285mg of caffeine in a 300ml bottle. Energy drinks are already regulated to max out at 320mg per litre (so that would be 96 mg max in a 300ml bottle, I guess "weak energy drinks" would be the answer to your question).
Although that does have less sugar - 6.5g per 100ml compared to the 11g per 100ml in Red Bull.
Now I'm curious about what qualifies as an energy drink, I guess it must be based on marketing?
> those same kids could buy a coffee/iced coffee with just as much sugar and often even more caffeine in it just fine.
is accurate? Weak energy drinks, or supremely sugary caffeine-rich coffee down there?