5-hour Energy

5-hour Energy (stylized as 5-hour ENERGY) is an American made "energy shot" manufactured by Living Essentials LLC. The company was founded by CEO Manoj Bhargava and launched in 2003.

Ingredients

The official website lists the active ingredients of 5-hour Energy as: vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12, sodium, taurine, glucuronolactone, malic acid and N-Acetyl L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine, caffeine, and citicoline. The website says the product is not U.S Food and Drug Administration approved and contains no sugar or herbal stimulants. According to an article in Consumer Reports, 5-hour Energy should be avoided by children 12 and under as well as nursing or pregnant women.

History

In 2003 Manoj Bhargava's company, Living Essentials LLC, launched a product called "5-Hour Energy". By 2012, retail sales had grown to an estimated $1 billion.

A March 2011 article in Consumer Reports reported that, according to a lab test, the caffeine content of 5-Hour Energy was 207mg. (It is not clear whether the "Original" or "Extra Strength" product was tested.) The maker claims the product "contains caffeine comparable to a cup of the leading premium coffee". The directions on the 5-Hour bottle recommend taking half of the contents (103 mg of caffeine) for regular use, and the whole bottle for extra energy. A regular cup of coffee has less than 100 mg/250 ml cup.

5-Hour Energy (cycling team)

5-Hour Energy was a UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2009 in the United States.

After the loss of their title sponsor in December 2014, the team disbanded.

Roster

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