Products5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength

5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength

50 ingredients identified

The takeaway

The nutrition picture is middling. Keep an eye on: ultra-processed (nova 4) — industrial formulation, and contains additives to watch. Contains monosodium glutamate and MSG — worth noting. Check the flagged warning before you buy.

Based on the ingredients we could read from this scan. A full label may include more — like added sugars, colorings or other ingredients — than we captured here.

Dose warning

Grade limited: this product contains additives of concern (Sodium Benzoate, Triphosphates, Polyphosphates). See the additive breakdown below.

58out of 100
CProduct Score

Based on 50 ingredients and 5 nutrients

Why this grade

  • +2 ingredients with published research
  • +5 essential nutrients identified
  • +Strong evidence for Niacin, Vitamin B6 and Folate
  • Grade limited: this product contains additives of concern (Sodium Benzoate, Triphosphates, Polyphosphates). See the additive breakdown below.
  • Calcium Disodium EDTA lacks sufficient research

Ingredients

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How the ingredients work together

Known interactions from published nutrition research — separate from the evidence grade.

44 of 4 nutrients at a meaningful dose (≥20% Daily Value).
B12 + FolateWork together

B12 and folate work in the same methylation cycle; supplementing both supports homocysteine metabolism better than either alone.

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Discussion

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