How to Use guarana in a Sentence

guarana

noun
  • Four Loko does not contain caffeine, taurine or guarana.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 29 June 2018
  • Energy drinks have high amounts of caffeine and some contain guarana, both of which are stimulants.
    Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Made with Vitamin C and guarana seed extract, the formula is lightweight, easy to apply, and dries quickly.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The drink has more than three times the caffeine of a regular Coke and contains guarana, a supplement popular in energy drinks.
    Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • The ingredients in most nootropics include vitamins B6, B12, and C; amino acids such as taurine, l-tyrosine, and l-theanine; and herbs such as guarana and caffeine.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
  • This unique herbal supplement harnesses the power of ginseng, yerba mate, green tea, guarana, and caffeine to provide fast-acting energy that lasts all day long.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • For example, anything with caffeine, such as caffeinated soda and coffee, sports products such as bars, gels and sports drinks, along with creatine, guarana, root and taurine are banned.
    Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The substance is made of cacao powder, as well as gingko biloba, taurine and guarana, ingredients commonly found in energy drinks.
    Krishna Thakker, Fortune, 5 July 2017
  • The substance is made from raw cacao powder (from cacao pods) and energy-drink ingredients such as taurine and guarana, which have raised alarm regarding their effect on young people when used in large quantities.
    Kyle Arnold, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
  • Most energy drinks contain some combination of caffeine, sugar, amino acids, vitamins, and herbal supplements such as guarana or ginseng.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Often these supplements contain caffeine, guarana, green tea or other stimulants.
    Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 8 Sep. 2020
  • These supplements often contain caffeine, guarana, green tea, or other stimulants.
    Amy Capetta, Woman's Day, 19 May 2022
  • Information based on scientific testing should also be made available on the effects of energy drink additives, such as guarana and taurine, that can increase the potency and increase the effects of caffeine.
    Pat Crawford and Wendi Gosliner, miamiherald, 30 May 2017
  • The supplement also includes stimulants such as caffeine and guarana, which aid with concentration and motivation.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • The powder, released last month, contains cacao powder as well as ingredients often found in energy drinks, including taurine, guarana, and ginkgo biloba.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 July 2017
  • Other thermogenic ingredients include green tea extract, capsaicin, and guarana.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Lightly carbonated, the energy drink contains caffeine, B vitamins, ginseng, guarana and taurine.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Coco Loco contains cacao powder as well as ingredients often found in energy drinks, including taurine, guarana, and ginkgo biloba.
    Ars Technica, SELF, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Energy drinks, while sporting much less sugar than their rivals, contain potentially dangerous stimulants such as caffeine, guarana, taurine, ginseng, l-carnitine and creatine.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 June 2020

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