Java Monster by Monster Energy is a canned pre-workout. Monster's coffee line: brewed coffee with skim milk and cream. Each 15oz can has 200mg of caffeine, 35g of sugar (24g added), 8g of protein, and 220 calories, with taurine, ginseng, and guarana in a blend that lists no amounts.
200mg of caffeine with 8g of protein from milk and cream. Real brewed coffee rather than a coffee flavor. The pack is $34.56 for 12 cans, about $2.88 each. The limit is that 35g of sugar per can, 24g of it added, and 220 calories.
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$2.88 / can · 12 cans / pack
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3,271 reviews at Walmart
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Each can of Java Monster has 200mg of caffeine, more than 33% of the 41 canned pre-workouts we rank that list an amount. We count that as medium-stim.
The doses we track are 35g of sugar (more than 40% of the 6 that list it) and 8g of protein. It lists taurine in a blend with no dose.
The lowest price we found is $34.56 for 12 cans at Walmart, or $2.88 per can. That's cheaper than 23% of the 41 canned pre-workouts we rank, where the typical one costs $2.37.
We found it at Walmart, checked on Nov 7, 2026. It comes in 2 flavors.
Shoppers give Java Monster an average of 4.7 out of 5 across 3,271 reviews at Walmart. Our Review Scan score for it is 8.7 out of 10.
Monster Energy makes Java Monster. Its parent company is Monster Beverage Corporation. The brand was founded in 2002 and is based in Corona, California. We rank 4 Monster Energy products, averaging 7.4 out of 10.
We score it 7.1 out of 10, #160 of 199 pre-workouts. Its strongest rating is Review Scan 8.7 and its weakest is Ingredients & Blend 4.8.
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