Ingredients / Caffeine & caffeine sources

Green coffee extract

Also listed as: green coffee bean extract

What it is

An extract of coffee beans before they are roasted. It carries caffeine and chlorogenic acids.

Why it is in energy drinks

Used as a source of caffeine that is labeled as coming from a coffee plant.

Worth knowing

Roasting reduces chlorogenic acids, so this is a different ingredient from regular coffee.

General information, not medical advice. We read what the label lists and don't test what an ingredient does.