Red 40 in Pre-Workout: Why We Choose Beet Juice and Beta-Carotene
The color of a drink is often the first thing you notice after shaking it. At AP LABS, our Sweet Peach pre-workout gets its color from beet juice and beta-carotene. Red 40 is not listed in this flavor.
For someone who prefers a pre-workout without Red 40, that is a direct answer. It also helps to understand what color contributes to a formula and where to find it on the label.
Color has its own job
A color ingredient changes the appearance of a food or drink. It is separate from what makes the product taste sweet and from the dietary ingredients listed for the training formula.
In Sweet Peach, cane sugar and stevia leaf extract provide sweetness. Natural peach flavor and crystallized lemon contribute to flavor. Guarana seed extract supplies caffeine. Each has a different place in the finished serving.
Read the exact color name
Red 40 and Red 3 are different color additives. News about one should not be treated as news about the other. The FDA's color-additive guide explains why ingredient identity and labeling matter.
Research can also involve mixtures. For example, a study of food additives and behavior in children tested combinations of colors with sodium benzoate. It cannot isolate Red 40 as the cause of every observed effect, and it did not study adult pre-workout use.
Our choice, alongside the full formula
We choose beet juice and beta-carotene for Sweet Peach's color because they are the ingredients we want in this flavor. That preference stands on its own without promising that color determines workout performance or individual tolerance.
Our 22.75 g serving also contains 3,000 mg L-citrulline, 2,500 mg beta-alanine and 220 mg caffeine from guarana. The nutrition panel states 15 calories and 2 g added sugars.
Know what goes into your shaker
Use the Sweet Peach Supplement Facts and Other Ingredients list to see those details together. Follow the serving and mixing directions on your container, then explore AP Nootropic Pre-Workout for current options.
