Monster energy drink vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Monster energy drink and smoothie different?

Monster energy drink is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, smoothie is richer in vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for Monster energy drink is 94% higher.
Monster energy drink contains 10 times more vitamin B3 than smoothie. While Monster energy drink contains 8.333mg of vitamin B3, smoothie contains only 0.816mg.
Monster energy drink has less sugar.

Beverages, MONSTER energy drink, low carb and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Monster energy drink

Smoothie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Monster energy drink

Smoothie

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+921.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+915.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+941.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	0.24µg	94%
Vitamin B6	0.833mg	0.082mg	58%
Vitamin B2	0.708mg		54%
Vitamin B3	8.333mg	0.816mg	47%
Vitamin C	0mg	24.5mg	27%
Caffeine	30mg		8%
Calcium	0mg	41mg	4%
Calories	5kcal	37kcal	2%
Protein	0g	1.22g	2%
Carbs	1.38g	8.16g	2%
Iron	0mg	0.15mg	2%
Sodium	75mg	29mg	2%
Potassium	0mg	24mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein		303kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	2000g	270g	N/A
Net carbs	1.38g	8.16g	N/A
Sugar	1.38g	7.35g	N/A