Open1 Healthy Mood Lift Mango Papaya Drink

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

Open1 Healthy Mood Lift Mango Papaya Drink Retail Package Description

Open1 Healthy Mood Lift Mango Papaya comes in an attractive 4 pack case, that looks a little like it should contain a next generation game console. It's elongated and holds all four cans side-by-side, not in a square, like most drink 4-packs. The can itself is also well designed. All the design is actually on a sticker, which is wrapped around the can. The center logo is some interlocking rings with some orange petal-looking design in the center of the rings. I don't know what this represents, but it at least looks sharp. Around the orange rim, in white it reads, "Mango Papaya", "Healthy Mood Lift". Under the logo, "open1 healthy mood lift", then in the orange band around the bottom, "Mango Papaya", "Mood Supplement", "12fl oz". On the side is a bar that, from bottom-to-top reads, "1 serve - 4fl oz", "2 serve - 8fl oz", "3 serve - 12fl oz". On the back, there's some repeating of the logo and the "open1 healthy mood lift" followed by this business:

"Being in a positive mood makes life more enjoyable", which they've apparently trademarked, "That's why we created Open1, a refreshing tonic that helps life your mood in a healthy way. Low in calories, totally alcohol free, crafted on a foundation of stress-releasing amino acids, natural plant extracts, and B vitamins - Open1 encourages feeling more open, uplifted and connected, any place, any time." They had me until they said it was alcohol free.

Also on the back is the recommended use, "open one and serve chilled. Always begin with one serving to asses response. Never exceed 4 ounces per serving or exceed two containers daily, with a limit of 6 servings per week." We'll let you do that math on all that.

Caffeine Addict's Open1 Healthy Mood Lift Mango Papaya Drink Review

Today we're reviewing another drink you've never heard of, and may otherwise never hear of again. Open1 calls itself a "healthy mood lift". Open1 is not the first drink to play the "healthy energy drink" card. FRS, Guru, Bazi, Verve! and Amway's XS are all noteworthy examples of energy drinks who've also gone in that direction (all seemingly with marginal success). In addition to being a "healthy energy drink", Open1 also makes claims about improving the consumer's mood.

One of the first things I notice about this drink is the strict serving instructions. I've seen similar serving distribution warnings employed in more profoundly effective drinks, like VPX Meltdown, but I've not seen anyone with a 6 serving per week limitation, particularly since 1 can is 3 servings. In fact, they state not to exceed two containers per day, or 6 servings per week, which is exactly the same daily and weekly maximum consumption, since 2 containers contains 6 servings. In either case, the warning was reasonable on VPX products. By no means am I encouraging you to ignore the warnings on the can, I'm sure they're there for a reason, for instance, a blank area on the can where this warning resides would look awkward. At first I was drinking the single 4oz serving, but it tasted good, and 4oz goes fast. After I didn't react strongly (or much at all) to the first servings, I started tossing these cans back quickly. I often take St. John's wart, I can say, no matter how much Open1 I drank, I didn't feel the positive mood effects I get from a couple of good doses of St. John's wart. I was awake and alert, so this product wasn't total bunk like Wat-aah!

This drink is extremely carbonated, so when I open the can, it actually wants to spill out over the rim. I like to have a glass of ice ready, as this tastes more delicious the colder you can serve it. This drink also suffers from what I refer to as the "Cheerwine carbonation half life". If you've ever drank Cheerwine from a 2-liter bottle, you know, it comes out extra fizzy, in fact, it can be a chore to fill a glass. Leave that glass for a few minutes, and you have watery Cheerwine syrup. Additionally, you've got about 2 hours to finish that 2-liter, or it's also scrap. I recommend always buying Cheerwine in 20oz bottles, unless you're going to a party. As for Open1, here's the problem, you're supposed to drink 4oz servings from a 12oz can. Essentially, there's no avoiding two flat servings.

I don't love Mango or Papaya, but I do find the taste of Open1 Mango Papaya pleasing. I'm not sure the name is completely accurate, as it relates to the flavor, but if you like citrus flavors, you should find it palatable.

Open1 does not win any points with us for it's premium $2.79 price tag. If the drink made me feel euphoria, tranquility, or solace, maybe it would be worth it. As it stands, this is simply a low-impact energy drink with a Red Bull price tag that happens to have the word "healthy" on it.

Energy Junkie's Open1 Healthy Mood Lift Mango Papaya Drink Review

Ever since I read the ingredients of Open1 Healthy Mood Lift Mango Papaya, Griffonia Seed Extract keeps making me think of Harry Potter. One things is for sure, the sorting hat would certainly relegate this mess to Hufflepuff. To start, it's hard for me to even take it seriously at $2.79. For that price, I hope there's some Chizpurfle fang in there.

So, I didn't read the directions, I opened the can and drank it. If this stuff is seriously dangerous, they should put more effort into the warning. I probably drank a 4-pack of these, in as many days, before I saw that I was only supposed to drink 4oz. I'm glad I didn't see the warning, because 4oz would be just about enough for me to get angry and throw the other 8oz at the cat. The full 12oz can, and its 120mg of caffeine was hardly enough to keep me awake. My mood was, by my estimation, the same as any other time, at best.

The drink tastes fine, I had no issues enjoying all 12oz in about a minute. A winner as far as energy, or mood enhancement goes? Absolutely not. The problem with even giving it credit for the minimal energy boost I get, is that $2.79 is such a ridiculous price, no quality of taste combined with any nominal health/mood/energy benefit makes this purchasable, in my book.