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Other Supplements
The categories that are not training supplements, each scored on its own published weights: what the label states, what it costs per unit of the active, and, where a category is dose-audited, what published research used. 85 scored products today.
Collagen
1BulkSupplements Hydrolyzed Bovine Collagen Powder9.9
2Horbaach Collagen Peptides 40oz Powder9.8
3BulkSupplements Hydrolyzed Collagen Porcine Powder9.6
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Caffeine, Green Tea, Carnitine & Fiber
1NutraBio Caffeine 200mg9.6
2Nutricost Natural Caffeine Capsules 200mg 250 Capsules9.5
3Nutricost Caffeine L-Theanine8.3
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Vitamin D, Omega-3, NAC & Milk Thistle
1Swanson Vitamins Vitamin D 3 5000 IU9.9
2BulkSupplements Vitamin D3 Softgels9.8
3BulkSupplements Vitamin D3 and K2 Softgels9.5
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Electrolytes
11st Phorm Hydration Sport9.2
2Redcon1 Canteen8.5
3Ascent Protein Citrus Clean Hydration Energy8.1
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How these are scored
Each category is weighted for what it is actually sold on, so the cost column divides by a different thing in each one. A protein powder prices per gram of protein; an electrolyte mix prices per gram of sodium, because sodium is the one electrolyte a Nutrition Facts panel must quantify.
| Category | Cost basis | Weights |
|---|---|---|
| Collagen | cost per gram of the labelled active | label disclosure 35%, value 30%, dose integrity 20%, consensus 15% |
| Caffeine, Green Tea, Carnitine & Fiber | cost per fully dosed serving | dose integrity 40%, value 30%, label disclosure 15%, consensus 15% |
| Vitamin D, Omega-3, NAC & Milk Thistle | cost per fully dosed serving | dose integrity 45%, value 30%, label disclosure 10%, consensus 15% |
| Electrolytes | cost per gram of sodium | value 40%, label disclosure 25%, formula 20%, consensus 15% |
A dose threshold is never invented. Every one traces to a named source in the reference, and where no clinical dose has been established — curcumin, whole-fruit saw palmetto — or the only published dose comes from studies in people with a diagnosed condition — Huperzine A, Niacinamide, Minoxidil, Biotin, Psyllium Husk, Silymarin (Milk Thistle), Saw Palmetto and Ketoconazole — the active is recognised and reported by name but not scored. A missing component is never counted as zero: its weight is redistributed and the page says which one was omitted.
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Not published yet
| Category | Status |
|---|---|
| Saw Palmetto | 0 of 9 read scored, 8 needed |
A category appears here until enough of its products can be scored on the axis that carries its weight. Most of the shortfall is not products we have not read — it is actives with no dose this site can audit against, and labels that do not state the amount a dose is about.