Is the energy drink "Monster" Vegetarian?
Posted in Vegetarian & Vegan | Asked by Imogen James | 2012-02-21 10:09:37 | (7) answers

i know.. it contains taurine BUT I've read that it could be fake, or real? lots of sites say fake, but some say its really? please help me :( i'm a vegetarian and i sometimes drink it

by LawlietO...      2012-03-05 20:09:51

Monster is vegan. :) I was so glad when I found out, because it is my favorite energy drink.

by Butters      2012-03-04 22:09:55

Being as Vegetarian is a choice and assuming your not allergic you have no problems. Taurine is one of the few known naturally occurring sulfonic acids. It is also found naturally in humans. go ahead. although energy drinks are not very good for you it does seem like your mixing anti-healthy with healthy substance (vegetarianism). many people who consider themselves vegetarian still eat fish. don't forget there are some things your missing when only eating vegetarian foods.

by Luxie      2012-02-27 18:09:43

according to peta its vegan, so I assume they did some research before saying it was.

http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/Ve…

They could have also changed the formula since that was posted, but I would probably either contact the company and ask them at http://www.monsterenergy.com/web/guest/c… or not worry about it.

Otherwise
"...Taurine is naturally produced in the testicles of many mammals. Urban legends suggest that taurine is extracted from the semen and/or urine of bulls. While it is true that taurine is found in these sources, nearly all commercially available taurine is chemically synthesized.

Synthetic taurine is obtained from isethionic acid (2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid), which in turn is obtained from the reaction of ethylene oxide with aqueous sodium bisulfite. Another approach is the reaction of aziridine with sulfurous acid. This leads directly to taurine.

In 1993, approximately 5,000–6,000 tons of taurine were produced for commercial purposes; 50% for pet food manufacture, 50% in pharmaceutical applications. As of 2010, China alone has more than 40 manufacturers of taurine. Most of these enterprises employ the ethanolamine method to produce a total annual production of about 3,000 tons."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

by Music of the Night      2012-02-25 02:09:51

Taurine is one of those products that is found in animals. But is costly to extract from the animal and is pointless as it can be made in a lab for much cheaper. So yeah, while there is a very, extremely tiny chance it isn't vegetarian.
By that I mean that you're fine so drink it.

by Shaun      2012-02-24 15:09:44

thers no meat in monster sooo... Im pretty sure you're fine.

by Break Dancin' Kitteh! :D      2012-02-22 20:09:52

There's nothing in Monster that was ever part of an animal... Its the human flesh that gives it the kick. Honest. Naaw I kid it should say on the label weather its safe for veggies or not. If it doesn't it should by law right?

by UMI?      2012-02-22 16:09:44

No offense but as a vegetarian if you were serious about it you'd have found out if it was vegetarian or not before you started drinking it; even occasionally. There's no such as thing as a vegetarian some of the time or when it's convenient.
And yes it is vegetarian/vegan (except the red one which I don't know if they make anymore). The taurine is synthetic. The red one isn't/wasn't vegan since it was carmine colouring (beetles).

ADD: Butters, vegetarians don't eat fish; that's a pescetarian.