$17.69 $0.19 per serving
Product analysis
Prostate Essentials supplies zinc that can support normal immune function when intake is low. Several herbal preparations are not identified, so their likely effects are harder to judge.
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Nutrient Quality49
Zinc picolinate is a favorable form for absorption. Most other ingredient preparations are undisclosed or cannot be assessed confidently, leaving the blend’s wider quality uncertain.
Ingredient Transparency75
All active ingredient amounts are listed, making serving quantities clear. Most ingredient forms are not disclosed, which limits comparison of the botanical and amino-acid preparations.
Value For Money65
The serving price compares favorably for zinc, nettle and glutamic acid. Value remains uncertain for the rest of the blend, so the favorable comparisons do not establish the value of every ingredient.
Customer Satisfaction85
Customer ratings are very positive, based on a substantial body of feedback. These ratings describe satisfaction and do not establish effectiveness or safety.
Product Focus52
The clearest supported roles come from zinc’s normal nutritional functions. The broader blend is less targeted, and the saw palmetto preparation cannot be assumed to match those linked with hair benefits.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 90 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.19
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 1,675 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
Zinc · 15 mg
Zinc at 15 mg supports normal immune-cell activity. Its role is mainly nutritional; cold-lozenge findings cannot be transferred to a swallowed supplement or used to promise fewer infections.
How this product is rated for Immunity
Ingredient fit39
The formula serves several needs, so only part of it is focused on immunity. The relevant amounts provide a partial match to the supplied dose comparisons.
Goal fit
The formula serves several needs, so only part of it is focused on immunity.
Dose adequacy
The relevant amounts provide a partial match to the supplied dose comparisons.
Pathways40
Lymphocyte function and immune regulation is the strongest area of support in the saved findings. The saved findings show meaningful coverage of 1 aspect of immune support, with less coverage elsewhere.
Depth
Lymphocyte function and immune regulation is the strongest area of support in the saved findings.
Breadth
The saved findings show meaningful coverage of 1 aspect of immune support, with less coverage elsewhere.
Evidence100
Zinc provides the strongest relevant evidence at the assessed amount; normal nutritional function is distinct from preventing infections. The qualifying ingredients match preparations represented in the supplied evidence.
Evidence strength
Zinc provides the strongest relevant evidence at the assessed amount; normal nutritional function is distinct from preventing infections.
Studied preparation
The qualifying ingredients match preparations represented in the supplied evidence.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can contribute on their own or have their required partner present. No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment. All assessed ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute on their own or have their required partner present.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
All assessed ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Impact
Moderate effect
Glycine · 25 mgZinc · 15 mg
Zinc at 15 mg contributes to normal immune function and may help meet nutritional needs. The 25 mg glycine amount provides little support for a broader health contribution in the saved assessment.
How this product is rated for Everyday Health
Ingredient fit40
The relevant ingredients share the formula with ingredients aimed at other uses, giving it a broader focus. The declared amounts provide partial coverage of the amounts used in the saved assessment.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients share the formula with ingredients aimed at other uses, giving it a broader focus.
Dose adequacy
The declared amounts provide partial coverage of the amounts used in the saved assessment.
Pathways16
The strongest saved contribution concerns antioxidant and immune defence, with partial coverage. No pathway reaches the saved threshold for substantial coverage.
Depth
The strongest saved contribution concerns antioxidant and immune defence, with partial coverage.
Breadth
No pathway reaches the saved threshold for substantial coverage.
Evidence72
Zinc supplies the strongest saved evidence among ingredients at an assessed effective amount, while relevance to broad everyday health remains conditional. The saved findings recognize the assessed effective ingredients as studied preparations.
Evidence strength
Zinc supplies the strongest saved evidence among ingredients at an assessed effective amount, while relevance to broad everyday health remains conditional.
Studied preparation
The saved findings recognize the assessed effective ingredients as studied preparations.
Formulation logic100
The credited ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partners. No configured ingredient conflicts were recorded in the saved findings. All credited ingredients meet the saved minimum amount.
Partner coverage
The credited ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partners.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflicts were recorded in the saved findings.
Effective doses
All credited ingredients meet the saved minimum amount.
