Kick (energy drink)
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Kick is a high energy drink produced for the supermarket chain Tesco. It is similar in taste and composition to Red Bull. A standard bottle of Kick Stimulation Drink contains 5 servings (of which a serving is a standard 200ml portion of the bottle).
Kick Stimulation Drink contains a high caffeine content of 30mg/100ml. Therefore, it is not suitable for diabetics, children or people sensitive and/or allergic to caffeine. Kick Stimulation Drink is suitable for vegetarians.
Red Bull, a similar high energy drink, contains 32mg/100ml. Therefore Red Bull contains 6.6666...% more caffeine than Kick.
Kick now also comes in Cranberry flavor, and also a Diet Kick version.
The drink is also very popular in Czech Republic.
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[edit] Ingredients
Carbonated Water, Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Citric Acid, Taurine (0.4%), D-Glucuronolactone (0.24%), Acidity Regulator (Trisodium Citrate or E331), Flavourings, Colours (Sulphite Ammonia Caramel, Riboflavin), Flavouring (Caffeine), Inositol, Preservative (Sodium Benzoate or E211), Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
[edit] Nutritional information
A 250ml (7fl oz) serving in Standard can
Energy: 518kJ or 123kcal
Protein: 0g
Carbohydrates: 29.0g of which sugars: 29.0g
Fat: trace of which saturates: trace
Fibre: trace
Sodium: trace
A serving (250ml) contains the equivalent of approx. trace of salt
[edit] Vitamins and minerals
Riboflavin B2: 1.4mg or 88% RDA
Niacin: 20.0mg or 111% RDA
Vitamin B6: 5.0mg or 250% RDA
Vitamin B12: 5.0μg 500% RDA
Pantothenic Acid: 5.0mg 83% RDA
RDA = Recommended Daily Allowance
[edit] Controversy
On the 16th of April 2007, BBC Northern Ireland's current affairs programme Newsline reported that the head of Newtownbreda High School in Belfast wants its local Tesco store to stop selling the drink. The headmaster reported that some pupils were drinking 1-litre bottles of the product in the morning before school, resulting in misbehaviour in the classroom. The school has gone so far as to ban children from bringing the drink onto its grounds.
Tesco refuted the school's claims saying "... a normal serving contains no more caffeine than a cup of coffee. There is currently no legislation which would allow us or any other retailer to ban the sale of this or any other energy drink to children."
Its reputation has also been recently tarnished by allegations of abuse and the excessive use by young male party-goers since 2006 to apparently "avoid becoming drunk" after taking excessive amounts of alcohol. It was connected with caffeine addiction problems and insomnia in young males and may be soon withdrawn.
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[edit] Also see.
- Nutritional Information taken from Kick Stimulation Drink bottles.
- Red Bull caffeine content taken from Red Bull 250ml Can.
