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5 hour energy drinks are not just caffeine, which is what sets them apart from other energy drinks. Vitamin B12 and shit like that.
As far as I'm aware, unless you're already B12 deficient, the B12 in 5hr Energy doesn't do much of anything because it already hangs around in your blood stream for a long, long time. Half life on B12 in the body is something like 6 days and excess is even stored in the liver instead of excreted.
Can't speak to the other ingredients but I'd guess it's all the same: either it's already available in abundance if you're eating a decent diet, or the half life is close to that of caffeine