Review: Verve Energy Drink
Mar 18th, 2009 by Steve
Not too long ago, I was sent a can of Verve Energy Drink, which is described on the label as "insanely healthy energy." Distributed by Vemma Nutrition Company — a multi-level marketing organization — Verve is a drink that features the mangosteen superfruit at its core.
Primarily positioned as a dietary supplement, Verve is big on proclaiming its use of vitamins and antioxidants. This list includes Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, and Selenium. Not forgetting that it's also an energy drink, you'll also find taurine, guarana seed extract, D-Ribose, inositol, and choline chloride on the label.
Being a "dietary supplement" vs. something the FDA oversees makes it a bit tough to interpret what's in this drink, but it appears that ingredients include mangosteen juice, aloe vera gel, green tea, mangosteen extract, ultra-purified reverse osmosis carbonated water (wow, that's a mouthful!), natural fructose, natural flavors, citric acid, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, and malic acid.
The drink is packaged in a 8.3 oz. can that does have an attractive logo, decked out with a silver, white, and orange colorscheme. When poured into a glass, you'll note its rather thick orange/brown color. The smell was interesting, almost hinting a bit at a V-8 type experience.
What does this big list of ingredients and nutrients really mean? Well, unfortunately, to me it meant a drink that just didn't taste very good to me. The flavor was quite odd, hinting in places to tastes like spiced cider to the texture of a fruit smoothie all the way to some sort of medicine. All throughout the taste experience a certain "tingle" was present, which I wasn't quite sure about. Of course with a warning on the back that you should keep this drink "out of direct sunlight," you just have to wonder.
Maybe I was soured a bit by my experience actually opening the beverage. The label notes that you should "tumble gently before serving." But guess what? There's carbonated water in here! What do you think happens when you shake a canned beverage like this? Exactly.
After drinking Verve, I did notice a short-term "buzz," which you'll tend to find with most energy drinks. And while I understand what the folks behind this drink are trying to do, it just didn't gel with me. Verve has potential if it could only define exactly what "flavor" it's supposed to be. I think that would help set expectations for a customer who encounters it.
In any case, for those who like to drink their vitamins and are looking for a little pep in their day, Verve is an option. It definitely packs quite a bit of healthy stuff into a small can. However, if you are expecting something a bit more mainstream, you might want to consider exploring elsewhere.
I've been eying this up for a while and still haven't tried it. From your review I think I might actually like the taste
But yeah, any sort of carbonated beverage that needs shaken or tumbled before opening is annoying!
Thanks for your review. I have been drinking Verve now for 4 months and became an independent distributor two months in. I had wanted to see the effects before I started talking about it to my friends and clients. I have enjoyed greater energy, especially when taken at 5am before my workout at the gym. I have seen some physical pain reduced that I had been taken medication to relieve (email me if you want to know more about this). Give it a try. For those of you who drink Monster, 5 Hour Energy, Red Bull, you will get a real energy boost, without the excess caffeine and sugar. Give it a try.
I want to know more about the reduced pain you have experienced.
Gerrit, in response to your inquiry about the reduced pain to David's post, all I can tell you is I became a distributor for Vemma/Verve several months ago. I presented the Vemma to my 78 year old mother who has been suffering with hip pain and couldn't sleep at night very well, due to the discomfort. After 4 days of being on Vemma, she called me and said "I don't know what's in that stuff, but my hip doesn't hurt anymore, and I have renewed energy". She placed another order for herself and for a friend of hers. She has been taking it ever since and gets worried if her order doesn't arrive before she runs out. My mom has a disease similar to gout in her feet which has been diagnosed with burger's disease and it makes her feet hurt, crack and bleed. Since she's been taking the Vemma, her feet have cleared up and look normal. She is very pleased.
My wife has noticed her inflammation has been reduced and her hand's don't bother her like they once did. I have heard nothing but good things about Vemma/Verve. BTW, Verve contains Vemma which has the vitamins, antioxidants and mangosteen in it. You won't know until you try it.
We sell these at a large hospital system's wellness center due to the safety & efficacy. Their mangosteen is known to have medicinal
effects with healing due to xanthones, and this company intensified them by extraction and amplification. An anti-bacterial, bioavailable
anti-inflammatory reaction is amazing and has healed my daughter with severe infirmaries including chronic constipation. She's won health awards and advanced scholastically since starting on this!
To 'tumble' the can is just to assure your ingredients that settled on the bottom are spread throughout the drink. You can add some water also to get the very last drop of this incredible product out!:)
I'm a coach and am considering purchasing this product for my teams and possibly the concession stand. My athletes feel they "require" these energy drinks before competition and I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. Anyway….just wanted to know if anyone out there has had a negative experience. Not to rain on anyone's parade but, there are two sides to every coin, so to speak…
Blayne, the NCAA would not approve of the Verve due to NCAA banned ingredients, ie., guarana and a couple others. High school, you should be ok. If you coach college, the Vemma nutritional supplement would be better than nothing. It could help provide increased energy due to helping improve overall health.
I am a Vemma rep. and just happened to have looked into supplying college teams with Verve.
If anyone has ever tried sparks- it is a (or was- I think they took the caffeine out) malt beverage energy drink with a kind of orange soda/cough medicine flavor. My immediate reaction to the taste of verve was that it was like a mix between a sparks and a can of V8. So yes, it has an interesting flavor. I haven't used it on a regular basis because of the cost but it definitely makes you feel good and a lot more energized than any other energy drink.
Hey Fee, I am also a Vemma rep and I actually called Vemma today and they said that the Verve did pass an NCAA screening last October, but I have still been looking for some written proof.
Fee:
You're a VEMMA distributor? You evidently missed a training or haven't gone through your back office! (The last time I checked there were still the press releases in the back office regarding Verve meeting WADA standards, which I would think the NCAA would accept.)
Verve meets WADA standards based on testing by NSF and consumerlab.com
If it didn't meet WADA standards, pro athletes wouldn't be able to use it, and 4 U.S. pro sports teams use it as their official energy drink!
hey" let me say that i have suffer with sinus problem too many years a friend introduced me to verve, in six days i noticed that i no longer was using the vaporub which i used every single night in order to breathe properly, listen if it works for you forget what others are saying, it's your body that needs the good nutrition go for it.
No one can or should make any health claims about what Verve or Vemma can or can't do. Everyone can try it with a 30 day empty bottle/can money back guarantee. As for the NCAA, there IS a caffeine ban in college sports, however, it is at amounts that would equate to an athlete drinking about 10 Verve and then being tested. One Verve has the caffeine equivalent of approxiamately a cup of coffee (80 mg).
I tried this and it was the worst drink. I would advise to not use this product. All of the positive comments are from sales reps. This company is like Mona vie. A simple Pyrimid sceme. Half the employees have criminal records, cannot get real jobs and are out of work car salesmen. Bad product and poor company structure. Want to drink thick homeless man piss try it.