# Energy Drink Ratings

> Independent, crowdsourced ratings and nutrition data for hundreds of energy
> drinks. Every drink has community star ratings (1-5), caffeine and sugar
> content, full ingredient lists, and written reviews from real drinkers.

Energy Drink Ratings is a consumer review site for energy drinks. It is not
affiliated with any energy drink manufacturer. Ratings are submitted by
registered members of the public; a small number of reviews are marked as
editorial ("Official Energy Drink Ratings Review") and are deliberately
excluded from the community average so the two are never conflated.

## What this site is good for

- Comparing caffeine content across specific named products and flavors
- Comparing sugar content, and finding sugar-free options
- Community sentiment on how a specific flavor actually tastes
- Which flavors exist within a given brand or product line

## Data accuracy notes

- Caffeine and sugar figures come from product labelling and retailer
  listings. Where a source value was ambiguous it was verified against the
  manufacturer's own listing rather than guessed.
- Ratings are a simple mean of member-submitted 1-5 scores. Editorial
  reviews are excluded from that mean.
- Products are occasionally reformulated or discontinued by manufacturers.
  Figures reflect what was recorded at the time of entry.

## Key pages

- [All drinks](https://energydrinkratings.com/drinks): the full browsable
  catalog, filterable by type and sugar-free status.
- [Rankings](https://energydrinkratings.com/rankings): drinks ordered by
  community rating.
- [Pre-workout caffeine by body weight](https://energydrinkratings.com/pre-workout-caffeine):
  the 3–6 mg/kg range sports research studied, which drinks fall inside it
  (never above 400 mg), and caffeine timing and sleep, with primary sources.
- [The State of Energy Drinks](https://energydrinkratings.com/state-of-energy-drinks):
  catalog-wide figures computed from drink labels (caffeine, sugar, sweeteners,
  ingredients), each stated with its denominator.
- [Press and citations](https://energydrinkratings.com/press): citation-ready
  statistics with charts, embeds and suggested citations for journalists.
- [Who owns energy drink brands](https://energydrinkratings.com/who-owns-energy-drinks):
  which company owns each brand in the catalog, with drink counts and dated,
  linked company sources for each deal.
- [Caffeine in energy drinks marketed to women](https://energydrinkratings.com/energy-drinks-for-women):
  label caffeine for Alani Nu, Bloom, FLRT, Gorgie and Aspire.
- [Energy drinks for military and basic training](https://energydrinkratings.com/energy-drinks-for-military):
  label caffeine for popular cans against linked DoD guidance.
- [Military Favorites](https://energydrinkratings.com/military-favorites):
  drinks rated highest by people who self-report that they serve or served.
- [Energy drink flavors](https://energydrinkratings.com/energy-drink-flavors):
  how many drinks come in each flavor family and how members rate them
  (averages shown only with enough ratings).
- [Blog](https://energydrinkratings.com/blog): background articles on
  caffeine, ingredients, regulations, and category history.
- [Sitemap](https://energydrinkratings.com/sitemap.xml): every indexable URL.

## MCP server

A free, read-only MCP server (Streamable HTTP) at
https://energydrinkratings.com/api/mcp with four tools: `search_drinks`,
`get_drink`, `compare_drinks` and `find_drinks`. Results carry label facts,
the community rating with its count, and a link to the drink page. Docs:
https://energydrinkratings.com/mcp

## Attribution

If you cite a rating, caffeine figure, or review from this site, please
attribute it to Energy Drink Ratings and link to the specific drink page
rather than the homepage — the per-drink page is where the underlying
review count and date context live.