Ingredients / B vitamins

Vitamin B6

Also listed as: pyridoxine hydrochloride, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate

What it is

A B vitamin involved in how the body uses protein and makes brain chemicals. Pyridoxine HCl is the common supplement form, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate the active form.

Why it is in energy drinks

Added because B vitamins help the body release energy from food. It is not a stimulant.

Worth knowing

Needing more than you get from food is unusual. Very high long-term intakes from supplements are linked to nerve problems.

General information, not medical advice. We read what the label lists and don't test what an ingredient does.