Food Theory: Gamer Drinks Are A LIE?! (GFuel)

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2023
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    What is the BEST Gamer Drink? ► • What is the BEST Gamer...
    What is YOUR favorite gamer drink, loyal theorist? Is it Mtn Dew, Coca-Cola, Ghost, GFuel, or the newest addition to the mix Prime? We tasted EVERY major “gamer drink” on a recent GTLive episode and created our definitive tier ranking list. But now we’re asking a follow-up question: which of these drinks is the BEST for sustaining your long gaming session? The answer may surprise you…
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  • @user-hl2sc9zl8l
    @user-hl2sc9zl8l 8 місяців тому +7125

    Hearing Mat say “tiddy milk” has brightened my day

    • @warriorwithin44
      @warriorwithin44 8 місяців тому +326

      My question is how he apparently knows what it's supposed to taste like lol 😂

    • @samurexatlas7373
      @samurexatlas7373 8 місяців тому +365

      Thank JSchlatt. He made that flavor. After buying the company.

    • @ellanimation816
      @ellanimation816 8 місяців тому +190

      @@warriorwithin44he has a wife soo😂

    • @aname8106
      @aname8106 8 місяців тому +27

      So happy

    • @two_squared
      @two_squared 8 місяців тому +27

      Haven’t watched the video, now I don’t want to.

  • @DOOMSLAYER1993-4
    @DOOMSLAYER1993-4 8 місяців тому +3495

    Matpat is gonna destroy the entire food industry at this rate😂

    • @masterlinktm
      @masterlinktm 8 місяців тому +123

      good. food industry is just a bunch of over hyped marketing anyway

    • @morganseppy5180
      @morganseppy5180 8 місяців тому +8

      Not really. He sold the channels so it's all click bait now.

    • @BlueSparxLPs
      @BlueSparxLPs 8 місяців тому +84

      @@morganseppy5180 You... do realize that's not how it works, right? He and his team are still the ones coming up with the videos and doing all the work on them. Nothing has actually changed on the viewer end because of the buyout.

    • @masterlinktm
      @masterlinktm 8 місяців тому +5

      @@BlueSparxLPs i bet you also think nothing changed when acti-vision bought out blizzard too

    • @Jshssjsvausoxdb8226
      @Jshssjsvausoxdb8226 8 місяців тому

      .,.

  • @namesaredumb1177
    @namesaredumb1177 6 місяців тому +540

    fun fact about the stock photo at 9:55: The man holding a coffee cup is actually a German reporter who works at STRG_F. He did an experiment to see how widely his stock photo would circulate, i guess it ended up making its way to the Food Theory Kitchen

    • @honeyboom4175
      @honeyboom4175 6 місяців тому +21

      Thank you! I was looking for that comment XDD

    • @Vivo-cp2rb
      @Vivo-cp2rb 6 місяців тому +6

      i was thinking about commenting that lol! :D

    • @TheofficialRaptor
      @TheofficialRaptor 3 місяці тому

      Nice

    • @alex.g7317
      @alex.g7317 3 місяці тому

      What’s STRG_F?

    • @germanaircraft
      @germanaircraft 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@alex.g7317 a german journalism channel part the german public service broadcasting

  • @ricamaedebulos1814
    @ricamaedebulos1814 7 місяців тому +100

    16:24 Did anyone notice the "Attentiom Span"? When i first saw it I bursted out laughing

  • @lobbymaster007
    @lobbymaster007 8 місяців тому +1492

    Hear me out: a theory on why Coke won’t sponsor Mat Patt and then reveal at the end that this video is sponsored by Coke

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому +9

      Isn't it already a thing?

    • @lobbymaster007
      @lobbymaster007 8 місяців тому +57

      Nope. He has done a theory on coke just not one about them not sponsoring him

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому +12

      @@lobbymaster007 I vividly remember that he had multiple Coke episodes, but I wasn't sure about him being/not being sponsored by them

    • @Normal_is_boring25
      @Normal_is_boring25 8 місяців тому +30

      @@BLET_55artem55no. Most of them were just because he was a Diet Coke addict. And also admitting that very fact some of the videos

    • @Zulk_RS
      @Zulk_RS 8 місяців тому +14

      That won't happen because that would actually require Mat Pat to be sponsored by Coke, which is not going to happen.

  • @Kaiju-Driver
    @Kaiju-Driver 7 місяців тому +1293

    Videos like this are NEEDED in a world where advertising can be vastly different for any item.

    • @Samantha-eh2wx
      @Samantha-eh2wx 7 місяців тому +21

      Personally I think most of matpat's videos are needed. The not only do they give entertainment but also valid and helpful health information.

    • @kaijuultimax9407
      @kaijuultimax9407 7 місяців тому +21

      Consumer product reporting used to be one of the more important news segments on TV before it ironically enough was replaced with product placement.

    • @nancypotts9877
      @nancypotts9877 6 місяців тому

      Only complete morons think the FDA actually do anything at all. They literally don’t care about anything you do unless you’re trying to provide something truly healthy for the people in which case they’ll tell you it’s terrible and toxic like raw milk. The lie to you and say you’re going to get E. coli or some garbage like that that’s not even remotely possible with today’s technology but they’ll keep lying to you and telling you how unhealthy raw milk is when the reality is raw milk is so incredible for you plus people who are lactose intolerant can actually drink raw milk because raw milk contains enzymes that naturally break down lactose in your stomach which means that lactose intolerance only exists because people drink milk that has been heated to the point where all of its natural enzymes in benefits have been burned out of it, so don’t believe anything the FDA has to say their goal is to keep you connected to the medical industry which keeps you paying for drugs that have insane Side effects

