Krating Daeng

Krating Daeng ( Thai: กระทิง แดง, dt "Red Gaur " ) is a mainly popular in Thailand since the early 1970s, energy drink, which, in contrast to Red Bull without gas, with a slightly different recipe and in small brown glass bottles and different doses is sold. It is of T.C. Pharmaceutical Co. produced and distributed.

The Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz became aware in 1982 during a mission in East Asia Krating Daeng on and acquired in consequence, the license rights to the brand. Together with the owner of T.C. Pharmaceutical, Chaleo Yoovidhya, and his son Chalerm Mateschitz founded Red Bull GmbH.

The key component of Krating Daeng are caffeine and taurine, an amino sulfonic acid, which was originally isolated from bull bile, but is synthesized today. This fact and the Association of bulls with strength and endurance were Krating Daeng his name.

In Australia, sold Krating Daeng can.