Impact
Moderate effect
Zinc · 15 mg
Zinc may help with diffuse shedding when you're low in it. Saw palmetto offers a separate possible connection to thinning related to androgen hormones, but its effects depend on the preparation and don't apply to every cause of hair loss. The saw palmetto here isn't identified as one of the specific preparations associated with hair-count benefits, so those results can't be assumed for it.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit59
Zinc is relevant to shedding caused by low zinc. Other ingredients serve broader nutritional purposes.
Goal fit
Several nutrients relate to hair biology, alongside ingredients intended for other purposes.
Dose adequacy
Amounts vary across the ingredients, so their individual contributions differ; Zinc is declared at 15 mg per serving.
Pathways14
Saw palmetto relates to androgen signalling, though this preparation has uncertain hair benefits.
Depth
Saw palmetto relates to androgen signalling, though this preparation has uncertain hair benefits.
Breadth
The possible roles are limited to the ingredients described; broad action across the causes of hair loss cannot be assumed.
Evidence91
Zinc is relevant to shedding caused by low zinc. The saw palmetto preparation is unidentified, so benefits from particular extracts may not transfer.
Evidence strength
Zinc is relevant to shedding caused by low zinc.
Studied preparation
The saw palmetto preparation is unidentified, so benefits from particular extracts may not transfer.
Formulation logic100
No particular ingredient conflict or missing required partner is identified. Individual nutrient roles do not imply an extra benefit from combining them.
Partner coverage
No additional partner is required for the individual ingredient roles described.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified.
Effective doses
Several ingredients have usable declared amounts; this alone does not show that the combination improves hair growth.
Impact
Lower effect
Zinc · 15 mgGlycine · 25 mg
Impact
Moderate effect
Zinc · 15 mg
Zinc may help restore testosterone when low zinc levels are the cause of a reduction. That makes its role conditional on your nutrient intake, rather than a general way to raise hormones. Taking extra zinc when you already get enough isn't known to increase testosterone.
How this product is rated for Testosterone Support
Ingredient fit40
Zinc is relevant mainly when low intake affects testosterone. Other ingredients do not make that conditional benefit universal.
Goal fit
Zinc provides a conditional connection to testosterone through correcting low zinc levels.
Dose adequacy
Zinc 15 mg, Stinging Nettle 120 mg per serving; these amounts don't by themselves predict a testosterone increase.
Pathways0
Connections to hormone processes do not tell you how much testosterone will change. Practical effects remain dependent on the ingredient and circumstances.
Depth
No direct effect on stress-related hormone control, testosterone production or free testosterone is identified here.
Breadth
Broad effects across testosterone-related processes are not identified.
Evidence93
Correcting low zinc provides the clearest hormone-related benefit here. This does not imply an increase when zinc intake is already adequate.
Evidence strength
Zinc is most relevant when low zinc has reduced testosterone; benefit above adequate intake is unclear.
Studied preparation
The declared ingredient forms provide a usable comparison, but do not guarantee a testosterone response.
Formulation logic100
No required partner or particular ingredient conflict is identified. Declared amounts allow comparison without guaranteeing hormone benefits.
Partner coverage
No additional partner ingredient is required for the identified ingredient roles.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified for this goal.
Effective doses
Zinc 15 mg, Stinging Nettle 120 mg per serving; these are ingredient amounts, not a promise of hormone benefit.
Stinging Nettle Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Zinc (Zinc Picolinate) | 15 mg | |
Saw Palmetto berry extract (Fatty Acids) | 89 mg | |
Stinging Nettles | 120 mg | |
Asian Ginseng | 50 mg | |
Pumpkin | 40 mg | |
Glycine | 25 mg | |
L-Alanine | 25 mg | |
L-Glutamic Acid | 25 mg | |
Beta-Sitosterol (Phytosterol Concentrate) | 20 mg |
Zinc (Zinc Picolinate) · 15 mg OverallScore80
Each serving provides 15 mg of zinc as zinc picolinate. A whole-product serving costs about $0.20, giving a price basis for comparison.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100
The recorded zinc source is zinc picolinate.
Zinc Form Bioavailability
The recorded zinc source is zinc picolinate.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency61
The records give 15 mg of zinc per serving, but copper is unknown, so their balance cannot be assessed.
