Type Energy drink Website ripitenergy.com | Country of origin United States | |
Manufacturer National Beverage Corp. Variants 3-way (blackberry, strawberry, blueberry mix), A'tomic Pom, Citrus X*, Frick-Bomb* (pineapple and mixed fruit, now called F-bomb), G-Force* (grape), Le-MOAN'R (raspberry lemonade), Lime Wrecker, POO-TIN POWER (coconut mango), Power* (pomegranate), Red Zone (strawberry), Sting-Er Mo, Tribute (Active Mandarin/Live Wild Lime), Tribute Cherry/Lime, Tribute C.Y.P.-X (orange creamsicle), FREEK (blood orange) energy shot, CODE BLUE (raspberry, blueberry mix) energy shot
*also available sugar-free | ||
Rip It is an energy drink that is produced and distributed by National Beverage Corp., maker of Shasta and Faygo. It is National Beverage Corp.'s first energy drink.
The drinks come in 15 flavors, including some sugar-free versions and eight different shot flavors. Some flavors are available in both 16 ounce and 8 ounce cans.
Marketed as "energy fuel at a price you can swallow," the drink contains 100% daily value of vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B12. It also contains taurine, caffeine, inositol, and guarana seed extract. Sugar-free versions contain sucralose and acesulfame potassium. Rip It drinks average about 80 mg of caffeine from all sources per 8 oz. serving according to product packaging (purchase date: 2017-02-20).
The brand sponsors Olympic champion alpine skier Julia Mancuso and the No. 16 car in the Automobile Racing Club of America driven by Joey Coulter in 2012.
The drink is also popular and widely consumed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. Side effects of excessive consumption include "man-strual cramps".