Turmeric & Ginger Citrus-Ginger

Turmeric & Ginger Citrus-Ginger

Emergen-C4.7 (87 ratings)
Format:Powder Quantity: 18 Packet(s) · 18 servings
Goals
$15.42 $0.85 per serving

Product analysis

53 out of 100

Turmeric & Ginger Citrus-Ginger combines herbs with nutrients involved in normal metabolism and electrolyte balance. Undisclosed mixture proportions and unspecified herbal preparations make its quality harder to compare.

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

Nutrient Quality38

Many nutrient forms are named, but their quality remains uncertain. The potassium mixture has unknown proportions, and the turmeric and ginger preparations are unspecified.

Ingredient Transparency74

All amounts and most forms are disclosed, making much of the serving easier to compare. Missing mixture proportions and herbal forms leave several components unclear.

Value For Money49

The potassium contribution compares favorably on serving cost, but the turmeric and ginger are less economical. Value for most added nutrients remains uncertain.

Customer Satisfaction71

The available ratings are strongly positive. The small review pool gives a limited view of wider buyer satisfaction.

Product Focus40

The B vitamins support normal metabolism of a blood marker linked with heart health, without establishing fewer major heart events. Small potassium and magnesium amounts add limited electrolyte support.

Format
Powder
Container
18 Packet(s)
Per serving
$0.85
Customer rating
4.7 · 87 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Impact
Moderate effect
C- Ingredient FitF PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Magnesium · 53 mgVitamin B12 · 25 mcgVitamin B6 · 10 mgFolate · 167 mcg DFE

Vitamin B6, folate and vitamin B12 participate in normal homocysteine metabolism. Lowering this blood marker has not generally translated into fewer major heart events.

Potassium at 200 mg and magnesium at 53 mg add limited support for electrolyte and blood-vessel function, with effects depending on overall intake and baseline blood pressure.

How this product is rated for Heart Health

Ingredient fit58

Heart-related ingredients sit alongside ingredients aimed at other health goals. The assessed amounts provide partial and uneven coverage of the saved comparison references.
Goal fit
Heart-related ingredients sit alongside ingredients aimed at other health goals.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts provide partial and uneven coverage of the saved comparison references.

Pathways19

The strongest assessed connection is to homocysteine metabolism, a marker-related function rather than a demonstrated reduction in heart events. The saved findings show limited coverage across the assessed heart-related processes.
Depth
The strongest assessed connection is to homocysteine metabolism, a marker-related function rather than a demonstrated reduction in heart events.
Breadth
The saved findings show limited coverage across the assessed heart-related processes.

Evidence87

Vitamin B6 provides the strongest evidence contribution among the assessed ingredients, within the supplied evidence's limits. The assessed ingredients match the preparation categories used in the saved review.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B6 provides the strongest evidence contribution among the assessed ingredients, within the supplied evidence's limits.
Studied preparation
The assessed ingredients match the preparation categories used in the saved review.

Formulation logic100

The assessed ingredients can contribute individually or have their required companion present. No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied assessment. All ingredients counted in this finding meet the saved minimum amount threshold.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute individually or have their required companion present.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied assessment.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in this finding meet the saved minimum amount threshold.
Study evidence
Folate Supportive 116 studies
Magnesium Supportive 158 studies
Niacin Supportive 105 studies
Potassium Supportive 182 studies
Vitamin B6 Supportive 44 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Calories
30 Calorie(s)
Total Carbohydrates
6 Gram(s)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid, Zinc Ascorbate)
250 mg
Thiamine (Thiamine Hydrochloride)
0.36 mg
Riboflavin (Riboflavin 5-Phosphate)
0.39 mg
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
4 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)
10 mg
Folate (Vitamin B9)
167 mcg DFE
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
25 mcg
Pantothenic Acid (Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B5)
2.5 mg
Calcium (Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Pantothenate, Monobasic Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic Calcium Phosphate)
50 mg
Phosphorus (Monobasic Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic Potassium Phosphate, Monobasic Sodium Phosphate, Tribasic Calcium Phosphate)
38 mg
Magnesium (Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Hydroxide)
53 mg
Zinc (Zinc Ascorbate)
2 mg
Manganese (Manganese Gluconate)
0.5 mg
Chromium (Chromium Picolinate)
10 mcg
Sodium (Monobasic Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate)
75 mg
Potassium (Monobasic Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Potassium Carbonate)
200 mg 60
organic Turmeric
100 mg 6
organic Ginger
150 mg 41
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Children 4+ Vegetarian
Report overview
F Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityC Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyA+ Value
A serving provides 200 mg of potassium, a moderate amount in this comparison. Three potassium forms are identified, but their individual contributions are unknown.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability36

