Since this is my blog, I get to put it first on the list, and obviously, that will mean that you can drink Rockstar zero carb on a ketogenic diet.ĭon't confuse Rockstar zero-carb with Rockstar sugar-free, even though both are acceptable on keto. I don't know what it is, but Rockstar is my favorite of the low/no-carb energy drinks. Since I know some people will inevitably ask, below are a few of the most popular energy drinks on the market today and how they may or may not affect ketosis.
Moral of the story, if you want more stimulation, get the drink with the highest amount of caffeine. That said, none of the ingredients above would have any effect on ketosis to any measurable degree. Most of the stimulatory effects you will notice are coming from the caffeine. This isn't to say that the ingredients don't do anything, but they are in such small quantities that you wouldn't be getting an effective dose. The additional ingredients are more for marketing and adding fancy words on the label, then providing any stimulatory or cognitive benefit. While the other ingredients may vary, you are more or less getting the above ingredients in your energy drink.Īs far as proprietary blends or other miscellaneous ingredients in the energy drink, they are usually in such insignificant amounts to make a meaningful difference. Taking a look at the most popular low-carb energy drinks on the market, you can see that that the main ingredients are generally: Your body will only produce ketones when carbohydrates are in short supply, and liver glycogen stores are low, which is usually a result of dietary carb restriction. Ketosis is a metabolic state that occurs when the body produces ketones. Still, due to the way sugar alcohols are digested (or better, not digested), they shouldn't impede your ketogenic diet and shouldn't count toward your net carb intake.
In some cases, certain energy drinks will list sugar alcohols under carbohydrates. Just as a precaution, of course, because you never know. Your best bet is to check the nutrition label and see if there are added sugars and how many carbohydrates the drink contains if any. The ONLY ingredient that it could potentially contain that would kick you out of ketosis is sugar.Īs long as you are getting the no/low-carb version of the energy drink, you should generally be ok to consume it on your ketogenic diet. Can energy drinks kick you out of ketosis?Įnergy drinks in and of itself don't contain any ingredients that would inherently kick you out of ketosis.
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