Lucozade Energy (Lucozade Energy)

Member Name: Whizz11

Product:	Lucozade Energy
Date:	11/09/08 (686 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Gives you energy

Disadvantages: Lots of calories

Whenever I need a bit of a pick me up and do not feel like coffee and want a cold drink I always reach for the Lucozade. If you are not familiar with Lucozade it can be described as a drink which is said to give you energy.

I would mostly say that nowadays the drinks are viewed as sports drinks as they seem to be very in fashion at the moment and people use them to give them energy for sports or replenish their thirst, etc after they have been working out. Lucozade is still viewed by many as a drink to have when you are sick. It's been a staple in hospital wards as a gift for patients for as long as I can remember because I think people hold it up as a simple type of cure all and a fatigue killer, a general pick me up from tiredness!

There are a number of different drinks Lucozade produces under it's umbrella name such as Lucozade Sport and Lucozade Alert but this review is just for the original (and in my opinion the best). The original version is now called Lucozade Energy. It is basically an energy drink which contains glucose syrup. Glucose is basically a simple sugar which is used by cells in the body to give you a source of energy and metabolic intermediate.

Lucozade was first produced in 1927 by a chemist in Newcastle who was actually looking to provide a source of energy for those who are sick so I can see why people still reach for it when they are sick. It is now made by GlaxoSmithKline plc. When it first came out it was called Glucozade but was changed to Lucozade in 1929.

When I was younger I think it only came in one flavour, the original one but now it comes in lots of different flavours such as orange, apple, lemon, wild berry and tropical. The original flavour to me does not really have a very describable flavour as such, it could probably just be described as a heavy glucozy type taste. The liquid it's self is fizzy and is a very bright orange colour. It says on the bottle that the liquid is prone to staining if spilt! It can be quite sickly I think if you drink the whole bottle and I can generally only get through half of the bottle at one sitting as I find it quite filling too.

Lucozade comes in small, one serving size bottles which are handy. The bottles are plastic and come in different colours according to the taste of the drink. The original comes in an orange bottle with Lucozade written on the front. The writing is written in quite a sporty way with fizzy bubbles at the top, indicating that Lucozade breaks through the bubbles and takes you to the top!

I would say that the only downside of this drink is that it has quite a lot of calories. A one serving bottle is 380ml of liquid and this contains 266 calories. So, if you are looking for just a fizzy drink this is probably not for you as it ahs way more calories than a regular fizzy drink, such as Coke or Fanta but if you are looking for a sports/energy drink that you can use in conjunction with sport to keep your energy levels up whilst burning off calories then this is definitely the drink or you.

Summary: Lucozade Energy