Monopotassium phosphate, potassium bicarbonate and potassium carbonate are identified; their proportions are unknown.
Potassium Form Quality
Monopotassium phosphate, potassium bicarbonate and potassium carbonate are identified; their proportions are unknown.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency64

A serving lists 200 mg potassium. The saved facts do not include explicit elemental-potassium wording.
Potassium Dosage Potency
A serving provides 200 mg of potassium, a moderate amount in this comparison.
Elemental Yield Transparency
The potassium amount is known; the saved facts contain no explicit elemental-potassium wording.

Value100

A whole-product serving costs about $0.86.
Potassium Value Efficiency
A whole-product serving costs about $0.86.
Ginger · 150 mg OverallScore41
F Composition And Label DisclosureA Composition And Label DisclosureF Commercial Price And Usability
A serving provides 150 mg of ginger, but the saved details do not specify its markers or botanical source. The whole-product serving costs about $0.86.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure3

The saved ginger details do not specify marker content, botanical species or plant part.
Ginger Marker Disclosure
The available facts do not specify a ginger marker amount, percentage or extraction ratio.
Botanical Source Detail
The saved source details do not identify ginger’s species or plant part.

Composition and Label Disclosure90

The serving gives a separate 150 mg ginger amount, and the evaluation records a flow agent.
Ginger Amount Disclosure
The ginger amount is stated separately as 150 mg per serving.
Other Ingredients Disclosure
The evaluation records a flow agent among the other ingredients.

Commercial Price and Usability20

The whole-product serving costs about $0.86.
Selected-Serving Price Comparison
The whole-product serving costs about $0.86.
Turmeric · 100 mg OverallScore6
F Composition And Label DisclosureF Composition And Label DisclosureF Commercial Price And Usability
Each serving lists 100 mg of turmeric. The saved facts do not establish how much curcuminoid it contains.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure10

The saved facts do not establish a curcuminoid concentration for the turmeric.
Declared Total Curcuminoid Concentration
The saved facts do not establish a curcuminoid concentration for the turmeric.

Composition and Label Disclosure0

The turmeric amount is 100 mg per serving, but its curcuminoid amount is not established in the saved facts.
Preparation and Marker Amount Disclosure
The turmeric amount is 100 mg per serving, but its curcuminoid amount is not established in the saved facts.