Elemental Dose Transparency
The records give 15 mg of elemental zinc per serving and identify the source form.
Zinc Dosage Safety & Effectiveness
The recorded elemental zinc amount is 15 mg per serving.
Zinc-to-Copper Mineral Balance
The copper amount is unknown, so the zinc-to-copper balance cannot be determined from the available facts.
Value80
A whole-product serving costs about $0.20.
Price Per Serving Efficiency
The price is about $0.20 per whole-product serving.
Glutamic Acid · 25 mg OverallScore86
Each serving provides a modest 25 mg of L-glutamic acid. The whole-product serving costs about $0.20.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100
L-glutamic acid is specified, and its free-acid form fits the indicated product use.
Isomer Specificity (L-Form)
The ingredient is identified as L-glutamic acid, specifying the L form.
Chemical Form Suitability
The free L-glutamic acid form fits the product’s indicated use.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency65
The serving separately discloses a modest 25 mg of L-glutamic acid.
Supplemental Dosage Adequacy
The 25 mg per serving is a modest amount of L-glutamic acid.
Label Disclosure & Transparency
The amount is individually disclosed as 25 mg of L-glutamic acid per serving.
Value100
The whole-product serving costs about $0.20, a relatively low price in this comparison.
Price per Serving Efficiency
The price is about $0.20 per whole-product serving.
Saw Palmetto (Fatty Acids) · 89 mg OverallScore85
The serving lists 89 mg of saw palmetto berry extract, with 45% fatty acids. The stated preparation and fatty acid percentage help make its composition easier to compare.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure70
The saw palmetto berry extract is listed at 45% fatty acids, giving a specific marker for comparison.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The saw palmetto berry extract is listed at 45% fatty acids, giving a specific marker for comparison.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
The serving lists 89 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and specifies 45% fatty acids.
Amount and Label Disclosure
The serving lists 89 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and specifies 45% fatty acids.
Commercial Price and Usability
Price and usability were not evaluated for saw palmetto.
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- Air-abrasive debridement with glycine powder versus manual debridement and chlorhexidine administration for the maintenance of peri-implant health status: a six-month randomized clinical trial.
- The effects of glycine on auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia.
- Dietary glycine improves urine storage symptoms in urology outpatients.
- Oral supplementation with glycine reduces oxidative stress in patients with metabolic syndrome, improving their systolic blood pressure.
- Effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate and zinc chloride mouthwashes in the treatment of oral mucositis and quality of life in patients with cancer under chemotherapy.
- Zinc supplementation in young children with acute diarrhea in India.
- Associations of mortality with ocular disorders and an intervention of high-dose antioxidants and zinc in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study: AREDS Report No. 13.
- Effects of zinc and probiotic co-supplementation on inflammation, gastrointestinal symptoms, quality of life, and mood in irritable bowel syndrome patients.
- Effect of zinc sulfate supplementation on premenstrual syndrome and health-related quality of life: Clinical randomized controlled trial.
- The Safety and Efficacy of a Proprietary Bioactive Fatty Acids Extract From Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) for Promoting Hair Growth and Reducing Hair Loss in Adults With Self-Perceived Thinning Hair: 90-Day Results.
- Effects of dietary supplements on androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
- The Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Extract for Promoting Hair Growth in Adults With Self-Perceived Thinning Hair: 180-Day Results.
- Beyond Minoxidil: Off-Label Therapies for Male Androgenetic Alopecia-A Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analyses.
- Comparitive effectiveness of finasteride vs Serenoa repens in male androgenetic alopecia: a two-year study.
- The effects of minoxidil, 1% pyrithione zinc and a combination of both on hair density: a randomized controlled trial.
- Incubatory environment of the scalp impacts pre-emergent hair to affect post-emergent hair cuticle integrity.
- A comparison of hair quality and cosmetic acceptance following the use of two anti-dandruff shampoos.
- BMI and levels of zinc, copper in hair, serum and urine of Turkish male patients with androgenetic alopecia.
- Analysis of serum zinc and copper concentrations in hair loss.
- Nutrient supplementation for prevention of viral respiratory tract infections in healthy subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis.