$24.38 $0.81 per serving
Product analysis
Prost-Mate combines saw palmetto, mushrooms and plant ingredients in a single formula. Its skin-related benefit appears modest and uncertain, and several ingredient forms are unspecified.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality22
Several ingredient forms are unspecified, limiting a clear assessment of their quality. The named saw palmetto and broccoli sources do not by themselves establish an absorption advantage.
Ingredient Transparency78
All ingredient amounts are stated, helping you compare servings. Only saw palmetto and broccoli have named forms, leaving the remaining ingredients less precisely described.
Value For Money30
The serving cost is reasonable by the mushroom comparison, but expensive for the lycopene provided. Green tea’s active content is unclear, so its value cannot be compared meaningfully.
Customer Satisfaction72
The small number of customer ratings is strongly positive. More feedback would make it easier to tell how representative that pattern is.
Product Focus59
The clearest available connection is modest, uncertain support for how skin responds to sun exposure. Lycopene is below the amounts used in the relevant comparisons, and green tea’s active content is unclear.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 120 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.81
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 38 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
Lycopene · 5 mgGreen Tea · 100 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Saw Palmetto Extract (Serenoa repens) | 640 mg | |
Maitake (Grifola frondosa) fruiting body proprietary extract | 160 mg | |
Broccoli Aerial Part Extract (Brassica oleracea) | 100 mg | |
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) leaf extract | 100 mg | |
Lycopene | 5 mg |
Maitake Mushroom · 160 mg OverallScore56
A serving provides 160 mg of maitake. The full product has a moderate cost per serving. It uses grifola frondosa fruiting body extract. No numeric beta-glucan or polysaccharide content is available.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure0
The available information gives no numeric beta-glucan or polysaccharide content, so their amounts are unclear.
Named Maitake Marker Disclosure
No numeric beta-glucan or polysaccharide content is disclosed.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
A serving provides 160 mg of maitake. It uses grifola frondosa fruiting body extract.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The individual maitake preparation amount is stated as 160 mg per serving.
Commercial Price and Usability80
The full product has a moderate price per serving.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The whole-product cost per labeled serving is moderate.
Lycopene · 5 mg OverallScore70
A serving provides 5 mg of lycopene, with a high full-product cost per 10 mg. The amount is stated, but the lycopene form is unknown.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure
The lycopene form is unknown, so its absorption is unclear.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
The label states 5 mg of lycopene per serving.
Declared Active Lycopene Amount
The label states 5 mg of lycopene per serving.
Commercial Price and Usability10
The full product price is high when compared per 10 mg of lycopene.
Whole-Product Cost per 10 mg Declared Active Lycopene
The full product price is high when compared per 10 mg of lycopene.
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) · 640 mg OverallScore65
The serving lists 640 mg of serenoa repens. The listed fatty acid content is 45%. Saw palmetto-specific value is unavailable.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure70
The listed fatty acid content is 45%.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The listed fatty acid content is 45%.
Composition and Label Disclosure60
The serving lists 640 mg of serenoa repens.
Amount and Label Disclosure
The serving lists 640 mg of serenoa repens.
Commercial Price and Usability
Saw palmetto-specific value is unavailable.
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- Topical Polyphenon E in the treatment of external genital and perianal warts: a randomized controlled trial.
- Efficacy, safety and tolerability of green tea catechins in the treatment of external anogenital warts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Green Tea Catechin Association with Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Erythema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Green tea polyphenols provide photoprotection, increase microcirculation, and modulate skin properties of women.
- Efficacy of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate in Preventing Dermatitis in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Postoperative Radiotherapy: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Systemic and skin-targeting beneficial effects of lycopene-enriched ice cream: A pilot study.
- Topical lycopene emulgel significantly improves biophysical parameters of human skin.
- Supplementation with tomato-based products increases lycopene, phytofluene, and phytoene levels in human serum and protects against UV-light-induced erythema.
- Association of Vitamin A Intake With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk in the United States.
- β-Carotene and other carotenoids in protection from sunlight.