Green Tea Fat Metabolizer

Green Tea Fat Metabolizer

Irwin Naturals4.3 (442 ratings)
Format:Softgel Quantity: 150 Liquid(s) · 75 servings
Goals
$44.99 $0.59 per serving

Product analysis

45 out of 100

Green Tea Fat Metabolizer mainly offers short-term alertness from caffeine. Its weight-management appeal is less convincing because temporary increases in energy use do not establish lasting weight loss.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality21

Most ingredient forms are unspecified, limiting comparisons of absorption and preparation quality. The omega-3 oil type is also unclear.

Ingredient Transparency64

Most amounts are stated, but one combined ingredient entry has no declared amount. Forms are largely unspecified, and part of the composition remains uncertain.

Value For Money40

Value cannot be established confidently for the main contributions. In particular, the omega-3 cost comparison lacks the information needed to relate price to EPA and DHA content.

Customer Satisfaction68

Customer feedback is generally positive across several hundred ratings. That gives a useful view of satisfaction without demonstrating weight loss or other health benefits.

Product Focus55

Short-term alertness is the clearest practical purpose. The many additional claimed uses extend beyond what can be expected reliably from the combination.

Format
Softgel
Container
150 Liquid(s)
Per serving
$0.59
Customer rating
4.3 · 442 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Metabolism Support
Impact
Moderate effect
D+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysC+ EvidenceA Formulation Logic
Omega-3 · 255 mgGreen Tea · 400 mgCaffeine · 100 mg

Caffeine may temporarily increase the energy your body uses at rest. The effect is modest and short-lived, so it doesn’t imply lasting fat loss or a sustained rise in metabolic rate.

How this product is rated for Metabolism Support

Ingredient fit50

Caffeine may temporarily increase the energy your body uses at rest.
Goal fit
Caffeine may temporarily increase the energy your body uses at rest.
Dose adequacy
Omega-3 255 mg; Ginger 6 mg. These serving amounts don’t predict a particular change in energy use.

Pathways16

Caffeine’s stimulant action may temporarily raise resting energy use.
Depth
Caffeine’s stimulant action may temporarily raise resting energy use.
Breadth
The direct link is caffeine’s stimulant action; broader calorie-burning effects remain unclear.

Evidence66

Caffeine may temporarily increase the energy your body uses at rest.
Evidence strength
Caffeine may temporarily increase the energy your body uses at rest.
Studied preparation
Ingredient identity and preparation matter; a named form alone doesn’t imply greater calorie burning.

Formulation logic92

No particular conflict or missing ingredient partner is identified. Combining these ingredients doesn’t itself demonstrate extra calorie burning.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner is identified as missing.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified.
Effective doses
Amounts remain unresolved for Black pepper / piperine, Green Tea; a parent blend amount cannot supply their individual doses.
Study evidence
Caffeine Disputed 40 studies
Chromium Supportive 47 studies
Ginger Supportive 13 studies
Green Tea Supportive 31 studies
Omega-3 Supportive 42 studies
Weight Loss
Impact
High effect
C- Ingredient FitD PathwaysB EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Green Tea · 400 mgCaffeine · 100 mg

Caffeine can temporarily increase energy expenditure, but this does not establish sustained weight loss and habitual tolerance limits the effect. Green tea retains a separately declared EGCG constituent, but mixed trial results limit expectations for lasting weight change. Chromium has shown only small average weight reductions in low-quality evidence, without reliable added benefit at higher amounts.

How this product is rated for Weight Loss

Ingredient fit59

Several declared amounts provide only partial coverage of the saved comparisons, limiting their attributed contribution.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients form part of a broader formula with several other purposes, limiting its concentration on weight loss.
Dose adequacy
Several declared amounts provide only partial coverage of the saved comparisons, limiting their attributed contribution.

Pathways47

The strongest identified connection concerns heat production and energy use.
Depth
The strongest identified connection concerns heat production and energy use.
Breadth
The identified connections cover heat production and energy use.

Evidence76

Green Tea leads the saved evidence findings, while the supplied context limits what can be claimed for weight loss.
Evidence strength
Green Tea leads the saved evidence findings, while the supplied context limits what can be claimed for weight loss.
Studied preparation
The evaluated preparations meet the supplied preparation comparison; study population and outcome limitations still apply.

