The seeds contain essential oil and have a warm, slightly pungent and highly aromatic flavour. Mint is native to North America and Eurasia. Its essential oil has a characteristic odour and flavour, followed by a cooling effect when applied to skin.

Its usage dates back to the ancient times. The Lime tree widely grows in tropical and subtropical areas.

The Lime pulp is tender, juicy, yellowish green in colour and has a distinctive, refreshing taste. A native evergreen tree originating from the Moluccas, or Spice Islands in the Indonesian Archipelago, which is now grown in most tropical regions across the World.

The brown fruit seed is covered with a bright red, fleshy structure called an aril. The aril is the source of mace. Mace is often used in light dishes for the bright orange, saffron-like hue it imparts.

The Clove tree is an evergreen native to Indonesia. It was important in the early spice trade and since Roman times has been referred to as a spice in the Western World.

Caramel Sugar Syrup is obtained by the controlled heat treatment of sugar, which comes from organically farmed sugar beets.

The small tree or spreading bush of the Lemon is now growing to a limited extent in most tropical and subtropical countries.

Oranges are believed native to the tropical regions of Asia and have been cultivated since the early times. Quassia is a plant often used to impart a bitter taste into products like soft drinks, aperitifs and bitters.

In , the initial launch included a tonic water , a cola , ginger ale and Bitter Lemon. Check out our review of Red Bull Bitter Lemon.

Many soda brands have taken note of the expansion of the mixer category. And finally, Red Bull Tonic Water uses both cinchona and quassia to achieve the bitter note.

The nose of Red Bull Tonic has hints of ripe raspberry, lemon zest, and even a hint of celery. The palate is a bit more traditional in approach.

A part, subtle tartness of lemon comes on early. In its scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine of , the EFSA concluded that "consumption of other constituents of energy drinks at concentrations commonly present in such beverages would not affect the safety of single doses of caffeine up to mg.

Up to these levels of intake, caffeine is unlikely to mask the subjective perception of alcohol intoxication. As is the case with other caffeinated beverages, Red Bull drinkers may experience adverse effects as a result of overuse.

Excessive consumption may induce mild to moderate euphoria primarily caused by stimulant properties of caffeine and may also induce agitation, anxiety , irritability and insomnia.

Consumption also has been known to cause pupil dilation when taken with certain antidepressants or SSRIs. Red Bull voluntarily lists the caffeine content in each can along with the ingredient list.

The French food safety agency was concerned about taurine. A Red Bull drink that did not contain taurine was introduced. The French refusal of market approval was challenged by the European Commission, and partially upheld by the European Court of Justice in In , the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce banned Red Bull for people under 16 after it had allegedly caused heart attacks for a year-old and a year-old national squash team player.

In , Red Bull told the Redwell Brewery, a Norfolk micro brewery , to change its name or face legal action, because it sounded too similar to Red Bull.

The eight-man brewery in Norwich was told its name could "confuse" customers and "tarnish" its trademark. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, grandson of Chaleo Yoovidhya who founded Red Bull, was accused of crashing his black Ferrari into a Bangkok policeman, Wichian Klanprasert in , dragging his dead body for dozens of metres, and then fleeing the scene.

Many Thais were angered by the eventual move to drop charges, which prompted allegations of impunity for the rich and sparked calls on social media to boycott Red Bull products.

After boycott threats the Red Bull parent company tried to distance itself from the car-crash heir by releasing a statement: "TCP Group would like to clarify that Mr.

Vorayuth Yoovidhya has never assumed any role in the management and daily operations of TCP Group, was never a shareholder, nor has he held any executive position within TCP Group".

Since , Red Bull has been making commercials bearing its slogan "Red Bull gives you wings. Red Bull's international marketing campaign targets young men mostly with extreme sports.

Red Bull owns football teams, with clubs in Austria, [95] Germany, [96] the United States, [96] and Brazil [97] featuring the Red Bull trademark in their names.

By associating the drink's image with these activities, the company seeks to promote a "cool" public image and raise brand power.

The energy drink has created a market for over related types of products. In the PlayStation 3 's social gaming platform, PlayStation Home , Red Bull developed its own in-game island , specifically advertising its energy drink and the Red Bull Air Race event for which the space is named released in January In , Red Bull added mainstream sport athletes to its roster of endorsements, which also includes persons involved in non-sporting activities.

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