Men's Formula

Men's Formula

SmartyPants Organics4.8 (839 ratings)
Format:Gummy Quantity: 90 Gummy(ies) · 22 servings
Goals
$22.28 $1.01 per serving

Product analysis

53 out of 100

Men's Formula may help fill nutritional gaps that contribute to tiredness and support the body's normal use of energy from food. Those benefits are most relevant when intake is low, rather than as an extra energy boost when your needs are already met.

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

Nutrient Quality41

Iodine has a clear, favorable form assessment, while the quality of most other nutrient forms remains uncertain. Several forms are named, but that alone does not establish better absorption.

Ingredient Transparency73

Amounts are given throughout, and most nutrient forms are named, making the formula easier to compare. Several entries still lack form details, and the proportions of the listed combinations are undisclosed.

Value For Money39

Iodine alone offers limited value at the full serving cost. The value of the wider nutrient combination remains uncertain.

Customer Satisfaction81

Ratings are very positive across hundreds of customers. That gives a broader picture of satisfaction, although specific customer experiences are not described.

Product Focus41

The formula broadly addresses nutritional support for energy, metabolism and hair. Its many ingredients make it less targeted than a supplement chosen for one particular nutritional gap.

Format
Gummy
Container
90 Gummy(ies)
Per serving
$1.01
Customer rating
4.8 · 839 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Impact
Moderate effect
C- Ingredient FitF PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Biotin · 15 mcgNiacin · 4 mgVitamin B12 · 3 mcgRiboflavin · 0.26 mgThiamin · 0.12 mgVitamin B6 · 1.7 mgVitamin D · 40 mcgZinc · 5.5 mg

B vitamins help your body use energy from food, while iodine is needed to make the thyroid hormones that regulate metabolic rate. Iodine can help when a shortage has slowed thyroid function, but extra iodine doesn't routinely stimulate an already normal thyroid. These normal nutrient roles don't mean that taking the combination will make you burn more calories when you already get enough.

How this product is rated for Metabolism Support

Ingredient fit58

Thiamin connects the serving to metabolism, although normal energy processes are distinct from a faster metabolic rate.
Goal fit
Several nutrients have roles in normal metabolism, alongside ingredients with other purposes.
Dose adequacy
Vitamin B12 3 mcg, Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 4 mg, Zinc 5.5 mg per serving. These amounts do not themselves prove a metabolic-rate increase.

Pathways0

Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Depth
Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Breadth
The ingredients do not provide a demonstrated broad increase in whole-body energy expenditure.

Evidence100

Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Evidence strength
Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Studied preparation
The available ingredient forms have relevant background information, but their presence does not predict a routine increase in calorie burning.

Formulation logic100

The individual ingredients do not require an added partner for the roles described. No particular conflict is identified.
Partner coverage
No additional ingredient partner is required for the individual nutrient roles described here.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified for this goal.
Effective doses
Vitamin B12 3 mcg, Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 4 mg, Zinc 5.5 mg per serving. Declared amounts alone do not show how much calorie burning will change.
Study evidence
Biotin Supportive 5 studies
Iodine Mixed 17 studies
Niacin Supportive 17 studies
Selenium Mixed 28 studies
Thiamin Supportive 11 studies
Vitamin B6 Supportive 16 studies
Vitamin D Supportive 65 studies
Zinc Supportive 12 studies
Impact
Moderate effect
C+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysB EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Biotin · 15 mcgVitamin D · 40 mcgZinc · 5.5 mgVitamin C · 45 mg

Zinc and biotin may help with shedding when a shortage of those nutrients is the cause. Their presence doesn't mean you'll grow more hair when you already get enough. Vitamin C also helps normal collagen production and iron absorption, but those roles don't show that taking this combination improves hair growth.

How this product is rated for Hair Health

Ingredient fit69

Zinc may help shedding caused by a shortage, rather than improve growth when intake is adequate.
Goal fit
Zinc provides a connection to hair health, alongside ingredients used for other purposes.
Dose adequacy
Thiamin (B1): 0.12 mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0.26 mg. These serving amounts do not predict hair growth.

Pathways0

No direct action on androgen signalling, hair-shaft building, follicle antioxidant protection or stress hormones is identified here.
Depth
No direct action on androgen signalling, hair-shaft building, follicle antioxidant protection or stress hormones is identified here.
Breadth
No broad combination of direct hair-related actions is identified.

Evidence75

Zinc may help shedding caused by a shortage, rather than improve growth when intake is adequate.
Evidence strength
Zinc may help shedding caused by a shortage, rather than improve growth when intake is adequate.
Studied preparation
Iodine is not identified as the specific preparation associated with the relevant hair outcomes.

