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Energy drink
Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy." These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins....
manufactured by Taisho Pharmaceutical
Taisho Pharmaceutical
is a Japanese pharmaceutical company based in Tokyo.-History:Taisho was established in 1912 to produce over-the-counter drugs. The company moved into prescription drug R&D in 1955.-Products:...
and its licensees (such as Osotspa). Widely available in East Asia, it retails in brown 100ml bottles. The drink has a distinctive bright yellow coloring and is marketed to alleviate physical and mental fatigue. The prime ingredient is taurine. There's a full line of Lipovitan products in Japan, and stronger versions such as the 'Lipovitan D Super' which contains 2000 mg of taurine and 300 mg of arginine
Arginine
Arginine is an α-amino acid. The L-form is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids. At the level of molecular genetics, in the structure of the messenger ribonucleic acid mRNA, CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, and AGG, are the triplets of nucleotide bases or codons that codify for arginine during...
, and 'MAXIO' which contains 3000 mg of taurine.
Its introduction predates Red Bull, having been first released in 1962. Arginine
Arginine
Arginine is an α-amino acid. The L-form is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids. At the level of molecular genetics, in the structure of the messenger ribonucleic acid mRNA, CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, and AGG, are the triplets of nucleotide bases or codons that codify for arginine during...
is the main active ingredient in the modified Red Bull sold in Japan.