Monster Energy: version 1

Saved 2026-09-27 03:36 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Monster Energy Original 16 fl oz** (UPC 0 70847 81116 9), a wanted row from the old site. - Identity was confirmed by the barcode on the Open Food Facts photos (imgid 16), Target (UPC 0708478. This is the current version.

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# Monster Energy <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Monster Energy
summary: Energy drink brand of Monster Beverage Corporation, launched in 2002.
founded: 2002-04
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                         | market | from | until | ended | status  | source | note                                                                                                                                                |
| -------- | ------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/monster-energy-company | US     |      |       |       | sourced | ^usda  | USDA Branded Foods names Monster Energy Company as brand owner of the 16 fl oz Original can; the can itself prints "© 2025 Monster Energy Company". |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name    | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Monster | search | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref          | url                                                                     | title                                                                                            | accessed   | publisher                          | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator                              | licence      | attribution                  | upstream      |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------- |
| offback2025  | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/007/084/781/1169/9.jpg | Open Food Facts: back of the 16 fl oz can, © 2025 label, Nutrition Facts and ingredients legible | 2026-09-27 | Open Food Facts                    | pack        | 2025-09-23 | 0070847811169 | Back label, image id 9 (also 13, 15) | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |               |
| usda         | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/492443/nutrients                  | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods, Energy Drink, fdc_id 492443                                | 2026-09-27 | USDA Agricultural Research Service | catalogue   | 2019-04-01 | 492443        |                                      | CC0          |                              | Label Insight |
| wiki-monster | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Energy                            | Wikipedia: Monster Energy                                                                        | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia                          | publication |            |               |                                      | CC BY-SA 4.0 |                              |               |
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## About <!--about-->
Monster Energy is a brand of energy drinks created by Hansen Natural Company, now Monster Beverage Corporation, and released with its original flavour on 18 April 2002.[^wiki-monster] Its best-known can is black with a green claw-mark "M", and in the United States the cans are manufactured for Monster Energy Company of Corona, California.[^offback2025] The range has grown to hundreds of flavours worldwide, including Zero Ultra, Juice, Java Monster and Rehab lines, and the brand is known for sponsoring action sports, motorsport and music.[^wiki-monster]
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