Formulation logic100

The evaluated ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the supplied findings.
Partner coverage
The evaluated ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
The evaluated ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison; this is not a proven threshold for weight-loss benefit.
Study evidence
Caffeine Disputed 14 studies
Chromium No effect 24 studies
Fish Oil Disputed 30 studies
Ginger Supportive 15 studies
Green Tea Supportive 42 studies
Energy
Impact
High effect
D Ingredient FitD PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Fish Oil · 851 mgCaffeine · 100 mg

Caffeine can increase alertness and reduce sleepiness. This is an acute stimulant effect, rather than more cellular fuel or treatment of persistent fatigue. The explicit 100 mg caffeine amount can be assessed independently of the botanical mass. Fish oil's amount does not establish its EPA+DHA content or routine fatigue relief, despite its inclusion in the saved findings.

How this product is rated for Energy

Ingredient fit50

Caffeine is the main relevant ingredient within a wider formula. The serving provides partial saved amount coverage; fish-oil mass does not establish an EPA+DHA dose.
Goal fit
Caffeine is the main relevant ingredient within a wider formula.
Dose adequacy
The serving provides partial saved amount coverage; fish-oil mass does not establish an EPA+DHA dose.

Pathways47

Central alertness is the strongest saved area, with limited breadth beyond it.
Depth
Central alertness is the strongest saved area; this is distinct from increasing cellular fuel.
Breadth
Only one energy area reaches the saved coverage comparison, limiting breadth.

Evidence100

Caffeine leads with direct acute alertness evidence. The included declarations matched the saved preparation comparison; this does not resolve fish oil's active fatty-acid content.
Evidence strength
Caffeine leads with direct acute alertness evidence.
Studied preparation
The included declarations matched the saved preparation comparison; this does not resolve fish oil's active fatty-acid content.

Formulation logic100

Included ingredients have no missing required partner or configured conflict and meet the saved minimum amount comparison.
Partner coverage
Included ingredients work without an additional required partner, or have their required partner; this does not establish an extra combination benefit.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All included ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison; this is not a proven minimum effective dose.
Study evidence
Caffeine Supportive 68 studies
Fish Oil Disputed 8 studies
Mental Focus
Impact
High effect
C Ingredient FitC PathwaysB EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Caffeine · 100 mg

Caffeine supports alertness and sustained attention by blocking adenosine signals that promote sleepiness. The contribution is mainly wakeful attention rather than broad cognitive enhancement.

How this product is rated for Mental Focus

Ingredient fit61

Caffeine is the main ingredient relevant to immediate focus. The declared amount reaches the saved amount range; this is not proof of a stronger effect at higher intake.
Goal fit
Caffeine is the main ingredient relevant to immediate focus.
Dose adequacy
The declared amount reaches the saved amount range; this is not proof of a stronger effect at higher intake.

Pathways60

Alertness is the strongest supported route.
Depth
Alertness is the strongest supported route.
Breadth
The contribution is concentrated in alertness rather than several distinct focus mechanisms.

Evidence79

Caffeine has direct acute adult attention evidence.
Evidence strength
Caffeine has direct acute adult attention evidence.
Studied preparation
The saved preparation match is complete for the ingredients that meet its amount criterion; this does not establish consistent focus benefit.

Formulation logic100

The represented ingredients have no missing required partner in the saved finding. No specified ingredient conflict was identified in the saved findings.
Partner coverage
The represented ingredients have no missing required partner in the saved finding.
Conflicts
No specified ingredient conflict was identified in the saved findings.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted by this rule reach its minimum amount criterion; that threshold is not a clinically proven effective dose.
Study evidence
Caffeine Supportive 128 studies
Longevity
Impact
High effect
C Ingredient FitC PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Omega-3 · 255 mgGreen Tea · 400 mg

Green tea supplies antioxidant compounds, but dietary tea associations and EGCG mechanisms do not establish an anti-aging benefit from this extract. Its amount is not interchangeable with a measured EGCG dose.

How this product is rated for Longevity

Ingredient fit63

The formula covers broader nutritional or product purposes, so only part of its ingredient mix relates to the assessed aging roles. Amounts meet the saved criteria.
Goal fit
The formula covers broader nutritional or product purposes, so only part of its ingredient mix relates to the assessed aging roles.
Dose adequacy
Included amounts meet the saved amount criteria; a serving does not establish the daily exposure or duration used in research.

Pathways60

The main saved connection is antioxidant defence. Coverage is concentrated in one pathway rather than spread broadly.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is antioxidant defence; this describes an ingredient role rather than a demonstrated slowing of aging.
Breadth
Only one assessed pathway met the saved coverage requirement, so the findings do not indicate broad coverage of aging-related functions.