  • @theSlowBroke
    @theSlowBroke 7 місяців тому +41

    16:25 "Attentiom Span" has to be one of the best and most ironic typos I've seen in awhile haha

  • @Congele_
    @Congele_ 7 місяців тому +433

    As someone who takes medication for concentration and for anxiety, I wanted to try GFuel, but after seeing that it worked better for me than coffee, I wanted to consult with a pharmacist before buying more. Now, what I asked her was specifically if there was any counter-indications from any of the ingredients with any of my meds, and while I expected disapproval from some of the ingredients in the energy part of things, like caffeine or taurine, it ended up that the only really problematic ingredient in there was the _grapefruit fruit powder_, listed as part of the antioxidant complex, because apparently grapefruit contains something that can lower the efficacity of anti-anxiety meds. I'll tell you, I definitely wasn't expecting that one 😅

    • @RoadsOfShadow
      @RoadsOfShadow 7 місяців тому +75

      Grapefruit is, somehow, contra indicating for basically every single psychiatric medication on the planet. Other things too, honestly nobody should have Grapefruit apparently, because it disagrees with everything. Just baffling chemistry.

    • @Congele_
      @Congele_ 7 місяців тому +14

      @@RoadsOfShadow Oh wow, I did not know it went to this extent! And here it is (was?), being so popular as a supposedly healthy breakfast! I think I'll hae to do more research on the subject now, thanks for the info!

    • @bobthebuilder609
      @bobthebuilder609 7 місяців тому +30

      @@Congele_ it's not just grapefruit, it's citrus fruits in general. something about it doesn't let your stomach absorb medication as effectively. read up on it.

    • @zombieslayer02gjustzombies85
      @zombieslayer02gjustzombies85 7 місяців тому +4

      Well a thing I’m surprised matt didn’t talk about was that it also has an ingredient that is also used in cigarettes and tobacco products in general, don’t remember what it was but it’s specifically only in the powdered versions of gfuel

    • @pickelsvx
      @pickelsvx 7 місяців тому

      @@bobthebuilder609 in some medication grapefruit causes your body to react as if you've overdosed even if you took the recommended dosage.

  • @ryanfriedrich6634
    @ryanfriedrich6634 8 місяців тому +640

    Matpat and Sanji were 1 drink away from that scene in Futurama where Fry drinks 100 cups of coffee.

    • @MawDaws
      @MawDaws 8 місяців тому +9

      death

    • @RainyBasil9295
      @RainyBasil9295 8 місяців тому +13

      @@MawDaws yes that would be death. Expecially if i as a caffeine intolerant person tried to do that

    • @felipeacevedo1610
      @felipeacevedo1610 8 місяців тому

      ​@@RainyBasil9295i love food

    • @aname8106
      @aname8106 8 місяців тому

      Ye

    • @ryanfriedrich6634
      @ryanfriedrich6634 8 місяців тому +5

      Also note that when I made this comment, I had not watched up to the point where they literally reference it. Good call.

  • @Brandonian
    @Brandonian 7 місяців тому +1355

    When MatPat said “Tiddy Milk” and then his face after his homie admitted the truth to us all, that was just a hilarious moment 👌

    • @kittyaya3425
      @kittyaya3425 7 місяців тому +39

      I am severely concerned for Santi.

    • @TheGuinevere17
      @TheGuinevere17 7 місяців тому +1

      I was tired and fell asleep

    • @Yescool-ve8oq
      @Yescool-ve8oq 7 місяців тому +6

      Did you know mountain dew was ment to help mix moon shine watch matpats cup head theory if you know nothing about moonshine

    • @HateHater2205
      @HateHater2205 7 місяців тому +7

      So many Gamer Supps flavor references and yet he didn’t even talk about them

    • @Ebilbacon88
      @Ebilbacon88 6 місяців тому +3

      Santi is honestly so real for that

  • @tad0193
    @tad0193 6 місяців тому +19

    It should also be mentioned that most of these drinks advertise themselves as being healthy and offering a variety of other useful substances other than caffeine but few if any actually meet the minimum effective dose of any of the substances meaning that your body does not benefit at all from them and you won't feel their effects.

  • @crusader_gaming8273
    @crusader_gaming8273 7 місяців тому +4

    The best way to get energy for a gamer is just take a nap

  • @none_tw
    @none_tw 8 місяців тому +1029

    That intro cemented MatPat's status as a father, holy moly

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому +32

      One of the most obscure variations of "wow" 😯

    • @none_tw
      @none_tw 8 місяців тому +8

      @@BLET_55artem55 What?

    • @SimplySnake38
      @SimplySnake38 7 місяців тому +2

      Coca-Cola has panax ginseng and caffeine. Maybe a 3.5 or 2.5?

    • @nightwatch3889
      @nightwatch3889 7 місяців тому +3

      What are you talking about

    • @abdullahshakir1039
      @abdullahshakir1039 7 місяців тому +3

      Dad jokes?

  • @Wslasher
    @Wslasher 8 місяців тому +834

    I'm guessing this video will have a sequel in which they'll actually reveal what is truly the best drink for gamer with the twist being it's not an energy or gamer drink.

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому +19

      ​@@SchmaggleschtickerBean smoothie gang for the win

    • @axie.yt.channel
      @axie.yt.channel 8 місяців тому +3

      Yes

    • @Doc.McNasty
      @Doc.McNasty 8 місяців тому +19

      For sure gonna be water 🤣

    • @D44RK_Iced_Yogs
      @D44RK_Iced_Yogs 8 місяців тому +4

      @@Schmaggleschtickerit’s probably coffee imo.

    • @seanv42
      @seanv42 8 місяців тому +17

      It's water. Water is the perfect drink.

