FRS Lemon Lime Energy Drink Review

Free Radical Scavenger is back with FRS Lemon Lime. This flavor was sent in by my buddy Ben and I odn't know if I should thank him for sending me a new FRS. Normally I am very effusive with praise for those sending me new drinks to try, but FRS has been a thorn in my side since my review of the Orange flavor. FRS Orange was one of the worst drinks I have ever had and now I will be forced to try the lemon lime flavor. Still I always welcome a challenge and therefore must thank Ben for this drink. The premise behind FRS is that by packing an energy drink full of antioxidants it will scavenge your body fro free radical molecules and then protect your cells from damage. It's a good concept although it does mean you have to drink one of these FRS Energy Drinks daily. I have also heard that FRS has redone their cans with new packaging, but I still like the clean white look of this one and the green of lemon lime is the best I have seen yet.

FRS Lemon Lime has a thick milky lime greenish yellow in color that looks like mucus. Please do not look at the liquid and just drink it straight from the can. You will thank me if you listen to that advice. I will say that FRS Lemon Lime is the best of the FRS line up I have had by a mile. It's almost a drink you can enjoy. Almost. The FRS Lemon Lime tastes a little too watered down on fruit flavor with a too much sugar layered on top. The lemon-lime mix comes in on the edges and is too light to really be enjoyed or to impart much flavor. There's a twinge of a grapefruit bitterness and some wheat like chaff that doesn't mesh with the flavor. If this was a little stronger in flavor with a little less sugar and a better consistency we would have a decent drink. I also found fewer particles floating in it than I did in other versions of FRS which is always a plus. Keep trying FRS you have almost developed something worth drinking.

FRS Lemon Lime is supposed to give you energy, but barely registers on my radar. I honestly felt little more than a finger twitch from this drink. I'd put it on par with a Pepsi for how it could wake you up, but that's not saying much. Now I know it's really more of a health drink with its scavenging properties than an energy drink, but the can and presence of green tea and 48 mg caffeine put it in the energy drink category for me. The ingredients are less than impressive with 130 calories, 29 grams of sugar, 2 grams of fiber, organic evaporated cane juice, white grape juice, inulin, quercetin, citric acid, Vitamin C, gum arabic, locust bean gum, green tea extract, Vitamin E, caffeine, and B Vitamins. When you first see FRS you think all natural healthy drink, but then you see plenty of filler ingredients inside with the gums and grape juice. The can does say that FRS has the same number of antioxidants as 3 servings of blueberries. I'll take the blueberries any day and stay clear of any more Free Radical Scavenger Drinks for awhile.