Jüced Energy Gummies: Cognizin® Citicoline Anchors a Smoother Formula

Jüced Energy Gummies traded the stim-heavy approach for something smoother. The 2026 formula runs 75mg caffeine, 250mg Cognizin® Citicoline, 150mg L-theanine, and 2g L-carnitine in a peach gummy pack. No beta-alanine tingles, no niacin flush.

Jüced Energy Gummies bring a chewable spin to the pre-workout category, positioned by the brand as "pre-anything" energy rather than a training-specific product. Each daily pack provides 75mg of caffeine, Cognizin® Citicoline, L-Theanine, and high-dose B vitamins in a peach-flavored gummy instead of a powder and shaker cup. The formula is sponsored by Kyowa Hakko, maker of the branded Cognizin® Citicoline inside, which gets a closer look below.

A Pre-Workout gummy? More Like a Pre-Everything Gummy

Jüced comes from Ü Snacks, the gummy-supplement platform built by Grüns founder Chad Janis. Grüns launched in 2023 as a daily greens gummy and grew into one of the category's fastest-scaling brands, leading Unilever to acquire it in April 2026 for a reported $1.2 billion. Since then, the same team has extended the format into Nütrops for cognitive support, Immün for immunity, and Jüced for energy, which launched in December 2025 as Jüced Pre-Workout Gummies.

Jüced: Powered by 95mg Natural Caffeine and 250mg Cognizin® Citicoline

Each pack in the 2026 formula has 75mg caffeine alongside 250mg of Cognizin® Citicoline for cognitive support and mental energy. It's paired with a large 2 grams dose of L-carnitine, 150mg of L-theanine, and sizable doses of vitamin B6 and B12.

The pitch is a gentler alternative to traditional pre-workout powders: no beta-alanine tingles, no niacin flush, and a caffeine dose closer to a cup of coffee than a scoop of pre-workout. Jüced also markets itself past the gym, positioning the gummies for workdays, studying, and travel as much as training sessions. Pre-everything, so to speak.

We get into it below, including a dive into Cognizin®, the sponsor of this article.

Jüced Energy Gummies Nutrition Facts

Each pack comes in at 35 calories, with most of its 12g of total carbohydrate made up of fiber rather than sugar.

• Calories - 35

• Total Carbohydrate - 12g

  • Dietary Fiber - 7g (25% DV)

  • Total Sugars - 5g

    • Added Sugar - 5g

• Vitamins and Minerals

  • Sodium - 75mg (3% DV)

Jüced Energy Gummies Ingredients

Each 20g pack of Jüced Energy Gummies provides the following:

• Cognizin® Citicoline - 250mg

  Cognizin® Citicoline is the ingredient behind this article's sponsorship, supplied by Kyowa Hakko and already a familiar name in nootropic drinks, protein bars, and energy products across the category. Citicoline (cytidine-5'-diphosphocholine, or CDP-choline) is a compound the body uses to build phosphatidylcholine, the main structural fat in neuronal cell membranes. After oral intake, it splits into choline and cytidine, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and gets reassembled into CDP-choline inside brain cells, which then feeds both membrane repair and acetylcholine production.^[1] It's also linked to higher dopamine and norepinephrine activity in the brain, the likely mechanism behind its attention-related effects.^[2]

  Most of citicoline's early clinical research comes from elderly patients with memory complaints or cerebrovascular issues. A Cochrane review of 14 such trials found meaningful benefits for memory and behavior, though not for attention specifically, in that population.^[3] That's definitely a different population than Jüced's healthy adult customer base, but a newer set of trials in healthy adults matches this product's dose more directly: In a placebo-controlled study of 60 healthy women ages 40 to 60, McGlade and colleagues tested both 250mg and 500mg of citicoline daily for 28 days, the exact low and high doses relevant to a one- or two-pack serving of Jüced. Both doses reduced commission errors on a sustained-attention test, and the 250mg group also made fewer omission errors compared to placebo.^[4]

  

  Cognizin® Citicoline is dubbed the The Brain Choline not just because it provides choline, but because it also supplies cytidine, which is also needed for the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine

  That means two packs a day, which would provide 500mg of citicoline alongside 150mg of caffeine and 300mg of L-theanine, lines up with the higher-dose arm of the same trial, though Jüced's own suggested use remains one pack per day.