Formulation logic100

No required partner is missing and no particular ingredient conflict is identified. The combination does not by itself imply an added hair benefit.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner is missing for the individual contributions described here.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified.
Effective doses
The relevant declared amounts meet their numerical comparison bands; this is not a guarantee of a hair benefit.
Study evidence
Biotin Supportive 4 studies
Folate Mixed 15 studies
Iodine No effect 1 study
Niacin Disputed 2 studies
Selenium Disputed 7 studies
Vitamin A Disputed 13 studies
Vitamin D Disputed 34 studies
Vitamin E No effect 3 studies
Zinc Supportive 22 studies
Energy
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysA EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Iodine · 150 mcgVitamin D · 40 mcgRiboflavin · 0.26 mgThiamin · 0.12 mgVitamin B12 · 3 mcg

Folate, vitamin B6, niacin and vitamin C can help address tiredness associated with inadequate intake or deficiency. Vitamin D has fatigue evidence in deficient adults, rather than evidence of a routine energy boost for people with adequate status. Iodine supports thyroid hormone production, but that normal function does not establish extra energy. The supplied amounts give uneven support across these nutritional roles.

How this product is rated for Energy

Ingredient fit71

Relevant ingredients sit within a broader formula, so the product is less focused on energy alone. The declared amounts provide partial or uneven support for the relevant ingredients.
Goal fit
Relevant ingredients sit within a broader formula, so the product is less focused on energy alone.
Dose adequacy
The declared amounts provide partial or uneven support for the relevant ingredients.

Pathways0

The relevant role is nutrient sufficiency; no separate alertness, exercise or other listed energy route was covered.
Depth
The relevant role is nutrient sufficiency; no separate alertness, exercise or other listed energy route was covered.
Breadth
No separate energy route met the coverage threshold; nutritional support remains distinct from broad energy effects.

Evidence93

Vitamin D provides the strongest evidence contribution here, with benefits limited to the relevant preparation or population.
Evidence strength
Vitamin D provides the strongest evidence contribution here, with benefits limited to the relevant preparation or population.
Studied preparation
Most credited preparations align with the saved study findings; iodine lacks that preparation support.

Formulation logic100

The credited ingredients can stand alone in the saved findings, with no identified opposing combination.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients do not require an additional partner in the saved findings; no extra combination benefit is established.
Conflicts
No opposing ingredient combination was identified in the evaluated conflict checks.
Effective doses
The ingredients counted in the saved findings have meaningful amount support; this is distinct from proven fatigue-treatment doses.
Study evidence
Iodine Adverse 3 studies
Thiamin Disputed 12 studies
Vitamin D Supportive 32 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Calories
45 Calorie(s)
Total Carbohydrates
10 Gram(s)
Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene, Retinyl Palmitate)
270 mcg
Vitamin C (Acerola Cherry Extract)
45 mg
Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D3)
40 mcg
Vitamin E (D-Alpha-Tocopherol)
9 mg
Thiamine (Thiamine Mononitrate)
0.12 mg
Riboflavin
0.26 mg
Niacin (Inositol Niacinate, Vitamin B3)
4 mg
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate)
1.7 mg
Folate (Calcium Salt, L-Methylfolate)
400 mcg DFE
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
3 mcg
Biotin
15 mcg
Iodine (Potassium Iodide)
150 mcg 84
Zinc (Zinc Citrate)
5.5 mg
Selenium (Sodium Selenite)
14 mcg
Sodium
20 mg
organic Flax seed Oil
341 mg
Vitamin K-2 (Menaquinone-7)
36 mcg
Inositol (Inositol Niacinate)
1 mg
Gluten Free Men 18–50 Dairy Free Organic Vegetarian
Report overview
A+ Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyF Value
A serving supplies 150 mcg of iodine as potassium iodide. The whole-product price is about $0.99 per serving.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100

The iodine is supplied as potassium iodide, a form favored by the evaluation.
Iodine Form & Bioavailability
Potassium iodide is the named chemical form, and the evaluation favors it among the forms it considers.
Marine Source Purity & Sourcing
No marine source is recorded, so the marine-specific sourcing criterion does not apply; this does not establish contaminant absence.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

A serving provides 150 mcg of iodine. The amount itself is disclosed.
Dosage Efficacy for Daily Support
A serving provides 150 mcg of iodine.
Dosage Safety & Upper Limits
The evaluation does not flag the amount as exceeding its general upper limit; individual safety is not established.
Elemental Iodine Transparency
The supplied facts identify 150 mcg of iodine per serving and name potassium iodide as the source.