Commercial Price and Usability10

The whole product costs about $0.86 per serving.
Selected-Serving Price Comparison
The whole product costs about $0.86 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. Folic Acid Therapy Reduces the First Stroke Risk Associated With Hypercholesterolemia Among Hypertensive Patients.
    Qin X; Li J; Spence JD; Zhang Y; Li Y; Wang X; Wang B; Sun N; Chen F; Guo J; Yin D; Sun L; Tang G; He M; Fu J; Cai Y; Shi X; Ye P; Chen H; Zhao S; Chen M; Gao C; Kong X; Hou FF; Huang Y; Huo Y · Stroke · 2017
    Randomized trial20,702 participantsHeart Health forFolate
  2. Periconception Red Blood Cell Folate and Offspring Congenital Heart Disease : Nested Case-Control and Mendelian Randomization Studies.
    Chen H; Zhang Y; Wang D; Chen X; Li M; Huang X; Jiang Y; Dou Y; Wang Y; Ma X; Sheng W; Jia B; Yan W; Huang G; SPCC (Shanghai Preconception Cohort) Group · Annals of internal medicine · 2022
    Case-control study985 participantsHeart Health forFolate
  3. Intake of vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B12 and risk of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
    Jayedi A; Zargar MS · Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2020
    Meta-analysis369,746 participants11 studies pooledHeart Health forFolate Heart Health forVitamin B6
  4. Folate Biomarkers, Folate Intake, and Risk of Death From All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
    Fallah M; Karim Dehnavi M; Lotfi K; Aminianfar A; Azadbakht L; Esmaillzadeh A · Nutrition reviews · 2025
    Meta-analysis423,304 participants25 studies pooledHeart Health forFolate
  5. The association between folic acid supplementation and congenital heart defects: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Wondemagegn AT; Afework M · SAGE open medicine · 2022
    Meta-analysis37 studies pooledHeart Health forFolate
  6. Quantitative Association Between Serum/Dietary Magnesium and Cardiovascular Disease/Coronary Heart Disease Risk: A Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
    Zhao L; Hu M; Yang L; Xu H; Song W; Qian Y; Zhao M · Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology · 2020
    Meta-analysis544,581 participants18 studies pooledHeart Health forMagnesium
  7. Effects of magnesium supplementation on improving hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension in type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of 24 randomized controlled trials.
    Xu L; Li X; Wang X; Xu M · Frontiers in nutrition · 2023
    Meta-analysis1,325 participants24 studies pooledHeart Health forMagnesium
  8. The effect of lowering blood pressure by magnesium supplementation in diabetic hypertensive adults with low serum magnesium levels: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Guerrero-Romero F; Rodríguez-Morán M · Journal of human hypertension · 2009
    Randomized trial82 participantsHeart Health forMagnesium
  9. Positive effects of magnesium supplementation in metabolic syndrome.
    Kisters S; Kisters K; Werner T; Vormann J; Tokmak F; Westhoff T; Gröber U; Predel HG; Reuter H · International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2024
    Randomized trial54 participantsHeart Health forMagnesium
  10. Comparative Efficacy of Nutraceuticals on Endothelial Function: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
    Norouzzadeh M; Rashedi MH; Mahdavi-Mazdeh G; Kosari A; Shahinfar H · Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026
    Meta-analysisHeart Health forMagnesium
  11. Differential effect of two nicotinic acid preparations on low-density lipoprotein subclass distribution in patients classified as low-density lipoprotein pattern A, B, or I.
    Superko HR; McGovern ME; Raul E; Garrett B · The American journal of cardiology · 2004
    Randomized trial180 participantsHeart Health forNiacin
  12. The ARBITER 6-HALTS Trial (Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol 6-HDL and LDL Treatment Strategies in Atherosclerosis): final results and the impact of medication adherence, dose, and treatment duration.
    Villines TC; Stanek EJ; Devine PJ; Turco M; Miller M; Weissman NJ; Griffen L; Taylor AJ · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2010
    Randomized trial315 participantsHeart Health forNiacin
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    Randomized trial50 participantsHeart Health forNiacin
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    Duggal JK; Singh M; Attri N; Singh PP; Ahmed N; Pahwa S; Molnar J; Singh S; Khosla S; Arora R · Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics · 2010
    Meta-analysis5,137 participants7 studies pooledHeart Health forNiacin
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    Meta-analysis441 participants7 studies pooledHeart Health forNiacin
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    D'Elia L; Barba G; Cappuccio FP; Strazzullo P · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2011
    Meta-analysis247,510 participants11 studies pooledHeart Health forPotassium
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    Poorolajal J; Zeraati F; Soltanian AR; Sheikh V; Hooshmand E; Maleki A · PloS one · 2017
    Meta-analysis1,213 participants23 studies pooledHeart Health forPotassium
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    Cohort study103,570 participantsHeart Health forPotassium
  19. Effect of Potassium Supplementation on Endothelial Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies.
    D'Elia L; Cappuccio FP; Masulli M; La Fata E; Rendina D; Galletti F · Nutrients · 2023
    Meta-analysis332 participants5 studies pooledHeart Health forPotassium
  20. Effects of potassium supplementation on office, home, and 24-h blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension.
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    Randomized trial55 participantsHeart Health forPotassium