Speed 250ml

Everyone has the hour where concentration goes. Mid-afternoon at a desk, the last stretch of a long drive, the point in a night shift where the work is still there and the attention isn't. Speed is what a lot of people in Bangladesh reach for at that moment — a cold, sharp, carbonated drink with caffeine in it, at a price that makes it an easy decision.

What is Speed?

Speed is a carbonated energy soft drink made by Akij Food & Beverage in Bangladesh. The 250ml PET bottle is the standard single serve and the most affordable format in the range at BDT 30. It's sharp, heavily carbonated and served cold.

It sits in a different category from Akij's other drinks — Mojo is a cola, Clemon a lemon soft drink, and Speed is the one containing caffeine.

What's in it?

Carbonated water, sugar, acidity regulator (330), stabiliser (414), preservative (211), caffeine and added flavours. That's the full declared list.

The numbered ingredients are standard across the soft drink category: 330 is citric acid, the acidity regulator that gives the drink its sharpness; 414 is acacia gum, a stabiliser; 211 is sodium benzoate, a preservative that stops bacteria and moulds growing in a water-based product.

A 250ml bottle contains 72 kcal, with no fat and no cholesterol.

Ingredient: 

Carbonated water, sugar, acidity regulator (330), stabilizer (414), preservative (211), caffeine, added flavors (natural, nature identical and artificial flavoring substances)
Product Details
• Brand: Speed 
• Product Name: Speed SQP 250ml 
• Product Type: Carbonated Energy Soft Drink 
• Pack Size: 250ml SQP Bottle 
• Manufacturer: Akij Food & Beverage Ltd. 
• Country of Origin: Bangladesh

Nutritional Information: (For 250 ML) 

Total Energy: 72 kcal 
Total Fat: 0 g
Total cholesterol: 0 mg 
Sodium: Trace Amounts

Product Highlights:

• Refreshing carbonated energy soft drink 
• Bold taste with lively fizz 
• Convenient 250ml can for easy portability 
• Perfect for work, travel, sports, gaming, and outdoor activities 
• Great for enjoying on its own or with snacks and meals 
• Best served chilled for maximum refreshment

How much caffeine does it contain?

The caffeine figure isn't published on this listing — read the printed label, which carries the declared amount.

For general context: most energy drinks contain considerably less caffeine per serving than a cup of coffee, which runs roughly 80 to 100mg, while tea sits around 40 to 50mg. Established guidance for healthy adults is up to about 400mg a day from all sources combined. If you're tracking your intake, the label is the only reliable source.

When do people drink it?

The afternoon dip at work, long drives, night shifts, study sessions and gaming. It's a single-serve drink bought for a specific moment rather than something kept in the fridge by the crate.

It also gets drunk simply as a cold soft drink, without any of that — it's sharp and fizzy enough to work that way, and at BDT 30 it competes with any other bottle on the shelf.

How should you serve it?

Cold, and properly so. Carbonated drinks with a sharp profile lose more than most when warm — the acidity reads harsher and the sweetness heavier. Fifteen minutes in salted ice water or a couple of hours in the fridge.

Over ice in a glass works better than drinking from the bottle if you want it to last, though ice dilutes it as it melts.

Bottle or can — which should you buy?

The 250ml PET bottle is BDT 30; the 250ml can is BDT 50. Same volume, considerably different price. Unless you specifically want the can, the bottle is the sensible buy.

What the can gives you is faster chilling — aluminium conducts heat far better than plastic — and a complete light barrier. The bottle gives you a resealable cap and a lower price. For a drink you'll finish in one sitting, the bottle wins on value comfortably.

What flavours does Speed come in?

Alongside the original, Metromart lists Speed Ginger and Speed Green Apple in 250ml, both at a higher price point than the standard PET bottle. Ginger is the sharper of the two; green apple is sweeter and reads more like a soft drink than an energy drink.

If you've only had the original, the variants are worth trying once — they're different enough to change whether you like the category at all.

Is it suitable for everyone?

No, and this is worth reading before buying it for someone else.

Energy drinks are not recommended for children, for pregnant or breastfeeding women, or for anyone sensitive to caffeine. That's standard guidance across the category rather than anything specific to this product.

If you have a heart condition, high blood pressure, an anxiety disorder, or you're taking medication that interacts with caffeine, speak to a doctor or pharmacist before making it a habit. Caffeine also affects sleep for several hours after drinking, so late-evening consumption is worth thinking about if you sleep poorly.

Never mix energy drinks with alcohol. It's a widely advised-against combination, and the reasoning is straightforward: caffeine masks how intoxicated you feel without reducing how intoxicated you are.

How much is too much?

Go by the caffeine figure on the label and count everything — tea, coffee and any other caffeinated drinks through the day, not just this one. Established guidance for healthy adults is around 400mg daily from all sources; lower during pregnancy.

Beyond caffeine, this is a sugar-sweetened drink at 72 kcal per bottle. Daily use is a different proposition from occasional use, and that's worth being honest with yourself about.

If you're relying on caffeine to get through most days, the underlying issue is usually sleep rather than energy — and that's a conversation with a doctor, not a shelf.

How should you store it?

Somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight, before opening. Heat and light both work against a carbonated drink, and a bottle stored warm tastes flatter and sweeter than one kept cool.

Once opened, cap it tightly and refrigerate. Squeezing the air out before capping keeps the fizz longer — less headspace means less carbonation escaping into it. A 250ml bottle is a single serve though, so there's rarely much to store.