Evidence82

Green Tea supplies the strongest included evidence in the saved findings; the supplied scientific context limits transfer to routine anti-aging use.
Evidence strength
Green Tea supplies the strongest included evidence in the saved findings; the supplied scientific context limits transfer to routine anti-aging use.
Studied preparation
The saved findings recognize the included preparations as studied; this does not establish benefit for the finished product.

Formulation logic100

No required ingredient partner was missing in the saved findings; this does not establish a combined anti-aging benefit. No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner was missing in the saved findings; this does not establish a combined anti-aging benefit.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion; this is not a proven minimum effective anti-aging dose.
Study evidence
Green Tea Supportive 9 studies
Omega-3 Supportive 56 studies
Skin Health
Impact
High effect
D+ Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Green Tea · 400 mgOmega-3 · 255 mg

Green tea has mixed oral findings for ultraviolet skin responses, and generic extract weight does not establish the catechin exposure studied. Omega-3 research also concerns a specific purified EPA preparation rather than generic fish oil. The saved result gave partial amount recognition and concentrated its findings on antioxidant defence. These findings do not demonstrate protection from sunlight or broad benefits for skin hydration and barrier function.

How this product is rated for Skin Health

Ingredient fit52

Green tea and omega-3 supply the relevant ingredients within a broader formulation.
Goal fit
Green tea and omega-3 supply the relevant ingredients within a broader formulation.
Dose adequacy
The green tea and omega-3 amounts received partial recognition overall.

Pathways52

Only antioxidant defence reached the saved coverage criterion.
Depth
Only antioxidant defence reached the saved coverage criterion.
Breadth
Only antioxidant defence reached the saved coverage criterion.

Evidence89

Green tea drove the saved evidence finding, but oral ultraviolet-response results remain mixed.
Evidence strength
Green tea drove the saved evidence finding, but oral ultraviolet-response results remain mixed.
Studied preparation
The saved result recognized the qualifying preparations; this does not establish exact clinical equivalence or a form-specific skin advantage.

Formulation logic100

No required partner was missing and no listed conflict was matched. The contributing ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Partner coverage
No contributing ingredient lacked a required partner; this does not establish extra benefit from combining ingredients.
Conflicts
No listed ingredient conflict was matched in the saved result.
Effective doses
The contributing ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion; this is not proof of a clinically effective skin dose.
Study evidence
Green Tea Supportive 37 studies
Omega-3 Supportive 35 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Calories
15 Calorie(s)
Total Fat
1 Gram(s)
Cholesterol
5 mg
Total Carbohydrates
1 Gram(s)
Protein
1 Gram(s)
Chromium (Chromium Picolinate)
125 mcg 47
Fish Oil
851 mg 6
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
255 mg 16
Green Tea leaf extract
400 mg 66
EGCG
200 mg
Caffeine (Green Coffee)
100 mg 68
BioPerine Complex
6 mg
BioPerine (Black Pepper Fruit Extract)
0 NP
Ginger Rhizome Extract (Gingerols)
6 mg
Adults 18–50 Women
Report overview
Green Tea · 400 mg OverallScore66
A+ Composition And Label DisclosureD- Composition And Label DisclosureD+ Commercial Price And Usability
Each serving provides 400 mg of green tea extract with 50% EGCG. The saved facts record 100 mg caffeine but do not establish the whole product’s total caffeine.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The 400 mg of green tea extract is listed with 50% EGCG.
Declared Green Tea Marker Concentration
The green tea extract is listed with 50% EGCG; the saved calculation gives 200 mg EGCG per serving.

Composition and Label Disclosure40

The saved facts record 100 mg caffeine; they do not establish the whole product’s total caffeine.
Whole-Product Caffeine Disclosure
The saved facts record 100 mg caffeine; they do not establish the whole product’s total caffeine.

Commercial Price and Usability50

The whole-product price works out to about $0.60 per 200 mg EGCG.
Cost per 200 mg Declared EGCG
Based on the recorded EGCG amount, the whole-product price is about $0.60 per 200 mg EGCG.
D- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyC Value
A serving provides 100 mg of caffeine, a moderate amount. The whole-product price is about $0.60 per serving.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability40

The stored caffeine form is unresolved, so the specific source form cannot be assessed.
Advanced Bioavailability and Release Profiles
The evaluation identifies caffeine, but the specific form is unresolved in the stored form data.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The recorded caffeine amount is 100 mg per serving; no listed secondary stimulants were found in the evaluated panel.
Caffeine Dose Transparency
The recorded caffeine amount is 100 mg per serving.
Dosage Efficacy and Safety Margin
The serving provides 100 mg of caffeine, a moderate amount.
Secondary Stimulant Disclosure and Risk
No listed secondary stimulants were identified in the evaluated ingredient panel.

