How it works

How Kenetik fuels your brain

Kenetik gives your brain ketones, a fuel it already knows how to burn. Here's how it works.

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Your brain runs on a big energy budget

2%
of your body weight is your brain Source: Raichle and Gusnard 2002
20%
of your body's energy at rest goes to your brain Source: Raichle and Gusnard 2002

Most of that energy comes from glucose. During a long fast, your liver turns fat into ketones and your brain switches over to burn them as its main fuel (Owen 1967; Cahill 2006).

Kenetik delivers that fuel in a drink. Ketone drinks raise blood ketones without a fast (Stubbs 2017).

Caffeine masks tiredness. Ketones add fuel.

Caffeine covers up the signal that you're tired. Ketones give your brain more fuel to work with.

Caffeine masks the signal

Caffeine masks the signal Adenosine builds up. Adenosine receptor. Caffeine. Tiredness signal masked. Outside the cell Inside the cell Adenosine builds up Caffeine Adenosine receptor Tiredness signal masked Source: Fredholm 1999

Ketones add fuel

Ketones add fuel Ketones enter the cell. Transporter. Burned for ATP. Outside the cell Inside the cell Ketones enter the cell Transporter Burned for ATP Sources: Pierre and Pellerin 2005; Cahill 2006
Illustration, not to scale.
How caffeine and Kenetik ketones compare
CaffeineKenetik
How it works Blocks adenosine receptors. Adenosine builds up while you're awake and signals tiredness, so blocking it makes you feel less tired. Source: Fredholm 1999 Gives your brain ketones, a fuel it burns for energy alongside glucose. Source: Cahill 2006
Stimulant Yes. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant. Source: Fredholm 1999 No. Kenetik is caffeine-free and not a stimulant.
The feeling Alertness while it's active. Source: Fredholm 1999 Supports efficient information processing and a calm, focused mental state. Source: Machado 2022
How long it lingers A half-life of around 5 hours that varies widely between people. In one study, caffeine taken 6 hours before bed still disrupted sleep. Sources: Nehlig 2018; Drake 2013 No caffeine in any serving, so it adds none to your evening.

What happens in your brain

Illustrated brain with orbiting cellular energy — Kenetik's calm, steady brainwave pattern

Measured, not assumed. Every number below comes from a human study. Tap a source to open it in the research library.

+18%
Alpha brain-wave power, linked to calm, focused attention, in Kenetik's own study of 20 healthy adults. Measured before and 30 minutes after one bottle of Kenetik, the format used in the study. Source: Machado 2022
+16%
Gamma brain-wave power in the same study. Supports efficient information processing and a calm, focused mental state. Source: Machado 2022
29
Randomized trials pooled in a 2026 meta-analysis, which found a significant positive effect of ketones on cognition. Supports focus and cognitive performance. Source: Bonnechère 2026

The research

The research library

The human studies behind what we say, with who was studied and what was measured. Most used a ketone monoester, which your body turns into D-BHB, the same ketone Kenetik delivers.

Background sources
  1. Stubbs BJ, et al. On the metabolism of exogenous ketones in humans. Frontiers in Physiology, 2017. (opens in a new tab)
  2. Raichle ME, Gusnard DA. Appraising the brain's energy budget. PNAS, 2002. (opens in a new tab)
  3. Owen OE, et al. Brain metabolism during fasting. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1967. (opens in a new tab)
  4. Cahill GF Jr. Fuel metabolism in starvation. Annual Review of Nutrition, 2006. (opens in a new tab)
  5. Pierre K, Pellerin L. Monocarboxylate transporters in the central nervous system. Journal of Neurochemistry, 2005. (opens in a new tab)
  6. Courchesne-Loyer A, et al. Inverse relationship between brain glucose and ketone metabolism in adults during short-term moderate dietary ketosis. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2017. (opens in a new tab)
  7. Fredholm BB, et al. Actions of caffeine in the brain with special reference to factors that contribute to its widespread use. Pharmacological Reviews, 1999. (opens in a new tab)
  8. Nehlig A. Interindividual differences in caffeine metabolism and factors driving caffeine consumption. Pharmacological Reviews, 2018. (opens in a new tab)
  9. Drake C, et al. Caffeine effects on sleep taken 0, 3, or 6 hours before going to bed. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2013. (opens in a new tab)

Each finding describes the people, doses and conditions that study tested.

The ketone your body already makes

Kenetik is made with bioidentical D-BHB, the same ketone your body produces during fasting, sleep, and sustained exercise.

No ketone salts, so no L-BHB, the form your body doesn't make.

One can of all four flavors of the Kenetik Brain Fuel variety pack with corresponding fruit - Watermelon Lime, Pineapple Passion Fruit, Blackberry Lemonade and Strawberry Peach
  • 12 gof ketones in every can
  • Caffeine-freeNot a stimulant
  • Informed SportCertified

Questions, answered.

Is Kenetik a stimulant?

No. Kenetik is caffeine-free. Instead of blocking the signals of tiredness the way caffeine does (Fredholm 1999), it gives your brain ketones to burn as fuel.

Do I need to be on a keto diet?

No. Kenetik gives you ketones directly, so you don't need to fast or change your diet. Ketone drinks raise blood ketones even after a meal, though a meal lowers the peak (Stubbs 2017).

Can I have Kenetik with coffee?

Yes. Kenetik has no caffeine, so it doesn't add to your caffeine intake.

What are ketones, exactly?

Ketones are molecules your liver makes from fat when glucose is scarce, such as during a fast or a long workout (Cahill 2006). The main one is D-beta-hydroxybutyrate, or D-BHB, which is what Kenetik delivers.

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