  • @mundodacrianca2147
    @mundodacrianca2147 7 місяців тому +7

    Him "Gamer drinks are a lie!"
    Also him: *Proceeds to get sponsored by Gfuel, a gamer drink company*

  • @buttlord5007
    @buttlord5007 7 місяців тому +7

    0:38 goes hard 🥶🥶🥶

  • @NerdAboveALL8
    @NerdAboveALL8 8 місяців тому +569

    When you tested the gamersupps, you did 5 to 1 ratio on the servings. You essentially did 5 servings of gamersupps to 8oz of water witch is only for one serving. The gamersupps serving size is significantly smaller than G Fuel's serving size.
    I just want to point this out in respect for the scientific method and so you can rescore everything on the flavor chart and so you are doing the proper serving size.

    • @Ronan_Nord
      @Ronan_Nord 8 місяців тому +27

      I don’t care which way it goes I love Gsubs way more that Gfule

    • @loudonheimsoth6916
      @loudonheimsoth6916 8 місяців тому +15

      When did he test gamer supps?

    • @NerdAboveALL8
      @NerdAboveALL8 8 місяців тому +17

      @loudonheimsoth6916 In the GT Live video ranking the gamer drinks. It was one of the last tried

    • @Rapitor
      @Rapitor 8 місяців тому +79

      Yeah supps was dealt dirty on the ingredient side, too. it's got every ingredient he mentioned in Nerd Energy too plus more caffeine... or no caffeine. Cool that he showed off the meme flavors a lot? But both on paper and in flavor(when mixed correctly) it would've been no contest i think, and maybe that wouldn't be as entertaining? idk.

    • @Wage_gap_gaming
      @Wage_gap_gaming 8 місяців тому +25

      Someone's watched the Russian badger

  • @ph3lix004
    @ph3lix004 7 місяців тому +818

    Now that we are done going through all these energy drinks one of the biggest struggles I have personally is with artificial sweeteners versus sugars with all the studies coming out recently about artificial sweeteners we could really use the old food theory breakdown to help us understand what artificial sweeteners you should avoid in our drink. Whether it's energy drinks or diet Coke I want to know if I should avoid some in favor of others

    • @crimsonblack9774
      @crimsonblack9774 7 місяців тому +39

      Oh I'd really be interested in this one I'm allergic to one of the most common artificial sweeteners so I avoid every one like the plague that would make a really good episode

    • @izzbees
      @izzbees 7 місяців тому +27

      I’d be interested in this too, particularly in regards to sugar-alchohols gaining popularity as sweeteners. People who are diabetic can have them, but what really are they? How much should we be having each day? What do they do in our bodies? And are they actually better for you than sugar is?

    • @crimsonblack9774
      @crimsonblack9774 7 місяців тому +1

      @izziethon482 totally agree

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 7 місяців тому +14

      ​@@izzbees Sugar alcohols are a laxative, that is a huge downside.

    • @NoahOMorainRush
      @NoahOMorainRush 7 місяців тому +15

      Right? I remember years ago I did a paper for a health class on various sweeteners, and I remember that what I found out about sucralose was terrifying and I avoided it almost as much as I avoid hydrogenated oils for the longest time. Fast forward like 10 years, and one of my little sisters asks me what's actually bad about it, and when I try to look it up (because of course I don't remember the specifics), I can't find anything bad about it, and now I'm left wondering if I was remembering wrong, if more studies have turned out to indicate that it's not actually that bad, or if I'm just being gaslit.

  • @zbear404
    @zbear404 6 місяців тому +4

    15:21 it's actually water. You just need supps to have the symptom of feeling like you're a good gamer.

  • @fireflyfox93
    @fireflyfox93 7 місяців тому +27

    I loved the chemical breakdown and explanation! The science in these videos are so informative and entertaining. You should examine pre-work supplements at some point, I'd love a chemical breakdown of how those work too.

  • @carlistar27
    @carlistar27 8 місяців тому +344

    I am getting way to invested in these gamer drinks for someone who drinks practically exclusively water and tea lol

    • @dakshithkumar2155
      @dakshithkumar2155 8 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому +2

      Check out milked coffee with/-out sugar, it really gives you a boost for the day

    • @Davi_Vilhena
      @Davi_Vilhena 8 місяців тому +7

      Just keep drinking water, it is better

    • @ChuckDeniyo
      @ChuckDeniyo 7 місяців тому +2

      tea has caffeine as well

    • @Mini-yl8mz
      @Mini-yl8mz 7 місяців тому +1

      @@BLET_55artem55coffee is disgusting, and tea still has caffeine.

  • @juancarloang
    @juancarloang 8 місяців тому +277

    I'm honestly wondering whether "ATTENTIOM SPAN" is some sort of gamer inside joke that I'm not aware of.

    • @dxconnor
      @dxconnor 8 місяців тому +47

      Looks like the editors needed some Nerds Focus 😂

    • @nikki1028
      @nikki1028 8 місяців тому +47

      I was thinking maybe they were testing us to see who was paying close ATTENTION 😂

    • @ahmadqureshi750
      @ahmadqureshi750 7 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, ironic

    • @danielkirienko1701
      @danielkirienko1701 7 місяців тому +2

      Tbh, there were a few editorial misses here. I wonder if it was a test for the editorial team.

    • @stevosrockinmom
      @stevosrockinmom 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@danielkirienko1701I saw "inflammation" too.

  • @gaboo12
    @gaboo12 7 місяців тому +5

    come on Matpat you missed it! At 13:39 I totally thought you were going to say "I mean, don't get me wrong, dopamine is dope"

  • @Raymond-Z32
    @Raymond-Z32 6 місяців тому +13

    Mat Pat never fails to make my day and entertain me with some sweet science

  • @user-fy6ml3zs6g
    @user-fy6ml3zs6g 7 місяців тому +31

    3:10 HOW DOES HE KNOWWW

  • @DMBLaan
    @DMBLaan 8 місяців тому +236

    The problem I had with their taste test on GTLive was they kept using the same cups for multiple drinks, thus contaminating them. Like one of the powders that the 2 of them hated, Ash had a completely different reaction to, maybe because she was the only one of the three who had it in a clean cup.

