$32.30 $0.17 per serving
Product analysis
L-Carnitine 500 mg offers a simple, competitively priced formula with a limited connection to triglyceride metabolism. That narrow role does not establish broad heart-health benefits.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality40
The L-carnitine tartrate form is identified. The information does not establish that it offers a quality or absorption advantage.
Ingredient Transparency100
The amount and tartrate form are both disclosed. That makes it easier to identify and compare the serving.
Value For Money100
The full product cost is especially competitive relative to its L-carnitine amount. That supports affordability, without establishing a health benefit.
Customer Satisfaction91
Customer ratings are very positive across a large review base. The broad response supports a well-established picture of satisfaction, without confirming heart-health benefits.
Product Focus63
The formula is focused on one ingredient and one heart-related purpose. Its support is limited to a partial connection with triglyceride metabolism, a process involving blood fats.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 180 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.17
- Also available
L-Carnitine 500 mg$10.10- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 8,579 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
L-Carnitine · 500 mg
L-Carnitine tartrate is the only active counted for this goal, and the serving lists 500 mg. It maps only partly to triglyceride metabolism, with no other target pathway covered. Its support is limited to a single marker pathway.
How this product is rated for Cardiovascular Support
Ingredient fit80
L-Carnitine tartrate is present at 500 mg for the serving and is the only credited ingredient; that amount is below the full comparison amount.
Goal fit
The ingredient list is focused on this goal, with no off-goal active ingredients in the saved facts.
Dose adequacy
The 500 mg serving amount supports a partial contribution but falls short of the amount used for full contribution.
Pathways13
There is some coverage for triglyceride metabolism, but none of the target pathways has enough ingredient support to be counted as covered.
Depth
Triglyceride metabolism is the best-covered pathway, though its coverage remains partial.
Breadth
No target pathway has enough ingredient support to count as covered.
Evidence63
Evidence for L-Carnitine is narrower for this goal, limiting the support this ingredient can provide. Its tartrate form is represented in supplied research at an amount counted as effective.
Evidence strength
Available evidence for L-Carnitine is narrower than for the profile's leading cardiovascular ingredients, limiting its contribution.
Studied preparation
This tartrate form appears in the supplied research at an amount counted as effective.
Formulation logic100
The credited ingredient has no partner gap or matched conflict, and its amount is high enough to count as effective.
Partner coverage
The credited ingredient works alone and does not need a partner.
Conflicts
No product conflict is identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
The counted ingredient is present at an amount high enough to count as effective.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
L-Carnitine (L-Carnitine Tartrate) | 500 mg |
L-Carnitine (L-Carnitine Tartrate) · 500 mg OverallScore91
A serving provides 500 mg of L-carnitine. At that amount and the saved price, the cost is about $0.36 per gram of L-carnitine.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100
The evaluation identifies a tartrate or fumarate family, but the saved facts do not specify which form. A branded carnitine source is indicated in the evaluation, but its name is not provided in the saved facts.
Chemical Form and Goal Alignment
The evaluation identifies a tartrate or fumarate family, but the saved facts do not specify which form.
Branded Material and Purity Standards
A branded carnitine source is indicated in the evaluation, but its name is not provided in the saved facts.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency78
The saved serving amount is 500 mg of L-carnitine. The L-carnitine amount is recorded without a paired source-compound amount.
Elemental L-Carnitine Dosage
The saved serving amount is 500 mg of L-carnitine.
Elemental Yield Disclosure
The L-carnitine amount is recorded without a paired source-compound amount.
Value100
Based on the saved amount and price, the cost is about $0.36 per gram of L-carnitine.
Price per Gram of Elemental L-Carnitine
Based on the saved amount and price, the cost is about $0.36 per gram of L-carnitine.
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Sources
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.