$23.75 $0.39 per serving
Product analysis
L-Carnitine + Tartrate offers good value for a preparation with modest support for exercise recovery. That evidence does not establish an immediate workout boost or a general fat-burning effect.
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Nutrient Quality34
Vitamin B5 has a favorable identified form. The L-carnitine form is not clearly disclosed in the ingredient declaration, limiting certainty about the preparation.
Ingredient Transparency81
Both nutrient amounts are disclosed. Vitamin B5 has a named form, while the L-carnitine form is less clearly identified in the ingredient declaration.
Value For Money84
The L-carnitine amount offers good value for its cost. The same serving is a relatively expensive source of vitamin B5.
Customer Satisfaction87
Customer ratings are favorable across a large review base. The volume gives the feedback more context without establishing recovery benefits.
Product Focus45
Exercise recovery is a more relevant purpose than cardiovascular support. The two-ingredient combination is compact, but its possible uses are not equally supported.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 120 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.39
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 3,310 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
L-carnitine tartrate at 1,470 mg has a modest, preparation-specific role in exercise recovery. Its amount provides a partial match to the reviewed exposure, and the evidence does not support treating it as an immediate pre-workout boost or a general fat-burning ingredient.
How this product is rated for Fitness
Ingredient fit63
The relevant ingredients form part of a broader formula with other nutritional or health roles. The assessed amounts provide partial exposure matches.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients form part of a broader formula with other nutritional or health roles.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts provide partial exposure matches.
Pathways20
The strongest saved contribution concerns muscle damage and inflammation during recovery, with partial coverage. No assessed pathway reaches the saved substantial-coverage threshold.
Depth
The strongest saved contribution concerns muscle damage and inflammation during recovery, with partial coverage.
Breadth
No assessed pathway reaches the saved substantial-coverage threshold.
Evidence67
L-Carnitine provides the strongest assessed evidence at an eligible amount. The supplied population and exercise-context limits still apply. The included preparations match those recognized in the saved findings.
Evidence strength
L-Carnitine provides the strongest assessed evidence at an eligible amount. The supplied population and exercise-context limits still apply.
Studied preparation
The included preparations match those recognized in the saved findings.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients work alone or have their required partner. No configured ingredient conflict was identified. 1 of 1 assessed ingredients meet the saved minimum exposure threshold. That threshold does not guarantee better performance.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients work alone or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
1 of 1 assessed ingredients meet the saved minimum exposure threshold. That threshold does not guarantee better performance.
Impact
Situational effect
L-Carnitine · 1470 mg
The label lists 1,470 mg of L-carnitine tartrate, but the saved facts do not establish an eligible active amount or preparation for this cardiovascular goal. The supplied goal evidence also does not support routine cardiovascular contribution from this form. With vitamin B5 off-goal, the formula offers little relevant coverage.
How this product is rated for Cardiovascular Support
Ingredient fit43
Although L-carnitine tartrate appears on the label, its eligible active amount is unresolved; vitamin B5 is off-goal.
Goal fit
Vitamin B5 is off-goal, and the carnitine declaration does not resolve a goal-eligible amount.
Dose adequacy
The label lists 1,470 mg of L-carnitine tartrate, but its eligible active amount is unclear.
Pathways0
The saved facts provide no credited coverage of the cardiovascular pathways in this goal.
Depth
No pathway has established coverage from the supplied facts.
Breadth
None of the target pathways reaches the coverage threshold.
Evidence0
No active dose or studied preparation is established for the carnitine tartrate declaration.
Evidence strength
No ingredient reaches an established effective dose for this goal.
Studied preparation
No applicable studied preparation is established for the carnitine declaration.
Formulation logic75
No partner gap or listed conflict appears, but the usable carnitine dose remains unresolved.
Partner coverage
The relevant carnitine contribution does not require a partner.
Conflicts
No listed conflict was matched.
Effective doses
The carnitine amount cannot be matched to the effective-dose threshold because its eligible active amount is unclear.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vitamin B5 (D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 20 mg | |
L-Carnitine Tartrate | 1470 mg |
L-Carnitine · 1470 mg OverallScore89
Each serving provides 1,000 mg of L-carnitine from 1,470 mg of L-carnitine L-tartrate. The linked amounts make the carnitine content clear.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability72
L-carnitine L-tartrate is identified in the saved facts.
Chemical Form and Goal Alignment
The saved facts identify L-carnitine L-tartrate, a form associated with fitness recovery.
Branded Material and Purity Standards
No recognized branded-source or pharmaceutical-grade claim is recorded in the saved facts.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The label links 1,000 mg of L-carnitine per serving to its source-compound amount.
Elemental L-Carnitine Dosage
The serving provides 1,000 mg of L-carnitine, a substantial amount.
Elemental Yield Disclosure
The label links 1,000 mg of L-carnitine with 1,470 mg of L-carnitine L-tartrate in the same serving.
Value100
The whole-product price works out to about $0.40 per gram of L-carnitine.
Price per Gram of Elemental L-Carnitine
Based on the serving price and stated amount, the cost is about $0.40 per gram of L-carnitine.
Vitamin B5 (D-Calcium Pantothenate) · 20 mg OverallScore61
Each serving provides 20 mg of vitamin B5 from calcium D-pantothenate. For comparison, the whole-product price scales to about $9.90 per 500 mg of B5.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability90
Vitamin B5 is supplied as calcium D-pantothenate, a named pantothenate salt.
Vitamin B5 Chemical Form
The identified B5 source is calcium D-pantothenate.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency52
The serving’s B5 amount and its calcium D-pantothenate source are both identified.
Dosage Potency and Efficacy
Each serving provides 20 mg of vitamin B5.
Label Transparency & Source Clarity
The serving lists 20 mg of vitamin B5 and names calcium D-pantothenate as its source.
Value20
The whole-product price scales to about $9.90 per 500 mg of B5.
Price per 500mg Vitamin B5
A whole-product serving costs about $0.40 and provides 20 mg of B5.
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- L-Carnitine supplementation reduces oxidized LDL cholesterol in patients with diabetes.
- L-Carnitine's Effect on the Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- The Effects of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Weight Loss, Glycemic Control, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Dose-response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- The Effects of L-Carnitine on Echocardiographic Changes in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia.
- Efficacy and tolerability of combined treatment with L-carnitine and simvastatin in lowering lipoprotein(a) serum levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of propionyl-L-carnitine effects on exercise performance in patients with claudication.
- Oral acetyl-L-carnitine therapy reduces fatigue in overt hepatic encephalopathy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- Prolonged oral L-carnitine substitution increases bicycle ergometer performance in patients with severe, ischemically induced cardiac insufficiency.
- L-Carnitine treatment reduces severity of physical and mental fatigue and increases cognitive functions in centenarians: a randomized and controlled clinical trial.
- Effects of nine weeks L-Carnitine supplementation on exercise performance, anaerobic power, and exercise-induced oxidative stress in resistance-trained males.