    • @Bryan-wl2vt
      @Bryan-wl2vt 7 місяців тому +33

      Oof, so much for the scientific method

  • @terraglade
    @terraglade 7 місяців тому +2

    This is always something ive pondered from time to time. Thanks for covering it! :D

  • @sonsofmothers
    @sonsofmothers 5 місяців тому

    Love the stock footage at 16:38 showing someone holding an AK left handed from the right shoulder

  • @xXxGR33NDR3AMSxXx
    @xXxGR33NDR3AMSxXx 7 місяців тому +533

    I'd personally love to see a follow up deep dive into gamersupps. They'd probably sponsor a video of you trying the flavors and investigating the nutritional value/gaming and cognitive enhancing facts

    • @dabroster8427
      @dabroster8427 7 місяців тому +89

      Yah I'm disappointed that MatPat did Gfuel, but not their competitor Gamersupps. It's usually a VS between the two, so I'd like to see which is better. Gamersupps usually gets advertised as more natural.

    • @IchorX
      @IchorX 7 місяців тому +32

      Yeah it's a shame they weren't highlighted more, they're definitely my favourite overall, especially in terms of flavour.

    • @Aereto
      @Aereto 7 місяців тому +26

      ​@@dabroster8427
      Gamersupps is in a different league from GFuel, since Gatorade is too sugary to my liking, and Gamersupps at the least toned down on the sugars and opted for more concentrated caffeine content.

    • @gravy1333
      @gravy1333 7 місяців тому +29

      @@dabroster8427 The reason they didn't is because they used way too much in the live stream compared to the amount of water. They used GFuels's scoop since they couldn't find the one in the GSup container. I'd estimated they used about 5 times the mix making a super concentrated drink that ruined the flavor.

    • @igorpachmelniekzakuskov776
      @igorpachmelniekzakuskov776 7 місяців тому +20

      Agreed... my favourite flavour is guacamole gamerfart 9000

  • @SkeletonSlacker
    @SkeletonSlacker 7 місяців тому +72

    3:04 next theory idea
    *how does he know? how THAT kind of milk tastes like?*

    • @ChefHin
      @ChefHin 7 місяців тому

      He probably used his gf,
      No one can remember how tiddy milk tastes like, cause we were babys.

    • @Icameinclutch
      @Icameinclutch 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ChefHinI think I can "imagine" how it tastes like, does anyone feel the same?

    • @thelostorchid767
      @thelostorchid767 7 місяців тому +2

      People house drunk the stuff when they are adults and… Coconut milk. It has closely been described to be like coconut milk… of course everyone tastes different.
      I won’t tell you how I got that information however I will tell you it was on accident then purposely confirmed so… suffer with your newfound knowledge with me.

    • @staceyklausner2677
      @staceyklausner2677 7 місяців тому

      Why does it say ATTENTIOM span?! I can no longer focus on anything else!

    • @randomperson5579
      @randomperson5579 6 місяців тому +1

      the most wholesome thing i can think of is, he has a kid, his partner had to go somewhere so she left some in some bottles, and if you warm up a baby bottle in the microwave you should test to see if it's too hot to give to a baby before feeding it to them.
      though as someone who has had that flavour, it tastes nothing like you'd expect that kind of milk to taste like, it's probably the most bland flavour they have.

  • @gameshock2916
    @gameshock2916 3 дні тому

    2:59 When MatPat knows he is getting a yellow dollar sign for a saying like that.

  • @jordanmiller4604
    @jordanmiller4604 4 місяці тому +3

    Hot take but if you need energy drinks to sit in a chair and play games you need a doctor

  • @blademaster12349
    @blademaster12349 8 місяців тому +190

    Hey Matt, since Halloween is around the corner, have you decided to do a food theory on large candy bags and how they're distributed? I opened up a bag of 200 "Crunch" "Baby Ruth's" & "Butterfingers" and 2/3rds was butterfingers (also there was more candy in the bag than advertised but still). Thought it would make for an interesting video!

  • @rmzing
    @rmzing 7 місяців тому +248

    The 300mg of caffeine talked about for GFuel was only for the cans. The powder has 140mg per scoop, which is the recommended serving size. Due to tolerance, though, some people may dose up to 2 scoops, which is much closer to that 300mg value.

    • @biosaber585
      @biosaber585 6 місяців тому +13

      That's insane. Gamersupps says ON its packaging a maximum of 300mg of caffeine daily to prevent medical issues and yet you're describing gfuel's BASELINE scoop/seving ratio, is literally the day recommended limit, or at the LEAST half of it

    • @blackson932
      @blackson932 5 місяців тому +2

      @@biosaber585 I mean most people take more than 300mg caffeine a day if they drink a lot of coffee about 4-5 cups are already 300mg caffeine and most people either dont drink coffee or drink way more than 4-5 cups.

    • @silastallio2932
      @silastallio2932 5 місяців тому +2

      @@biosaber585 isnt the medical limit 400mg?

    • @steeveo431
      @steeveo431 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@silastallio2932 I've always heard it is 400

    • @frxsty2585
      @frxsty2585 3 місяці тому

      I drink coffee and i only need one cup bruh, you just need to do it in moderation@@blackson932

  • @emileeriegel403
    @emileeriegel403 7 місяців тому +2

    I'd love to see if there's a study on how these drinks affect those with Narcolepsy, especially since its still not 100% clear exactly what and why for it. As it was explained to me, Narcolepsy makes it so the brain doesn't have well defined sleep/wake barriers so we can pass from one to the other without even knowing. So blocking our receptors can be good. I actually take a stimulant daily help keep my receptors blocked so I don't just fall asleep while driving.

