Avitae Natural Caffeine Water, Tangerine 90mg Caffeine | No-Crash Coffee & Soda Substitute | Green Coffee Bean Extract, Zero Chemicals, Zero Sugar, Zero Calories (12 Pack)

I decided to give this product a try because I am not a coffee drinker. I find the taste too bitter; it gives me heartburn and bad breath, the acidity upsets my stomach and the color stains my teeth. I generally need to douse the coffee in lots of cream and sugar to make it remotely palatable, adding unnecessary fat/sugar to my diet.This tastes like plain water, no additives, or aftertastes!!! This has 90mg of "Natural Caffeine" in 16.9 Fl OZ (500mL) and claims on its label to have "about the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee." I looked into the caffeine ranges of various beverages and here is what I found:Beverage/ Size/ mg of CaffeineAvitae, 16.9 oz, 90 mgCoffee, 8oz drip, 104-192 mgTea, 8oz brewed, 20-90 mgIced Tea, 8 oz, 9-50 mgSoft Drinks, 8 oz, 20-40 mgCocoa Beverage, 8oz, 3-32 mg5 Hour Energy, 2oz, 207 mgMilk Chocolate, 1 oz, 1-15 mgDark Chocolate, 1 oz, 5-35 mgAvitae is definitely not as potent as coffee or tea or 5 Hour Energy but it does deliver caffeine in a clear, tasteless, liquid form. I was very skeptical when I ordered but I am a fan now. A great way to cut unnecessary calories and teeth staining liquids from your daily routine. The fact that Avitae is more dilute, means you're better hydrated than if you were drinking these other beverages instead. If you find yourself drinking coffee/tea/soda just for the caffeine jolt alone and not for the taste, I suggest you give this product a try.Thanks for taking the time to read my review, and I hope you found it helpful in making a purchase decision.

I admit it, I'm a caffeine addict. I love sodas and energy drinks ... but I genuinely find some of the more dubious ingredients to be troubling. (And, with all of the controversy boiling around Coca-Cola, that concern turned to problem-solving). Now, I tried Vitamin Water Energy ... but thought the tiny cans and fake-fruity flavors were off-putting. So, when I spotted this in a local Wegmans, I gave it a try. The first sip was not what I was expecting. There is a bitter after-taste that I wasn't so crazy about. Nonetheless, by the end of the week, I lost two pounds without even trying. I ordered a case from here at Amazon (where it is a considerably better price when purchased by the case). Well, that two pounds have now turned to five and a half pounds ... and I'm back into my size four denim (without even trying!!! Now, note that this is not a weight-loss product, but since I am drinking this and not soda, I am naturally consuming fewer calories.I really like that the wasted calories of soda can be remedied with this product. Likewise, I appreciate that many of the chemicals and unhealthy additives of soda are also eliminated here. I highly recommend it to people who dislike coffee and tea but wish to drink a healthier product.

New Review: Edited from 5 star to 1 starI drank this stuff for years and loved it. They must have changed the water source over the last year or so, though, because now it tastes super sewagey and makes me nauseated. I hate that I can’t drink it anymore. As you can tell from my original review below, I loved it :(———————-Original Review:I hate, HATE, coffee. I can only drink it with a butt-load of cream and sugar. The only coffee-like product I can drink is a mocha, but that has more calories in it that I should probably even eat in a whole day! Because of this, I drink a lot of soda to get the caffeine I need just to function. Even if I drink calorie-free, diet soda, I'm still drinking a bunch of sugar and God knows what other kind of gunk. I've been saying for years, "I just want water with caffeine!" Well, the other day I did some googling and found this. The website said it was available at all my local Walgreens and here on Amazon.I got a bottle at Walgreens to test it before ordering a whole case here-not trusting the whole "tasteless" pitch. I opened it in the car and was so impressed by it I went back in and bought a few more. Since I got these last week I haven't even had a single soda (despite a previous at least 4 cans a day addiction). I take a bottle to work and since it has as much caffeine as two cans of coke, I feel pretty great. I just keep refilling the bottle up the rest of the day with the water from the water cooler at work and don't find the need to go to the machine for a soda.I read the one star reviews and am not sure why they don't appreciate the taste. I don't get any aftertaste from it. It may be that they are more accustomed to drinking bottled water than I am. Personally, it tastes like water to me. But, I also have, until now, refused to pay for bottled water. I've always considered it a waste of money. So, perhaps it isn't good to those types of water connoisseurs, but for this ex-soda addict it is perfect.Also, to the whole "just get caffeine pills instead" comments I see in the low scores, I am much more comfortable with this. I feel that any of that other stuff has a much higher chance of making me OD or go all Jessie Spano.P.S. I'm now a monthly subscriber to this stuff :)