  A separate two-week trial in young adults given 500mg of citicoline daily found improvements in reaction time and working memory accuracy, along with a drop in a marker of oxidative stress during the cognitive testing.^[5]

  Citicoline has a strong long-term safety record across decades of clinical use, with no meaningful side effects reported beyond what placebo groups experienced in the trials above. The ingredient is manufactured by Kyowa Hakko through a fermentation process, and Cognizin is the branded, clinically-studied form used in the vast majority of the research cited above.

  You can learn more in our articles titled "Cognizin® Citicoline: The Brain Choline" and "Research Study: Cognizin® Citicoline Improves Memory in Older Adults".

• Caffeine - 75mg

  Caffeine needs no introduction, but the dose is worth noting: 75mg is roughly what's in a single cup of coffee, well below the 200mg to 400mg found in most stimulant pre-workouts.

  It works by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain and body, producing alertness by counteracting the adenosine buildup that normally promotes drowsiness over the course of a day. A comprehensive review found that doses between roughly 32mg and 300mg reliably improve reaction time, vigilance, and mood in both rested and sleep-deprived people, with sustained-attention tasks responding most consistently, which lines up well with Jüced's 75mg dose and "pre-anything" positioning.^[6]

  

  The classic exercise-performance research the International Society of Sports Nutrition cites typically uses considerably higher doses of 3mg to 6mg per kilogram of body weight, or roughly 200mg to 500mg for most adults, so expect more of a mental lift than a full ergogenic pre-workout effect from a single pack.^[7] The FDA classifies caffeine as safe at up to 400mg per day for healthy adults, and a systematic review of decades of safety data found no clear adverse effects at or below that level.^[8]

  What's great about this dose is that you can easily take two entire bags. It'll cost you more, but then you get into the heavier-hitting Cognizin® dose.

• L-Theanine - 150mg

  L-Theanine is an amino acid found naturally in tea leaves, associated with a calm, alert mental state without sedation through effects on GABA and glutamate signaling in the brain. In a four-week trial, 200mg daily, close to Jüced's 150mg dose, improved verbal fluency and executive function scores in healthy adults compared to placebo, along with better sleep quality.^[9] A single dose closer to Jüced's amount, about 100mg, reduced reaction time on an attention task in older adults, though the benefit didn't carry over after 12 weeks of daily use, suggesting the acute effect is more reliable than a cumulative one.^[10]

  A systematic review of nine controlled trials found that 200mg to 400mg daily can meaningfully reduce physiological stress markers during an acute stressor, a range that starts just above Jüced's 150mg dose.^[11]

• L-Carnitine - 2000mg

  L-Carnitine is a compound the body makes from the amino acids lysine and methionine, and its core job is shuttling long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria so they can be burned for energy.^[12] Jüced delivers it as a liquid oral solution rather than a powder, and a pair of pharmacokinetic studies dosed healthy volunteers with that same liquid form at the exact 2,000mg (2g) amount used here. For instance, a single 2g oral dose reached peak plasma concentration around 3.4 hours post-dose, with roughly a one-hour half-life for the parent compound.^[13]

  

  That same liquid 2g dose also produced a steady multi-hour rise in antioxidant enzyme activity, including superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase, that tracked closely with rising plasma carnitine levels.^[14] On the exercise side, a review of recovery-focused research, most of it using the tartrate salt at similar total doses, found that roughly 2000mg per day for one to two weeks reduced markers of exercise-induced muscle damage like creatine kinase and lipid peroxidation, along with less self-reported soreness after training, an effect partly attributed to that same antioxidant activity.^[15]

  Beyond exercise recovery, an umbrella review pooling eight meta-analyses on L-carnitine and body composition, covering more than 16,000 participants across a range of doses, found modest but significant reductions in body weight, BMI, and waist circumference compared to controls, though these effects build over weeks of consistent use rather than a single serving.^[16]

  Ultimately, between Cognizin® and L-Carnitine, you have two very well-studied ingredients at their studied doses, and L-theanine isn't far behind either.

• Tapioca Fiber (FiberSMART®) - 9g

  Tapioca Fiber (FiberSMART®) is a soluble resistant dextrin processed from tapioca starch, and it behaves very differently from tapioca starch itself. Where plain tapioca starch is a fast-digesting carbohydrate, resistant dextrins like this one are deliberately processed to resist digestion in the small intestine.

