Energy Drinks vs Natural Energy: Comparing Bang® and MTE

Table of Contents

1. Comparing Bang® and MTE
2. How Bang and MTE work
3. Benefits of Bang and MTE
4. Bang Ingredients vs. MTE Ingredients
5. Bang and MTE Pricing & Packaging
6. Other Highlights Bang vs. MTE

Intro

Is it the Journey or the Destination? Comparing Bang & MTE

In the ultra-crowded energy drink market, sometimes it’s hard to know what you’re getting when you grab a can off a shelf. You’re looking for that big energy boost, but do you know how you’re getting it? Bang is a typical example. One of the biggest brands in energy drinks today, they were recently acquired by the biggest brand – Monster®. People know Bang’s caffeine increases energy levels, but is that all?

And then you have a non-typical energy drink alternative: MTE. With this daily wellness powder, it’s not caffeine that supports energy levels, and it’s not sugar, taurine or a bunch of B12. So what is it? And how is MTE different from Bang?

How it Works

Stress Response or Resilience? Mechanisms of Bang vs MTE

The first major difference between MTE and Bang is how they provide the energy boost they promise. The nature of these two energy drinks are totally different: Bang stimulates with stress induction; MTE supports with stress adaptation.

A 16oz can of Bang contains 300mg of caffeine, equivalent to 3+ cups of coffee. Caffeine stimulates your body’s immediate energy-producing systems, activating the release of wake-up chemicals and blocking tired chemicals. In effect, it creates a false stress response, which is why you get increased focus, alertness and energy, but you also often get angsty with a high heart rate.

A scoop of MTE’s energy drink replacement powder contains 0mg of caffeine, and instead relies on a mix of energy-multiplying adaptogens, nootropics and superfoods. Adaptogens support stress resilience, which negates the symptoms of chronic stress, like reduced immunity and fatigue. Nootropics support cognitive function, promoting calm mood, improved focus and attention. Superfoods provide the nutritional resources the body needs to produce sustainable energy and reserves. 

Instead of promoting energy mobilization via the body's stress response system, MTE supports the neurochemical systems associated with mood, learning and motivation while helping to balance the activity of wake-up and calm-down chemicals. This creates that energetic, zoned-in feeling without the irritable and cracked-out effects of a bunch of caffeine – or that ever-imminent caffeine crash.

Benefits

Anything More Than Energy? Benefits of Bang & MTE

MTE, more than just a replacement for coffee and energy drinks, is meant as a wellness companion, meaning it offers benefits that surpass temporary energy. Making MTE a daily habit can result in benefits that accumulate, including:

• Calm, sustained energy
• Stress resilience
• Immunity
• Focus and cognition
• Positive mood
• Better recovery
• Inflammatory response
• Metabolism support

Bang is a powerful energy drink that can offer as-needed benefits, including:

• Mental focus and clarity
• Physical performance
• Muscle recovery
• Reduced fatigue
• Higher metabolism

Ingredients

It’s What’s Inside that Matters: MTE vs Bang Formulations

Both Bang and MTE claim to be healthy energy drinks. But what does that claim mean?

Key Ingredients in Bang

Ingredients in Bang that are important for providing that big energy boost include:

• Caffeine: mobilizes energy using the body's fight-or-flight response to encourage wake-up chemical signaling and block I'm-tired signaling
• B vitamins: essential for energy production and metabolic function
• Taurine: amino acid that plays a role in energy production, muscle function and neurochemical signaling
• CoQ10: coenzyme involved in energy production and muscle health
• Sodium and Potassium: support electrolyte balance
• Artificial sweeteners: calorie-free, sugar-free flavor

Key Ingredients in MTE

Of the 10 adaptogens, nootropics and superfoods in MTE’s daily wellness blend, the key ingredients in energy production include:

• Ashwagandha: Adaptogen that promotes stress resilience and adaptation, freeing up energy resources
• Eleuthero: Adaptogen that supports enhanced energy, physical performance and metabolism
• Maca: Adaptogen and superfood that improves stress response and supports stamina and vitality
• Paraxanthine: Clean, crash-free energy from a caffeine metabolite that boosts physical and cognitive performance without overstimulation
• L-theanine: Nootropic that supports calm, focused energy and reduces fatigue by improving stress tolerance

Learn about all of the ingredients in MTE’s plant-powered energy-boosting formula.

Pricing & Packaging

The Cost of a Daily Energy Boost: Price & Packaging Breakdown for Bang & MTE

Let’s talk logistics: what’s the cost of a Bang habit vs a daily drink of MTE?

• One can of Bang costs $3 to $3.50 on average, and costs $2.50/can if you buy in bulk.
• MTE’s daily supplement blend comes in single-serve packets and costs $2.91 per serving. You can sign up for a subscription to save 15% off your orders, bringing the price down to $2.48/serving.

Bang energy drinks come in 16oz aluminum cans, which are 100% recyclable. Whether or not Bang needs refrigerated is really up to the person drinking it. As for convenience, it’s a carbonated beverage, so getting shaken up can cause a little overflow if opened directly after. 

MTE is focused on reducing our carbon footprint with thoughtful manufacturing, sustainably-sourced ingredients and minimal packaging, as it comes in 24 single-serve sticks. As a powder supplement, it can be mixed anywhere with anything – from 12oz of cold water to an addition to a superfruit smoothie. MTE does not need to be refrigerated.

Other Highlights

Last Fun Facts on Bang & MTE Energy Drinks

Our final notes on Bang aren’t fun, actually. Because there are a couple things we need to be careful of with a daily Bang habit.

First, that much caffeine at once is likely to have those negative side effects of jitters, irritability, pounding heart, etc. Second, consuming that much caffeine chronically can create serious dependence, tolerance, addiction, sleep disturbances, and more. Thirdly, artificial sugars like the acesulfame in Bang are associated with a host of long-term health risks.

Let’s bring it back up. MTE has got a few other great things going for it:

• No sugar bombs
• No caffeine
• Nothing artificial
• Vegan
• Keto
• Gluten-free
• Dairy-free
• Kosher
• Halal
• Organic

We’re not gonna fault anyone for grabbing a can of Bang after a sleepless night with a 14 hour day in front of you. You want to wake the f*ck up? That stuff works. But we should be careful with making it a habit, as there are several risks you’re taking with your physical and mental health. 

For those looking for a replacement for energy drinks – something healthy, natural, clean – MTE is your new go-to daily wellness companion. Bioactive plants replace caffeine; neuromodulation replaces overstimulation; encouraging innate energy functions replaces synthetically augmenting energy levels.

It’s different; it’s effective; it’s long-term support for more than energy – it’s a daily habit that helps get you back to feeling great.

Curious to know more about how MTE works? Check out the benefits of our jitter-free energy powder. Want suggestions on other great alternatives to traditional energy drinks? Read our article detailing some of the best healthy energy drinks.