guarana. NOS Energy Drinks list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    • Original
    • Gt Grape
    • Nitro Mango
    • Sonic Sour
    • Power Punch
    • Turbo 

    Red Bull
    Red Bull is the one that started it all. Red Bull remains one of the most popular energy drinks on the market. Red Bull is gluten free, wheat free, lactose free and dairy free.

    Red Bull Energy Drink

    • Red Bull Original Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Blue Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Coconut Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Green Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Peach Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Red Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Sugar Free Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Yellow Energy Drink
    • Red Bull Zero Energy Drink

    Rockstar Energy Drinks
    Rockstar is a popular brand of energy drinks made by Pepsi. Rockstar Energy Drinks list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    • Rockstar BOOM! Whipped & Blended Energy Drink, Strawberry
    • Rockstar Boom! Whipped Strawberry Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Boom! Whipped Orange Flavor Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Hardcore Energy Drink, Green Apple
    • Rockstar Juiced Island Mango Energy Drink, with Juice Caffeine and Taurine
    • Rockstar Organic Energy Drink, Island Fruit Flavor
    • Rockstar Original Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Punched Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Punched Fruit Punch Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Pure Zero Energy Drink, Mandarin Orange
    • Rockstar Pure Zero Energy Drink, Tangerine Mango Guava Strawberry
    • Rockstar Pure Zero Punched Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Pure Zero Silver Ice Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Pure Zero Watermelon Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Recovery Energy Drink, Orange
    • Rockstar Recovery Lemonade Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Recovery Orange Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Rs Xdurance Blue Raz
    • Rockstar Sugar-Free Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Sugar-Free Original Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Thermo Neon Blast Energy Drink
    • Rockstar Thermo Performance Energy, Tropical Fire
    • Rockstar Xdurance Energy Drink
    • Rockstar XDurance Energy Drink, Peach Iced Tea
    • Rockstar XDurance Energy Drink, Smashed Blue Cotton Candy
    • Rockstar Zero Carb Energy Drink

    HiBall Energy Drink
    HiBall Energy Drink is just flavored soda water that includes vitamins, caffeine and guarana. HiBall Energy Drinks list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    • Grapefruit
    • Lemon Lime
    • Peach
    • Wild Berry
    • Vanilla

    5-Hour Energy
    5-Hour Energy website states that "5-hour ENERGY® beverages...do not include adding gluten/wheat/yeast/peanuts/animal products." 5-Hour Energy drinks list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    5-Hour Energy

    • Berry flavored Extra Strength 5-hour ENERGY
    • Grape flavored Extra Strength 5-hour ENERGY
    • Watermelon flavored Extra Strength 5-hour ENERGY

    Vega Sport Energizer
    Vega Sport Energizer is a gluten-free energy drink that helps fuel you with ingredients like coffeeberry, green tea, and premium carbohydrates. Vega Sport Energizer contains artificial flavors or sweeteners, and is manufactured in a facility that processes egg, dairy, peanuts, soy, and tree nuts. However, Vega Sport Energizer lists no gluten ingredients, and labeled gluten-free.

    Glaceau Vitamin Water
    Glaceau Vitamin Water is made by Coca Cola and ingredients include water, fructose, sucrose, minerals (calcium lactate, magnesium chloride, sodium selenite), food acid (citric acid), color (fruit and vegetable juice), flavor, vitamins (C, Niacin, E, Pantothenic Acid, B6, Folate, D, B12). Glaceau Vitamin Waters list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    Glaceau Vitamin Water 

    • Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate
    • Dragonfruit
    • Fruit Punch
    • Kiwi-Strawberry
    • Orange-Orange
    • Tropical Citrus
    • Tropical Mango

    Glaceau Vitamin Water Zero Sugar

    • Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate
    • Cool Blueberry Lavender 
    • Dragonfruit
    • Fruit Punch
    • Mixed Berry
    • Orange
    • Pineapple Coconut
    • Strawberry Lemonade

    SoBe ELIXIR & SoBe Tea
    SoBe Tea and SoBe ELIXIR are energy drinks made by Pepsi. SoBe ELIXIR & SoBe Tea list no gluten allergens, and are considered gluten-free, including:

    SOBE Tea

    • Green Tea

    SOBE ELIXIR

    • Citrus Energy
    • Liz Blizz
    • Morning Patrol
    • Offshore Breeze
    • South Beach Sunset
    • Tsunami


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    Isaac Z

    I have contacted RedBull and they said “Red Bull® Energy Drink products are gluten free”. This means you should be able to drink any RedBull if it has the phrase “ENERGY DRINK” written underneath the flavor.

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    Wheatwacked

    I like Original Red Bull because it has only real glucose and sucrose sugar water.  The sugar is combined with the Essential vitamins and minerals needed to use sugar to create ATP energy.  Unlike most of the soft drinks in the American market like Coke, etc,, that all switched to High Fructose Corn Syrup in the 1970s because it was cheaper.  Sugar does not have to be first processed by the liver.

    Our cellular energy comes from glucose being turned into ATP in the Krebbs Cycle.  Glucose does not have to be broken down first by the liver to be used. Most sugar substitutes do. Artificial Substitues simply have no energy value at all. Those products add herbal medicines like ginsing to force our mitochondria into overdrive.

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