Value60

The whole-product price is about $0.60 per serving, midrange in the comparison.
Price Per Serving vs. Collection Median
At about $0.60 per whole-product serving, the price is midrange in the comparison.
B- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityD- Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyF Value
Each serving provides 125 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate. A whole-product serving costs about $0.60.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability70

Chromium comes from chromium picolinate, an organic form favored in the evaluation. The saved facts do not identify a branded chromium source.
Chromium Chemical Form
Chromium picolinate is an organic chromium form favored in the evaluation.
Branded & Trademarked Sources
The saved facts do not identify a branded chromium source.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency43

A serving provides 125 mcg of chromium; the saved facts do not include a separate weight for the chromium compound.
Elemental Chromium Dosage
Each serving provides 125 mcg of chromium.
Label Transparency & Disclosure
The chromium amount is known, but the saved facts do not give a separate weight for its compound.

Value10

The whole-product serving costs about $0.60 and supplies 125 mcg of chromium.
Price per 200 mcg Chromium
At the whole-product serving price, 200 mcg of chromium works out to about $0.96.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

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    Randomized trial87 participantsCognitive Support forGreen Tea
  2. Association between tea consumption and risk of cognitive disorders: A dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.
    Liu X; Du X; Han G; Gao W · Oncotarget · 2018
    Meta-analysis48,435 participants17 studies pooledCognitive Support forGreen Tea
  3. Investigating the Impact of Tea Consumption on Cognitive Function and Exploring Tea-Genetic Interactions in Older Adults Aged 65-105 Years: Findings from the 2002-2018 CLHLS Data.
    Yu L; Yang M; Ye KX; Li C; Zou M; Wang J; Yuan X; Zheng D; Sun C; Zhang Y; Feng Q; Maier AB; Sun L; Feng L; Wang Y; Chen H; Zeng Y · The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2024
    Cohort study76,270 participantsCognitive Support forGreen Tea
  4. Consumption of green tea, but not black tea or coffee, is associated with reduced risk of cognitive decline.
    Noguchi-Shinohara M; Yuki S; Dohmoto C; Ikeda Y; Samuraki M; Iwasa K; Yokogawa M; Asai K; Komai K; Nakamura H; Yamada M · PloS one · 2014
    Cohort study490 participantsCognitive Support forGreen Tea
  5. Green Tea Consumption and the Risk of Incident Dementia in Elderly Japanese: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study.
    Tomata Y; Sugiyama K; Kaiho Y; Honkura K; Watanabe T; Zhang S; Sugawara Y; Tsuji I · The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2018
    Cohort study13,645 participantsCognitive Support forGreen Tea
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    Haskell CF; Kennedy DO; Wesnes KA; Scholey AB · Psychopharmacology · 2005
    Randomized trial48 participantsEnergy forCaffeine
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    Randomized trial26 participantsEnergy forCaffeine
  8. Differential cognitive effects of energy drink ingredients: caffeine, taurine, and glucose.
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    Randomized trial48 participantsEnergy forCaffeine
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    Randomized trial20 participantsEnergy forCaffeine
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    Fuller DT; Smith ML; Boolani A · Nutrients · 2021
    Randomized trialEnergy forCaffeine
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    Logan SL; Spriet LL · PloS one · 2016
    Randomized trial24 participantsEnergy forFish Oil
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    Randomized trial103 participantsEnergy forFish Oil
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    Randomized trial43 participantsEnergy forFish Oil
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    Randomized trial26 participantsEnergy forFish Oil
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    Randomized trial16 participantsEnergy forFish Oil
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    Meta-analysis226 participants20 studies pooledFitness forCaffeine
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    Meta-analysis254 participants21 studies pooledFitness forCaffeine
  18. Acute Effects of Caffeine Supplementation on Movement Velocity in Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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    Meta-analysis12 studies pooledFitness forCaffeine
  19. Sex Differences in the Ergogenic Response of Acute Caffeine Intake on Muscular Strength, Power and Endurance Performance in Resistance-Trained Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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    Randomized trial76 participantsFitness forCaffeine
  20. Can I Have My Coffee and Drink It? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis to Determine Whether Habitual Caffeine Consumption Affects the Ergogenic Effect of Caffeine.
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    Meta-analysis60 studies pooledFitness forCaffeine