Energy drinks available in Ireland: a description of caffeine and sugar content

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dc.contributor.authorKeaver, Laura
dc.contributor.authorGilpin, Susannah
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira Fernandes da Silva, Joana
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, Claire M.
dc.contributor.authorFoley-Nolan, Cliodhna
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-15T12:34:20Z
dc.date.available2018-05-15T12:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-25
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe the caffeine and sugar content of all energy drinks available on the island of Ireland. Design: Two retail outlets were selected from each of: multinational, convenience and discount stores in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and all available single-serve energy drinks were purchased. The cross-sectional survey was conducted in February 2015 and brand name, price, volume, caffeine and sugar content were recorded for each product. Descriptive analysis was performed. Results: Seventy-eight products were identified on the island of Ireland (regular, n 59; diet/sugar-free/light, n 19). Caffeine and sugar content was in the range of 14–35 mg and 2·9–15·6 g per 100 ml, respectively. Mean caffeine content of 102·2 mg per serving represents 25·6 % of the maximum intake advised for adults by the European Food Safety Authority. Per serving, mean sugar content of regular energy drinks was 37 g. This exceeds WHO recommendations for maximum daily sugar intake of <5 % of total energy intake (25 g for adults consuming 8368 kJ (2000 kcal) diet). If displaying front-of-pack labelling, fifty-seven of the fifty-nine regular energy drinks would receive a Food Standards Agency ‘red’ colour-coded label for sugar. Conclusions: Energy drinks are freely available on the island of Ireland and all products surveyed can be defined as highly caffeinated products. This has potential health issues particularly for children and adolescents where safe limits of caffeine have not been determined. Energy drinks surveyed also contained high levels of sugar and could potentially contribute to weight gain and adverse dental health effects.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationKeaver, L., Gilpin, S., Fernandes da Silva, J., Buckley, C. and Foley-Nolan, C. (2017) ‘Energy drinks available in Ireland: a description of caffeine and sugar content’, Public Health Nutrition, 20(9), pp. 1534-1539. doi:10.1017/S1368980017000362en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980017000362
dc.identifier.endpage1539en
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.issn1475-2727
dc.identifier.issued9en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePublic Health Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage1534en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6109
dc.identifier.volume20en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.rights© 2017, The Authors. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Nutrition Society. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectEnergy drinksen
dc.subjectSugaren
dc.subjectIsland of Irelanden
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.titleEnergy drinks available in Ireland: a description of caffeine and sugar contenten
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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