  • @kamo7293
    @kamo7293 6 місяців тому

    3:03 that face 😂😂😂 he's like "how do you know it doesn't taste like that"

  • @Flitch300
    @Flitch300 8 місяців тому +46

    16:24 - MatPat: "Attention Span"
    Editors: "Attentiom Span"
    Editors: "Yep. Seems about right."
    Me: 😂

    • @reinne26
      @reinne26 7 місяців тому +4

      maybe they're checking if we're paying attentiom...
      *ahem* attention

    • @ThatToastGuy_
      @ThatToastGuy_ 7 місяців тому +3

      I'm paying attentiom

    • @deannacallahan2579
      @deannacallahan2579 7 місяців тому +2

      I was hoping that someone else would notice & comment on that.

  • @theprofessionalfence-sitter
    @theprofessionalfence-sitter 8 місяців тому +348

    I'd like to see the old-school 'energy drinks' included: coffee and tea.

    • @Naokarma
      @Naokarma 7 місяців тому +11

      To save you time: They're the best for your health, mediocre by comparison for energy.

    • @WhiteFyreLeo
      @WhiteFyreLeo 7 місяців тому +1

      I like to take several breaks from my gaming (upwards of 18 hours a day) to brew a hot cup of tea, I get a huge boost of energy when I do this, not because the caffeine or the sugar but because
      1: I'm getting up (even if it's only for a few minutes each)
      2: the caffeine and sugar
      And it's also good for you because it's tea

    • @tropical5135
      @tropical5135 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@WhiteFyreLeothis is satire right

    • @WhiteFyreLeo
      @WhiteFyreLeo 7 місяців тому

      @@tropical5135 no? I get paid to test videogames

    • @samarnold5531
      @samarnold5531 7 місяців тому

      @@WhiteFyreLeobro what

  • @linzzzy490
    @linzzzy490 7 місяців тому

    As someone who was a total science nerd in school it makes sense why I love your channels so much, that and you do the complicated maths for me if there's any to do haha

  • @ccws4818
    @ccws4818 7 місяців тому +7

    I'm kinda shocked you didn't include Ghost in this one. Ghost has a lot of those Focus related ingredients like the B vitamins, Astragin (Ginseng), Neurofactor (Coffee Fruit Extract - on top of the Coffee-based caffeine), and Alpha-GPC. It also has L-Cartinine to help prevent crashing. After moving from Monster Recover to Ghost my focus levels and duration of focus is vastly improved and even though I no longer consider myself a hardcore gamer, I _feel_ like I would be better focused after drinking my biweekly Ghost.

    • @jayemover_16
      @jayemover_16 7 місяців тому +3

      Ghost was the winner in the Prime Energy video

  • @Casidilla
    @Casidilla 8 місяців тому +185

    There’s nothing like drinking a monster after having a cup of coffee while watching a food theory about energy drinks…

    • @onedayiwillbegone2366
      @onedayiwillbegone2366 7 місяців тому +8

      and then MatPat's start mentioning how bad the drink in your hand is... xD

    • @abigailmaturana741
      @abigailmaturana741 7 місяців тому +4

      honest question, do u have adhd?

    • @kendog0013
      @kendog0013 7 місяців тому +1

      its all fun and games until an impassable kidney stone forms and youre scarred with them for life 🙃

    • @yuricock
      @yuricock 7 місяців тому +2

      ive done that before and felt guilty. caffeinated drinks just taste so good

    • @Casidilla
      @Casidilla 7 місяців тому +1

      @@abigailmaturana741 No, why?

  • @JessePlatina
    @JessePlatina 8 місяців тому +80

    Hey there, neuroscientist here, the statements made about dopamine at around 13:00 are actually a very common misconception, dopamine itself isn’t the reward, dopamine pushes you to do something to achieve the reward.

    • @krazoe6258
      @krazoe6258 7 місяців тому +5

      Also neuroscientist: Can confirm this statement.

    • @keaton_m
      @keaton_m 7 місяців тому +7

      @@krazoe6258 Not a neuroscientist: Have heard a lot of neuroscientists say that tho.

    • @LateBandwagon
      @LateBandwagon 7 місяців тому +1

      Nuh uh 😐

    • @ariesearthdragon
      @ariesearthdragon 7 місяців тому +1

      Then what creates/causes the feeling of being rewarded?

    • @LateBandwagon
      @LateBandwagon 7 місяців тому

      @@ariesearthdragon your brain

  • @KlaraRae
    @KlaraRae 7 місяців тому +6

    Some of these formulas sound reminiscent of Pre-workout mixes too. I'd be curious to see a video on that!

  • @MrJoeDone
    @MrJoeDone 6 місяців тому

    I just love the fact, that at 9:54 you see a german jornalist for a publicly funded TV show. That did a piece on how stockfootage works and somehow ended up a posteboy for coffee consumption (and some scams, they did a followup on where the picture got used)

  • @falconsight9131
    @falconsight9131 7 місяців тому +165

    Hey, Mat
    I had a small question, it might not be enough to make a full video with but; What makes dog jerky different from the jerky that we, people eat? And are our dogs getting better nutrition that we are from the jerky they get?

    • @soundrogue4472
      @soundrogue4472 7 місяців тому +21

      Well no; animal feed in general has worse/ less quality ingredients; companies do so because you're feeding it to an animal, not a person where a person can sue/ tell problems are wrong while an animal that's not even close to being the case. Look at the ingredient list on said food for animals if you don't believe me.

