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The science

Do better
than caffeine.

VOLO is a caffeine-free energy drink designed for people who are paid to think. Every ingredient, and every dose, was chosen for one job: steady, clear-headed focus through the hours that matter, with less of what caffeine costs you.

Here’s what’s in every can, and why it’s the better way to focus.

The paraxanthine molecule, 1,7-dimethylxanthine (C7H8N4O2)NNNNOOH3CCH3H

What’s in the can

  1. 01 · Energy & Focus

    Paraxanthine

    200mg

  2. 02 · Attention

    Citicoline

    500mg

  3. 03 · Calm focus

    L-Theanine

    200mg

  4. 04 · Working memory

    American Ginseng

    200mg

01

Paraxanthine

enfinity®200mg

For: Energy & Focus

The focus you want from caffeine. Less of what you don’t.

Paraxanthine is what your body turns most caffeine into: about 84% of it.1 VOLO skips the middle step and gives it to you directly.

What is paraxanthine?

Like caffeine, it works by blocking adenosine, the molecule that builds up through the day and makes you feel tired.2

You drink

Caffeine

  1. Paraxanthine84%

    VOLO starts here

  2. Theobromine12%
  3. Theophylline4%
Share of caffeine your liver converts to each compound, from a study of healthy adults. VOLO gives you paraxanthine directly.
  • 27%

    Built for focus under stress.

    Head to head, people made 27% fewer repeated mistakes on a reasoning test with paraxanthine than with the same dose of caffeine. They were tested after a hard 10-km run, exactly when focus usually slips.3

  • Steady, not shaky.

    In the head-to-head trial, caffeine increased reports of a racing heart and nervousness. Paraxanthine didn’t.3

  • Less cardiovascular stress.

    Studies show that paraxanthine causes less stress on your cardiovascular system than caffeine.4,5

  • ≈3 hrs

    For 2pm & easier on sleep.

    Paraxanthine’s half-life is about 3 hours.6 Caffeine’s is about 5.7 That’s the difference between a 2pm drink and a restless night: caffeine taken six hours before bed has been shown to cut more than an hour of sleep.8

    Half-life · hours to clear half a dose

    Paraxanthine≈ 3 hours
    Caffeine≈ 5 hours

It’s been studied for everyday use, too: a week of daily doses produced no significant side effects,9 and in lab studies it was markedly less toxic than caffeine.10

Why it’s in VOLO

It’s the engine: the focus you’d reach for caffeine to get, with less of the jitters and less of the late-night tail.

02

Citicoline

Cognizin®500mg

For: Attention

Attention that holds.

Citicoline fuels the brain that’s doing the work. In healthy adults it raised brain energy (ATP) by 14% in six weeks,11 and it supplies what your brain uses to make acetylcholine, the messenger behind focus and memory, and to repair its own cells.12

  • Stay locked in.

    Adults who took it daily for four weeks performed better on a sustained-attention test than those on a placebo.13

  • Sharper memory.

    500mg a day, the dose in VOLO, improved memory in healthy older adults over 12 weeks.14

Why it’s in VOLO

Paraxanthine wakes you up. Citicoline helps you aim it.

03

L-Theanine

200mg

For: Calm focus

Focused, not wired.

L-theanine is an amino acid that fights stress and sharpens executive function, without making you drowsy.15,16

  • Less stress, better sleep, sharper thinking.

    Adults who took 200mg a day, the same as a can of VOLO, for four weeks reported less stress and better sleep, and scored higher on verbal fluency and executive function.15

Why it’s in VOLO

It keeps the edge off, so the focus feels smooth.

04

American Ginseng

Cereboost®200mg

For: Working memory

Hold more in mind.

A standardized extract of American ginseng root, at exactly the dose used in the clinical studies.

  • Working memory, within the hour.

    In healthy young adults, a single dose improved working memory, measured 1, 3 and 6 hours later.17

  • Into your 40s and 50s.

    In adults aged 40 to 60, 200mg improved working memory three hours after a single dose.18

  • Better with daily use.

    After two weeks of daily use, the working memory and attention benefits grew stronger, and people reported less mental fatigue.19

Why it’s in VOLO

For keeping the numbers, the names and the whole plan in your head at 3pm.

Also in the can

And nothing you don’t need.

  • Vitamins B6 + B12

    Support normal energy metabolism.

  • Zero sugar

    By design. Dietitians have rightly questioned paraxanthine drinks that pile on added sugar.20

  • Naturally flavored

    White grapefruit. Crisp, dry, and a little sweet.

Who it’s for

Engineered for people
who are paid to think.

Entrepreneurs. Executives. Founders. Builders.

Your output is your thinking, and the afternoon is where it’s won or lost. VOLO puts four ingredients on the job: paraxanthine for energy and focus, citicoline to hold your attention, L-theanine to keep it calm, and American ginseng to hold more in mind. Zero sugar, built for 2pm, and easier on your sleep.

Sources

  1. 1. Lelo et al., 1986 · how caffeine breaks down
  2. 2. Orrú et al., 2013 · how paraxanthine works
  3. 3. Yoo et al., 2024 · paraxanthine vs caffeine
  4. 4. Gross et al., 2024 · blood pressure and heart rate
  5. 5. Benowitz et al., 1995 · paraxanthine vs caffeine, blood pressure
  6. 6. Lelo et al., 1986 · half-lives
  7. 7. StatPearls (NIH) · caffeine
  8. 8. Drake et al., 2013 · caffeine and sleep
  9. 9. Xing et al., 2021 · daily use
  10. 10. Szlapinski et al., 2023 · safety vs caffeine
  11. 11. Silveri et al., 2008 · citicoline and brain energy
  12. 12. Gareri et al., 2015 · how citicoline works
  13. 13. McGlade et al., 2012 · citicoline and attention
  14. 14. Nakazaki et al., 2021 · citicoline and memory
  15. 15. Hidese et al., 2019 · L-theanine, stress and focus
  16. 16. Nobre et al., 2008 · L-theanine, relaxed but alert
  17. 17. Scholey et al., 2010 · American ginseng, working memory
  18. 18. Ossoukhova et al., 2015 · American ginseng, ages 40–60
  19. 19. Bell et al., 2022 · American ginseng, daily use
  20. 20. Verywell Health · dietitians on paraxanthine

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