How Much Caffeine Is In FRS?

FRS Healthy Energy is still being hotly debated. I was recently asked about the caffeine content in FRS, and although I touched on that when I wrote about FRS and high blood pressure, I’ll expand on that today.

To start with, FRS is not based on caffeine like many other energy drinks. It just contains a small amount of caffeine to help you absorb the nutrients it contains.

I don’t know all the science behind the ‘caffeine as a metabolic enhancer’ idea, but it’s not a new concept. For example, Tylenol for migraines actually contains caffeine to speed your body’s absorption of the active ingredients.

In other words, FRS shouldn’t turn you into a caffeine zombie (pictured above.)

Now I think the easiest way to do this is to chart out caffeine content of typical drinks, including FRS. So here is a chart of drinks ranked by caffeine content:

As you can see, regular green tea (my favorite) is at the bottom of the list, FRS Healthy Energy is slightly above that, and a plethora of common energy drinks top the charts!

Be weary of all the drinks in the top half (Mountain Dew and above.) The only exception would be the plain black coffee, if consumed in moderation, without excess cream and sugar.

And for the bottom half of the list, the two drinks I recommend are the FRS all natural concentrate and the green tea you brew yourself.

Sources: I pulled the caffeine values for FRS straight from the packaging, but I found the comparison energy drink details via The Caffeine Database. Values are “per serving” values, which is usually half a 16 oz can or a full 8 or 12 oz can.

Photo credit: bingbing