Limelite

Product Type:Functional: Energy Drink: Regular; Container: 16 oz Can
BevNET Review: Seeing an energy drink can that says “the healthy alternative” and “fusion energy drink” would make you believe that there’s something unique about this energy drink. Unfortunately, what’s inside the can is something that is very much your standard fare energy drink. The high fructose corn syrup sweetened mixture is very sweet, with 240 calories and 58 grams of sugar per can. The flavor, which is heavy on the vitamins, tastes more like citrus mango than citrus berry. Plus, the functional content, which includes B vitamins (including 1600% RDA of B12), ginseng, ginkgo biloba, inositol, caffeine, and taurine, has all been done before (although potentially not at these precise levels – but who knows what the best levels are anyway?). Packaging also looks very much like what we’ve come to expect from energy drinks: busy, aggressive, and full of statements that aren’t backed up. Ultimately, this drink is in no way a “healthy alternative” to what’s out there (we don’t think the consumer will buy into this either) and there are simply many better options in the energy drink category today. Reviewed on: 6/16/2011

Product Type:Functional: Energy Drink: Diet; Container: 16 oz Can
BevNET Review: While it’s still far from what we’d call a standout energy drink, Limelite’s Sugar Free Citrus Berry is vastly superior to its high fructose corn syrup counterpart. Why? They’ve created what is essentially the exact same flavor, but with only 20 calories per can. However, it still doesn’t taste like citrus berry, nor is it something that is worth of being labeled “the healthy alternative” or a “fusion energy drink.” The functional components are identical to the original, which is to say that it contains common functional ingredients such as B vitamins, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, inositol, caffeine, and taurine. Packaging is a blue colored can instead of a red one, but that doesn’t correct any of our concerns that we mentioned in the other review. Overall, it’s a decent energy drink, but there’s nothing new or innovative to draw consumers in. Reviewed on: 6/16/2011