Ingredients / Focus & brain

Citicoline (Cognizin)

Also listed as: CDP-choline

What it is

A form of choline your body makes and uses to build cell membranes and brain chemicals. Cognizin is a branded citicoline.

Why it is in energy drinks

Marketed for focus and memory.

Worth knowing

Some small studies of branded citicoline on attention exist; it is not well studied in typical energy-drink amounts.

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