Value20

The whole product costs about $0.99 per serving.
Price Per Effective Serving
The whole product costs about $0.99 per serving.
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Sources

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

  1. Association of radioactive iodine treatment with survivorship symptoms and primary care utilisation in women of reproductive age with thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
    Devanarayan P; Hartman M; Partin M · Family medicine and community health · 2026
    Cohort study10,882 participantsEnergy forIodine
  2. Energy level and fatigue after surgery for thyroid cancer: A population-based study of patient-reported outcomes.
    Hughes DT; Reyes-Gastelum D; Kovatch KJ; Hamilton AS; Ward KC; Haymart MR · Surgery · 2020
    Cohort study2,584 participantsEnergy forIodine
  3. Health-Related Quality of Life in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study From Turkey.
    Gültekin A; Kahraman MY; Şengöz T; Şimşek FS · Head & neck · 2026
    Cross-sectional study202 participantsEnergy forIodine
  4. Physicochemical properties of and volatile compounds in riboflavin fortified cloudy apple juice; study of its effect on job fatigue among Egyptian construction workers.
    Fouad S; Ibrahim GE; Hussein AMS; Ibrahim FA; El Gendy A · Heliyon · 2021
    Non-randomized trialEnergy forRiboflavin
  5. Vitamin B status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Heap LC; Peters TJ; Wessely S · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 1999
    Case-control study30 participantsEnergy forRiboflavin
  6. B-vitamins, related vitamers, and metabolites in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease and chronic fatigue treated with high dose oral thiamine.
    Bager P; Hvas CL; Hansen MM; Ueland P; Dahlerup JF · Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2023
    Observational studyEnergy forRiboflavin
  7. Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Naviaux RK; Naviaux JC; Li K; Bright AT; Alaynick WA; Wang L; Baxter A; Nathan N; Anderson W; Gordon E · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
    Case-control study84 participantsEnergy forRiboflavin
  8. Effectiveness of Riboflavin in Inherited Metabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review
    Bregje Jaeger, Nina N Stolwijk, Femke Aaldering, Charlotte A Ruys, Marije Smits, Nicole I Wolf, Carla E M Hollak, Annet M Bosch · Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease · 2026
    Systematic review381 studies pooledEnergy Metabolism Support forRiboflavin
  9. Influence of thiamin supplementation on the health and general well-being of an elderly Irish population with marginal thiamin deficiency.
    Smidt LJ; Cremin FM; Grivetti LE; Clifford AJ · Journal of gerontology · 1991
    Randomized trial80 participantsEnergy forThiamin
  10. Randomised clinical trial: high-dose oral thiamine versus placebo for chronic fatigue in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease.
    Bager P; Hvas CL; Rud CL; Dahlerup JF · Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2021
    Randomized trial40 participantsEnergy forThiamin
  11. Dietary reference values for thiamin.
    EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA); Turck D; Bresson JL; Burlingame B; Dean T; Fairweather-Tait S; Heinonen M; Hirsch-Ernst KI; Mangelsdorf I; McArdle HJ; Naska A; Nowicka G; Pentieva K; Sanz Y; Siani A; Sjödin A; Stern M; Tomé D; Van Loveren H; Vinceti M; Willatts P; Lamberg-Allardt C; Przyrembel H; Tetens I; Gudelj Rakic J; Ioannidou S; de Sesmaisons-Lecarré A; Forss AC; Neuhäuser-Berthold M · EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2026
    Guideline / consensusEnergy forThiamin
  12. Effects of thiamine supplementation on exercise-induced fatigue.
    Suzuki M; Itokawa Y · Metabolic brain disease · 1996
    Randomized trial16 participantsEnergy forThiamin
  13. Long-term maintenance treatment with 300 mg thiamine for fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: results from an open-label extension of the TARIF study.
    Bager P; Hvas CL; Rud CL; Dahlerup JF · Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology · 2022
    Randomized trialEnergy forThiamin
  14. A new perspective on vitamin B12 deficiency in rheumatology: a case-based review.
    Dułak NA; Rytlewska M; Jaskólska M; Chmielewski M · Rheumatology international · 2024
    Case series3 participantsEnergy forVitamin B12
  15. Effects of Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Cognitive Function, Depressive Symptoms, and Fatigue: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.
    Markun S; Gravestock I; Jäger L; Rosemann T; Pichierri G; Burgstaller JM · Nutrients · 2021
    Meta-analysis6,276 participants16 studies pooledEnergy forVitamin B12
  16. Patients' experiences with methylcobalamin injections in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
    Zubair AS; Saab L; Scharer K; Khokhar B · Brain circulation · 2024
    Qualitative study5 participantsEnergy forVitamin B12
  17. Cobalamin deficiency: clinical picture and radiological findings.
    Briani C; Dalla Torre C; Citton V; Manara R; Pompanin S; Binotto G; Adami F · Nutrients · 2014
    Narrative reviewEnergy forVitamin B12
  18. Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Common Questions and Answers.
    Patel H; McGuirk R · American family physician · 2025
    Narrative reviewEnergy forVitamin B12
  19. Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    López-Muñoz P; Torres-Costoso AI; Fernández-Rodríguez R; Guzmán-Pavón MJ; de Arenas-Arroyo SN; Basco-López JÁ; Reina-Gutiérrez S · Nutrients · 2023
    Meta-analysis345 participants5 studies pooledEnergy forVitamin D
  20. Vitamin D Supplementation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for Improvement in Disease Activity and Fatigue Scores: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
    Lima GL; Paupitz J; Aikawa NE; Takayama L; Bonfa E; Pereira RM · Arthritis care & research · 2016
    Randomized trial40 participantsEnergy forVitamin D