The new year has finally arrived.
Last year featured many masterpieces, and your game backlog likely grew significantly.
While great titles are set to launch in 2024, I am excited for what new announcements await!
The long year-end and New Year holidays are the perfect time to clear out your game backlog, but fatigue is inevitable.
Energy drinks provide the perfect remedy when that happens.
Here at Saiga NAK, we have reviewed various energy drinks; this time, we are reviewing the Thai Red Bull Kratingdaeng and Red Bull Extra ABC, famous for the slogan, "Gives You Wiiings"!
鼓動の翼よ、鳴り響け！レッドブル レッドエディションをレビュー！
Reviewing the Thai, Red Bull Kratingdaeng and Red Bull Extra ABC!
Red Bull is a familiar energy drink in Japan, but in Thailand, I discovered the Thai, Red Bull Kratingdaeng and Red Bull Extra ABC, which come in glass bottles.
The Thai, Red Bull also features a design with two red bulls facing each other.
The bottle features an etched Red Bull logo, which looks really cool.
Checking the Nutritional Information!
So, let's check the ingredients!
The nutritional values for the blue, Red Bull Kratingdaeng, per 150ml bottle, are as follows:
Red Bull Kratingdaeng
- Calories: 60kcal
- Fat: 0g
- Sugar: 9g
- Protein: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Taurine: 800mg
- Caffeine: 50mg
- Inositol: 30mg
- Vitamin B3: 20mg
- Nicotinamide: 20mg
- Choline: 10.50mg
- Dexpanthenol: 5.6mg
- Vitamin A: 3.5mg
- Vitamin B12: 7.5mcg
Next, let's look at the red, Red Bull Extra ABC.
The nutritional values for the red, Red Bull Extra ABC, per 145ml bottle, are as follows:
Red Bull Extra ABC
- Calories: 60kcal
- Fat: 0g
- Sugar: 8g
- Protein: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Sugars: 13.7g
- Taurine: 800mg
- Caffeine: 50mg
- Inositol: 31mg
- Nicotinamide: 20mg
- Vitamin C: 15.5mg
- Choline: 10.8mg
- Dexpanthenol: 5.7mg
- Vitamin A: 230mcg
- Vitamin B12: 2.7mcg
The caffeine content is about 32mg per 100ml, which matches the amount in a standard Red Bull.
It contains 800mg of taurine, making it great for fatigue recovery while getting your caffeine fix.
Tasting!
Now that we have checked the ingredients, let's get right into the tasting.
Red Bull Kratingdaeng
First, starting with the blue Red Bull, Red Bull Kratingdaeng.
Like the standard Red Bull, opening it releases the scent of ginseng.
Red Bull Extra ABC
On the other hand, the red Red Bull, Red Bull Extra ABC, gives off a sweet, strawberry-like scent.
Comparing the colors of the energy drinks, Red Bull Kratingdaeng is golden, while Red Bull Extra ABC is a golden color closer to yellow.
As for the flavor, neither has carbonation. The taste of Red Bull Kratingdaeng feels like a regular Red Bull sold in Japan but without the carbonation; it is sweet and easy to drink.
Compared to Red Bull Kratingdaeng, Red Bull Extra ABC has an even stronger sweetness.
The mouthfeel is light and refreshing, and since it lacks the syrupy sweetness characteristic of many energy drinks, I feel it is even easier to drink.
Because of that, it goes down so easily that you need to be careful not to drink too much.
Preferences might vary because the aroma differs, but both were easy to drink since they are non-carbonated!
Red Bull Kratingdaeng and Red Bull Extra ABC might be difficult to obtain in Japan, but if you have plans to visit Thailand, be sure to take a peek at the drink corner and try to find them!