    • @falconsight9131
      @falconsight9131 7 місяців тому +10

      @@soundrogue4472 guess I don’t need mat pat anymore

    • @FacialVomitTurtleFights
      @FacialVomitTurtleFights 7 місяців тому

      dang, thats a good one.

    • @jordanj9564
      @jordanj9564 7 місяців тому +1

      There are dog treats, the jerky kind mentioned specifically, that only have only one or two listed ingredient.

    • @jayemover_16
      @jayemover_16 7 місяців тому +3

      They're just insanely plain. Technically, you can eat them if you read the ingredients list properly so you know which ones, but they're not tested to be edible for humans, so you could get sick from things not intentionally in the jerky.

  • @AL1CE_
    @AL1CE_ 8 місяців тому +7

    "Attentiom span" is through the roof now

  • @-Its_OggorF_Draws-
    @-Its_OggorF_Draws- 7 місяців тому +2

    Not me subscribing to every “Theorists” channel MatPat has💀

  • @zbear404
    @zbear404 6 місяців тому +2

    4:57 bioavailability is different than quantity. There is a difference on compound structures as well.

  • @phaezus
    @phaezus 8 місяців тому +32

    MatPat must've been awake for days after this video

  • @meghandaharwal5179
    @meghandaharwal5179 7 місяців тому +66

    Hey Mat! Could you do a video on how different eating utensils change the flavour of foods? E.g., does size of spoon affect taste? Does pasta bowl vs regular plate affect the experience?
    (Not a utensil but...) Does movie theatre popcorn taste different at home?

    • @FinnManusia
      @FinnManusia 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, people says using hand is better because they give more flavour than metal spoon?

    • @zage932
      @zage932 4 місяці тому

      ​@@FinnManusiausing your hand doesn't give any extra flavor if you wash your hands correctly. The main reason why people use hands to eat is because of the metals or plastics on your utensils could worsen the quality of taste by a small margin.

  • @if7dmitrij191
    @if7dmitrij191 6 місяців тому

    9:42 I love this transformice refrence

  • @seadoo1459
    @seadoo1459 6 місяців тому +1

    I spent so much time throwing up I was able to rethink my strategies, they really do make you better

  • @NooNahha
    @NooNahha 7 місяців тому +17

    2:58 blame the badger😂

    • @rikoaries
      @rikoaries Місяць тому

      He had the opportunity, and took it.

  • @johnhmaloney
    @johnhmaloney 8 місяців тому +35

    I was really into energy drinks back in college, in the '90s, so it was nice to finally find out what all of those words on the labels mean. Aside from coffee, I don't touch the stuff anymore, so it was also good to get a peek at the current state of the category. As an ADHDer, who's always chasing dopamine, I have to admit that I'm a little bit tempted to try Rogue Energy. .lol

  • @jisoouchihaaa
    @jisoouchihaaa Місяць тому +1

    2:34 excuse me? One WHAT away!???

  • @garethbaus5471
    @garethbaus5471 7 місяців тому +5

    It might be an interesting video idea to also cover meal replacements such as Soylent and Huel.

  • @chameleon9359
    @chameleon9359 8 місяців тому +35

    These are slowly going to get crazier until one day we see 'Food Theory: BREATHING ISN'T HEALTHY???'

    • @Firestar1992
      @Firestar1992 8 місяців тому +5

      I mean, if you live in the middle of a city with a population of a million plus people, or live in a state with active wildfires, or otherwise live in an area where the air is full of pollution so thick you can literally taste it, yeah breathing isn’t healthy. Lol

    • @chameleon9359
      @chameleon9359 8 місяців тому

      @@Firestar1992 good point

    • @Kahlan_Amnell_
      @Kahlan_Amnell_ 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Firestar1992the theory writes itself

  • @TheLazyJAK
    @TheLazyJAK 7 місяців тому +39

    The UA-camr Fracno has a really good series on these! He's a military physical therapist. He goes over each ingredient and how much it takes to have an effect and if they include enough for it to do anything etc. Tldr advanced gg was the best lol

  • @JonnnytheDM
    @JonnnytheDM 7 місяців тому +2

    Matt just casually pulling up a picture of Rocket-Bean's "Gunnar" in 9:55 (left)
    basically a small internet-celebrity in Germany!
    fun catch, but probably not the only one who noticed

  • @DaRaginGamer
    @DaRaginGamer 6 місяців тому +1

    I could’ve gone without seeing that coke ad my entire life

  • @The_Metal_Mechanic
    @The_Metal_Mechanic 7 місяців тому +30

    As someone from San Antonio, Nerd Focus has a special place in my heart. I have been drinking it since high school and even did my best to keep track of it during the periods of time where it was out of production. It really does help with focus, but get the green can instead of the blue. The flavor is a lot better.

  • @NerdySatyr
    @NerdySatyr 8 місяців тому +47

    All about GamerSupps, hands down the best drink. Way smoother than GFuel and others, and honestly better flavours!
    GFuel always leaves me mouth feeling chalky but GamerSupps is just, A++

    • @austinmilne1263
      @austinmilne1263 8 місяців тому +15

      I was surprised he didnt go in more depth with Supps since it is pretty different then GFuel and even has some of the ingredients Nerd Focus has

    • @nightlockgamingfr
      @nightlockgamingfr 8 місяців тому +6

      Vouch. Gamersupps has been good to me, and I wanted to hear it talked about, but really wasn’t outside of the funny flavors.

    • @sheridanwolf
      @sheridanwolf 8 місяців тому

      He kinda just picked up the most popular drink with Santi

    • @Rapitor
      @Rapitor 8 місяців тому +5

      Gamersupps is by far and a way the best... I think it's also the only gamer drink to offer caffeine free while still loaded with all of the other "Gamer ingredients"? Which is a godsend when you want to game, but not deal with insomnia.

