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Circadia vs.
GURU.

A clean organic story undercut by around 21 grams of sugar in the 8.4 oz can. Organic sugar is still sugar. Ours is four to five grams.

GURU is made by GURU Organic Energy.
The scorecard
9 / 14 dimensions where Circadia leads GURU. Matched on the rest.
Time-of-day design Circadia leads
Circadia Two cans, dosed by hour. RISE a.m., DRIFT p.m.
GURU One can, any hour
Sleep & recovery support Circadia leads
Circadia DRIFT is built for the wind-down
GURU Daytime only
Targeted to real gaps Circadia leads
Circadia Vitamin D, choline, magnesium, glycine
GURU Natural caffeine, plant extracts
Stack synergy Circadia leads
Circadia Ingredients chosen to work together
GURU Caffeine and plant extracts
Depth of formula Circadia leads
Circadia Full functional stack, every dose printed
GURU Caffeine and plant extracts
Ingredient form & quality Circadia leads
Circadia Magnesium glycinate, not oxide
GURU Standard forms
Caffeine approach Circadia leads
Circadia 50 mg green tea in RISE, 0 in DRIFT
GURU ~100mg caffeine (8.4oz), any hour
Electrolyte balance Circadia leads
Circadia Potassium-led, deliberately low sodium
GURU Minimal
Sweetener Circadia leads
Circadia A little organic cane and real juice
GURU Organic cane sugar, 21g (8.4oz)
Honesty of claims Both deliver
Circadia Every milligram on the label
GURU Honest, organic-led
Real-ingredient flavour Both deliver
Circadia Real juice and botanicals
GURU Organic juice and extracts
Artificial colours / flavours Both deliver
Circadia None. Juice and vegetable for colour
GURU No artificial colours

Organic, genuinely clean there.

Packaging Both deliver
Circadia Recyclable aluminium can
GURU Aluminium can
Canadian owned & operated Both deliver
Circadia Canadian owned, operated, and founded
GURU Canadian (Montreal)

Home team.

Where the gap opens
01

Organic sugar is still sugar

Around 21 grams in the 8.4 oz can, closer to 30 in the 12 oz, is a soda-level load, certification or not. Your body reads grams, not labels. We deliver the lift at four to five grams.12

02

No evening edition

GURU is a daytime lift with no wind-down partner. Circadia covers both ends with RISE and DRIFT.34

03

Clean, but not targeted

Plant extracts and natural caffeine are pleasant, not a deficiency strategy. We dose vitamin D, choline, magnesium and glycine on purpose.56

Sources
  1. 1 World Health Organization. Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children (2015). Free sugars should stay under 10 percent, ideally under 5, of daily energy. View source ↗
  2. 2 Reviews link regular sugar-sweetened beverage intake to higher cardiometabolic risk. View source ↗
  3. 3 Yamadera et al. (2007). Glycine before bed improved subjective sleep quality and reduced daytime sleepiness. View source ↗
  4. 4 Cortisol follows a daily rhythm, climbing in the morning and falling at night. Intake can be timed to it. View source ↗
  5. 5 Statistics Canada. A meaningful share of Canadians have vitamin D blood levels below the recommended threshold, especially in winter. View source ↗
  6. 6 NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Most people consume less choline than the Adequate Intake. View source ↗

Competitor figures are approximate, drawn from publicly available nutrition information, and vary by flavour, size and region. Circadia values reflect our standard 355 ml can. Nothing here is medical advice.

Competitor information accurate as of July 30, 2026.

Read the label. Then read ours.

Four to five grams of sugar. Four nutrients that matter, in forms that absorb. Timed to your day.

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