$57.20 $0.63 per serving
Product analysis
The Original Tropic Thunder offers an amino acid drink with vitamin B6, which may help with tiredness when intake is low. The undisclosed blend contents make it harder to judge exactly what you are getting.
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Nutrient Quality23
Most ingredient forms are unspecified, so their absorption qualities remain uncertain. The unnamed blend also prevents a clear judgment of its contents.
Ingredient Transparency44
Most amounts are listed, but very few ingredient forms are identified. The blend contents are undisclosed, which makes detailed comparisons difficult.
Value For Money72
The serving cost compares favorably for sodium, potassium and several amino acids. Value for vitamin B6 and citrulline remains uncertain.
Customer Satisfaction87
Customer ratings are generally very positive. A very large number of ratings provides a broad view of customer satisfaction.
Product Focus35
The formula targets energy, with limited support for exercise performance from citrulline and a role for B6 when intake is low. Undisclosed blend contents make the full combination harder to judge.
- Format
Powder - Container
- 1 Kilogram(s)
- Per serving
- $0.63
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Goals
Impact
High effect
Potassium · 220 mg
Citrulline has limited support for high-intensity strength-endurance performance, chiefly with particular citrulline-malate regimens. The 1000 mg serving does not establish a match to those larger studied exposures or imply improved daily vitality. B6 can contribute when low intake causes fatigue, while the supplied potassium and isolated amino-acid facts do not establish an additional routine energy effect.
How this product is rated for Energy
Ingredient fit81
Citrulline and the accompanying nutrients have a relevant nutritional or fatigue-related connection, but the amount comparison cannot establish clinical benefit.
Goal fit
Citrulline and the accompanying nutrients provide the relevant connection, while the product's wider purposes affect its focus on energy.
Dose adequacy
The ingredients contribute unevenly to the saved amount finding; 1000 mg citrulline does not reproduce the main studied strength-endurance exposures.
Pathways8
The saved findings record a small muscle-energy contribution, without establishing general daily energy improvement.
Depth
The saved findings record a small muscle-energy contribution, without establishing general daily energy improvement.
Breadth
The small muscle-energy contribution does not meet the saved coverage threshold; no broader energy pathways are covered.
Evidence60
Potassium leads the saved evidence finding, but the supplied context does not establish routine energy benefit from its declared amount.
Evidence strength
Potassium leads the saved evidence finding, but the supplied context does not establish routine energy benefit from its declared amount.
Studied preparation
The preparation finding is limited; generic citrulline cannot automatically be treated as the citrulline-malate preparations used in strength-endurance trials.
Formulation logic100
The included ingredients require no additional partner in the saved findings, and no matching conflict was identified. Their minimum amount check is satisfied.
Partner coverage
No additional partner is required for the included ingredients under the saved findings.
Conflicts
No matching conflict was identified by the supplied checks.
Effective doses
All ingredients included in this check meet its minimum amount threshold; that finding does not prove routine fatigue relief.
Isoleucine Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Valine Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calories | 0 Calorie(s) | |
Total Carbohydrates | 0 Gram(s) | |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 640 mcg | |
Sodium | 220 mg | |
Potassium | 220 mg | |
L-Leucine | 3500 mg | |
L-Glutamine | 2500 mg | |
L-Isoleucine | 1750 mg | |
L-Valine | 1750 mg | |
Electrolyte Blend | 1140 mg | |
Citrulline Malate | 1000 mg |
Valine · 1750 mg OverallScore88
The serving provides 1,750 mg of L-valine, with the amount clearly recorded. Based on the whole-product price, it costs about $0.36 per gram of valine.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability86
The recorded form is L-valine, with general testing or manufacturing quality certification recorded.
Valine Isomer and Source Type
The recorded form is L-valine.
Third-Party Sport Certifications
The saved facts indicate general testing or manufacturing quality certification; no sport-specific certification is recorded.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The amount and form are clearly recorded: 1,750 mg of L-valine per serving.
Valine Dosage Efficacy
The serving provides 1,750 mg of valine.
Label Transparency and Proprietary Blends
The amount and L-valine form are recorded for each serving.
Value70
The whole-product serving price works out to about $0.36 per gram of valine.
Price Per Gram of Valine
The whole-product serving price works out to about $0.36 per gram of valine.
Leucine · 3500 mg OverallScore88
Isoleucine · 1750 mg OverallScore87
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Acute Effect of Citrulline Malate on Repetition Performance During Strength Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Oral L-citrulline supplementation enhances cycling time trial performance in healthy trained men: Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled 2-way crossover study.
- Citrulline malate enhances athletic anaerobic performance and relieves muscle soreness.
- Citrulline/malate promotes aerobic energy production in human exercising muscle.
- The Effect of Citrulline Malate Supplementation on Muscle Fatigue Among Healthy Participants.
- [Efficacy of potassium N-acetylaminosuccinate (Cogitum) in the treatment of asthenic syndrome: results of double-blind placebo-controlled trial].
- Human resting energy expenditure in relation to dietary potassium.