    • @NerdySatyr
      @NerdySatyr 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Rapitor Preach, 100%. I can't have caffeine due to health reasons so Supps in a GODsend

  • @cliffwarden5934
    @cliffwarden5934 7 місяців тому +6

    Was really hoping to see a breakdown of gamersupps other than the weird flavors (misfit melon is my personal favorite)

  • @invisamerc
    @invisamerc 6 місяців тому +3

    The 300mg cans for gfuel is apart of their older production line. Any new flavors for their cans are 140 that are the same amount as their powders. So unless you are drinking their older flavors you’re only getting 140 mg of caffeine

  • @cherricake1796
    @cherricake1796 8 місяців тому +8

    Can we admire the cool detail at 6:35 where since twitter killed the bird branding, it has an "X" in it's eye? But it's also the "X" logo???
    Love to see it

  • @tmasterlordoflightning4754
    @tmasterlordoflightning4754 8 місяців тому +4

    7:25 I’m a paramedic, and I’d like to add something to this whole but that’s unrelated to the food and gamer drink point of this episode. I honestly didn’t fully understand how this worked myself until Mat explained caffeine here, but I think it’s interesting to others, especially if a paramedic tells you they’re using it on a loved one.
    In the US, at least, and likely other countries and territories, one of the essential drugs for EMS and emergency rooms is Adenosine. It’s used to slow down tachycardias (abnormally fast heart rates) to stabilize a patient’s heart. I always thought it had some kind of reaction on the heart because the way my instructors explained the pharmacodynamics of Adenosine was unclear at best. This makes a ton more sense that it’s a brain reaction.
    Adenosine also has a short half life in the body. I’m talking 10 seconds short of a half life. In medicine, generally speaking, if a medication experiences 5 half lives in the body, it’s more or less ineffective at that point, so Adenosine, at least for my purposes, only has 50 seconds to work. It needs to be pushed via a good IV site rapidly to have any chance of working. When it does get through, it does what I call a “heart soft reset” because it reminds me of restarting a computer with the Restart command. Knowing the info from this video makes it clearer, to me at least, why this happens, and I’m glad I saw this video when I did.
    All this to say, thank Matt for educating me and others.

  • @pebe5579
    @pebe5579 7 місяців тому +1

    Suppose someone was born in 1913 in the Istria peninsula and lived always there, dying at 80. Firstly, he lived in Austria-Hungary. After WWI, in Italy. After WWII, in Yugoslavia. And after Yugoslavia split, in Croatia. It's usual that people move from one country to another, but in this case you could stay in the same place and it was the countries that moved around you.

  • @cartoonchris7
    @cartoonchris7 7 місяців тому +4

    2:51 he got the super meat boy g feel let's go

  • @DarkMatterX101
    @DarkMatterX101 8 місяців тому +4

    16:26 Never thought I'd see a misspelling in a MatPat video, but here we are...

    • @TechMorePayLess
      @TechMorePayLess 7 місяців тому

      yeah that really caught my attentiom 🤣

  • @rsmorex
    @rsmorex 8 місяців тому +75

    I like how he praises a drinks sugar content without mentioning the artificial sweeteners they used to achieve that low sugar content

    • @sheridanwolf
      @sheridanwolf 8 місяців тому +6

      Iirc that was talked about in other videos or the taste test he did with Santi

    • @rsmorex
      @rsmorex 8 місяців тому +4

      @@sheridanwolf there’s a reason they tell you to like comment and subscribe in every video… a good UA-camr doesn’t assume you’ve seen all their videos, they assume this is the first video you’ve seen on their channel. So to ignore or skirt around the unhealthy aspects of every drink that isn’t a soda seems disingenuous.

    • @devinrandall4538
      @devinrandall4538 8 місяців тому +4

      Waaaaaaaaaaah

    • @drommsy
      @drommsy 8 місяців тому +9

      In terms of what the criteria is (avoiding the sugar content and associated crash) it makes sense. Also, artificial sweeteners are not bad for you at the level they are talked about at, especially in a culture where we WAY over consume sugar especially.

    • @kandieharrison4055
      @kandieharrison4055 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@drommsy I agree... it's honestly kind of sad how much hate products with artificial sweeteners get... As a Diabetic (type 1), I've had to consume almost exclusively foods/beverages wiith artificial sweeteners since I was 4 years old. While yes, some are much better than others, they're treated like this terrible thing, when it saves lives. And it concerns me with how much sugar my friends and family consume because they think it's fine for them, since they aren't Diabetic... it's a shame that people think that way or they know it's bad for them but ignore it because they don't like the taste of artificial sweeteners or just don't trust them.

  • @spider_kbm
    @spider_kbm 6 місяців тому

    This intro definitely sounds like matpat wrote it 😂 freaking love you dude

  • @kd1727
    @kd1727 7 місяців тому

    I'm watching Mat talk about caffeine and sleep receptors while I should be sleeping

  • @Someone_adachi
    @Someone_adachi 8 місяців тому +8

    1:18 don't forget the thigh-highs, the skirt, choker and blahaj for emotional support

    • @leanable
      @leanable 2 місяці тому

      Either that or jerma 985

  • @joakimboulanger4490
    @joakimboulanger4490 8 місяців тому +16

    I've never been interested in those drinks to game, it was always to help me study, tho none of them really worked, they all make me sleepy
    I'd rather have a video on the best drinks to help you focus (like ADHD compensation) maybe include some kinds of tea

  • @cownuggets9124
    @cownuggets9124 7 місяців тому

    You should do a video on either what the best wafer to chocolate ratio is or whether the wafer or chocolate is the best part of a kitkat bar

  • @blazeandrew9798
    @blazeandrew9798 7 місяців тому

    16:26
    I'm not sure if that was an intentional misspell for a joke or a real mistake, but I laughed either way.