  

  Each pack contains 9g of the ingredient, which contributes 7g of the 12g of total carbohydrate declared as dietary fiber. Two crossover trials using tapioca-sourced resistant maltodextrin specifically, rather than resistant dextrin from other starch sources, found it blunted the post-meal rise in blood glucose and insulin more than an equivalent amount of digestible tapioca maltodextrin, and twelve weeks of daily use was linked to a meaningful drop in HbA1c in a small clinical trial.^[17][18]

  A broader systematic review of resistant dextrin from various starch sources reached a similar conclusion, reporting modest but significant reductions in fasting blood glucose and insulin resistance across 13 randomized trials.^[19] This is also the fiber behind the "under 6g net carbs" framing on Jüced's own packaging, an informal industry shorthand (total carbohydrate minus fiber). Tolerable intakes vary by fiber type, but a review of nondigestible carbohydrates found gas and bloating become more likely as single doses climb toward 25g or more, well above the 7g in one pack here.^[20]

  This is why we're unafraid of eating two bags to hit that 500mg Cognizin®!

• Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCl) - 5.2mg (306% DV)

  Vitamin B6, listed here as pyridoxine HCl, converts in the body to pyridoxal-5'-phosphate, the active coenzyme form involved in more than 140 enzyme reactions spanning amino acid metabolism, the breakdown of stored glycogen for usable energy, and the synthesis of neurotransmitters including dopamine and serotonin.^[21] At 5.2mg, this pack provides roughly three times the standard Daily Value, slightly more than we see in many energy-focused formulas, but unsurprising, even given B6's central role in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism.

• Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) - 9.6mcg (400% DV)

  

  Vitamin B12, provided as methylcobalamin, is a cofactor for enzymes involved in red blood cell formation, nerve function, and the methionine cycle that feeds into energy metabolism. At 9.6mcg, or 400% of the Daily Value, the dose sits well above the roughly 2.4mcg adult RDA, again pretty solid for an energy-product formula, but not a monstrous supraphysiological dose.

  Methylcobalamin is one of several bioactive forms of B12, though research suggests it isn't clearly superior to cheaper forms like cyanocobalamin for maintaining B12 status in the blood, so its inclusion here is likely more about formula positioning than a meaningful edge over other forms.^[22]

How to Use

• When to take it: The brand recommends one pack about 30 to 60 minutes before a workout or any time an energy boost is needed, which lines up with when caffeine and Cognizin® Citicoline reach peak effect.
• With or without food: Not specified by the brand.
• Other notes: The label caps intake at one pack per day and cautions against exceeding 400mg of caffeine daily from all sources, including this product. With that said, we'll try two and report back on social media.

Who It's For

• Anyone sensitive to harsher stimulants: With 75mg of caffeine and no beta-alanine or flush niacin, Jüced avoids the tingling and flushing sensations some people experience with higher-stimulant pre-workout powders.
• People who want energy outside the gym: The brand markets Jüced for workdays, studying, and travel as much as training sessions, positioning it as a general-purpose pick-me-up rather than a dedicated pre-workout.

Some Notes on 2026 Formula Changes: Enter Cognizin®

That original formula leaned on 2000mg of L-Carnitine, 2000mg of DuraBeet® Betaine, 200mg of Rhodiola Rosea, and 95mg of caffeine sourced from green tea extract.

But the brand has since reworked it: caffeine comes down to 75mg, Betaine and Rhodiola are gone, and in their place is 250mg of Cognizin®, 150mg of L-Theanine, and considerably higher doses of vitamin B6 and B12. Jüced credits customer feedback for the change, aiming for a smoother taste and steadier lift than a typical stimulant-heavy pre-workout.

Conclusion: A Smoother Take on Pre-Workout Energy

Jüced's move away from a higher-stim formula toward 75mg of caffeine alongside Cognizin® Citicoline, L-Theanine, and higher-dose B vitamins reflects a broader trend in the energy category: dialing back raw stimulant load in favor of ingredients aimed at a steadier, more even lift. The 250mg dose of Cognizin® Citicoline sits at the beginning dose studied for attention and focus in healthy adults, and two packs (although not suggested by the brand) would put a user in range of the 500mg doses used in some of the same research, alongside 150mg of caffeine, still a modest amount by pre-workout standards.

Whether the reformulated version outperforms the original for a given person comes down to individual response to caffeine and how much a lower-stimulant approach matters to them. We're also hearing the taste is greatly improved. What's clear on paper is that the new formula is more citable: nearly every active ingredient in the current lineup has a body of published human research behind it, which wasn't the case for the previous dose of Rhodiola.

Jüced Energy Gummies are new to PricePlow's coverage, though the team behind them isn't: this is the same group that built Grüns into an acquisition target for Unilever. Readers can track pricing and availability below as Jüced rolls out more broadly, and sign up for brand alerts to catch new flavors or formula updates as they arrive.