NOS's original blue can, with full sugar. Each 16oz can has 200mg of caffeine, 51g of added sugar from high fructose corn syrup, and 210 calories, with taurine, inositol, guarana, B6, and B12. Taurine, inositol, and guarana have no listed amounts.
200mg of caffeine is a solid dose for a 16oz can. B6 at 240% and B12 at 500% of the daily value. The pack is $24.97 for 12 cans, about $2.08 each. The limit is that 51g of added sugar from high fructose corn syrup, 102% of the daily value, and 210 calories.
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$2.08 / can · 12 cans / pack
Original
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The company behind Original
How its label, price and reviews stack up against the 41 canned pre-workouts we rank.
#150of 199
All pre-workouts#32of 41
Canned pre-workouts4.7/5
2,533 reviews at Walmart
Next to other canned pre-workouts. This one is the bright bar.
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Each can of NOS Original 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 51g of sugar (more than 60% of the 6 that list it). It lists taurine in a blend with no dose.
The lowest price we found is $24.97 for 12 cans at Walmart, or $2.08 per can. That's cheaper than 78% 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 1 flavor.
Shoppers give NOS Original an average of 4.7 out of 5 across 2,533 reviews at Walmart. Our Review Scan score for it is 8.7 out of 10.
NOS makes Original. Its parent company is Monster Beverage Corporation. The brand was founded in 2005 and is based in Corona, California.
We score it 7.2 out of 10, #150 of 199 pre-workouts. Its strongest rating is Review Scan 8.7 and its weakest is Ingredients & Blend 4.0.
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