  • @belowfactual
    @belowfactual 8 місяців тому +6

    May trying to be relatable during the whole video just makes this so much more better💀

  • @anchoracrisdart
    @anchoracrisdart 8 місяців тому +22

    Theory Idea: Can you make potato chips out of crunchy leaves? Since it's Fall season!

  • @simplyymaddie
    @simplyymaddie Місяць тому +1

    13 years on UA-cam and matpat never got sponsored by diet coke 😢

  • @morganfreeboy6476
    @morganfreeboy6476 6 місяців тому +1

    The most horrible lie I’ve ever heard matpat say is that gin is not part of a balanced breakfast

  • @ExplodingSteve
    @ExplodingSteve 7 місяців тому +6

    Doctor: The “JSchat” cameo is not real it can’t hurt you
    The “Jshlat” cameo:

  • @cookiegirl1097
    @cookiegirl1097 8 місяців тому +66

    5k views in 5 minutes? Matpat has truly grown almost a little stronger than a guy in a purple suit.
    Edit: Typo

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому

      A man behind the slaughter?
      Or is it some obscure meme from 2010's?

    • @Thebeast-yt
      @Thebeast-yt 8 місяців тому +3

      It probably the man behind the slaughter the guy that made matpat wanna commit suicide

    • @Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer
      @Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer 8 місяців тому +1

      Its been so long since the last I thought about the man behind the slaughter

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 8 місяців тому

      @@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer since these thoughts've been gone, you've been watching other YT vids?

    • @cookiegirl1097
      @cookiegirl1097 8 місяців тому

      @@BLET_55artem55 To clear it up, yes it was the man behind the slaughter.

  • @Kolljak
    @Kolljak 7 місяців тому

    Mattpatt drank so much energy drink that he can taste time passing.

  • @Dalzombie
    @Dalzombie 7 місяців тому

    The irony of a typo in "Attentiom span" in 16:26 is just too good.

  • @echo._.madness
    @echo._.madness 8 місяців тому +3

    I love that MatPat used an unfiltered picture for the thumbnail /lhj

  • @Dekubud
    @Dekubud 7 місяців тому +20

    I think it would be interesting to have an episode about coffee, teas and drinks like mate and why tea doesn't give us a cafeine crash like coffee does!

    • @ariesearthdragon
      @ariesearthdragon 7 місяців тому +2

      I assume it's because tea doesn't have as much caffeine as coffee. Sodas contain more caffeine than some teas.

    • @user-fz1wn3ey7v
      @user-fz1wn3ey7v 3 місяці тому

      Orange cat

  • @danruckus474
    @danruckus474 7 місяців тому +2

    16:26 Attentiom Span

  • @randomtourist6656
    @randomtourist6656 3 місяці тому +1

    The sound track music in Min 4:30 is dope.
    We need an album, bro, before you leave in March 2024

  • @func_e
    @func_e 8 місяців тому +13

    watchin Mat and Santi try all of these was wonderful, so I'm so glad that the results are finally in :D

  • @anonymousobserver6508
    @anonymousobserver6508 8 місяців тому +5

    15:50 I am concerend for matt

    • @Alex_gacha.kid12
      @Alex_gacha.kid12 7 місяців тому +1

      I think all This drinks are hurting him 😭😭

  • @TabletFontanilla
    @TabletFontanilla 7 місяців тому +1

    Matpat should make a video where he talks about how long you can survive eating only ikea food. That would be nice.

  • @ackton
    @ackton 4 місяці тому +1

    6:38
    "We can do this boys, all we gotta do is push further!"

  • @Megasnoop
    @Megasnoop 8 місяців тому +5

    Always love the research put into these videos! Would love to add that most of GFUEL isn't 300 Milligrams of Caffeine. Some of the cans, yes. But half the cans only half 140mg while every powder GFUEL is also 140mg per serving. So not quite as heart attacking in most cases! Thanks MattPat!

  • @DesuVR
    @DesuVR 8 місяців тому +34

    How is Gamer Supps GG not in your list despite it being mentioned and shown more than the other drinks?!

    • @MrSir2552
      @MrSir2552 7 місяців тому +4

      I’m assuming because they didn’t do a fair test for it. They added a tiny bit of water for a massive scoop and they placed it at the bottom of the list because of the flavor and sourness was so pungent. They got a lot of comments on the GTLive video (me included) saying that they messed the GG one up completely.

    • @gravy1333
      @gravy1333 7 місяців тому +2

      @@MrSir2552 Yeah. Just adding they used GFuel's scoop since they could find the one for GG without knowing the massive size different between them. These were them picking what they thought was the best from taste and then using ingredients to find the best.

  • @sordwriath_productions2162
    @sordwriath_productions2162 7 місяців тому

    one large gamer energy drink contender matpat forgot was gamersupps

  • @eracli0
    @eracli0 25 днів тому

    Half way through watching this I accidentally clicked on the perfect shave video and didn’t notice. I was very confused by the transition until I noticed 🤣

  • @k.killerzxyes4041
    @k.killerzxyes4041 8 місяців тому +3

    Put that in an air up cup and you got the flavor you like with the properties you need 15:59

  • @CalvinLaMontagne221
    @CalvinLaMontagne221 8 місяців тому +20

    Matpat must have gotten really thirsty for some Diet Coke when lookin at all those drinks

  • @katelyenaaron5921
    @katelyenaaron5921 7 місяців тому

    MATPAT ACKNOWLEDGING SCHLATT'S ENERGY DRINK IS HILARIOUS

  • @Tonnimon_Games-se6op
    @Tonnimon_Games-se6op 6 місяців тому

    betteridge’s law: any head line that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word “no”