$16.64 $0.27 per serving
Product analysis
Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg offers a focused ingredient involved in the body’s energy processes at a reasonably favorable cost. Improvements in everyday energy or thinking remain uncertain because the relevant findings concern specific clinical groups.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality20
The ingredient preparation is unspecified, limiting a confident quality comparison. Results associated with another carnitine form cannot establish the quality of this preparation.
Ingredient Transparency63
The amount of acetyl L-carnitine is disclosed, helping compare servings. Its form is unspecified, leaving preparation details unclear.
Value For Money75
The declared acetyl L-carnitine amount offers reasonably favorable value. That cost comparison does not establish an effective amount for everyday cognitive or energy benefits.
Customer Satisfaction70
Customer ratings are very positive but come from very few reviews. The small review base limits confidence about wider customer experience.
Product Focus57
A single ingredient focuses on cellular energy processes. Those roles do not establish routine improvements in concentration, energy or work performance in healthy adults.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 60 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.27
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 13 ratings
Goals
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High effect
Acetyl L-Carnitine · 500 mg
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Moderate effect
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Lower effect
Acetyl L-Carnitine · 500 mg
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Acetyl L-Carnitine · 500 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl | 500 mg |
Acetyl L-Carnitine · 500 mg OverallScore90
Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg provides 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine HCl per serving. The cost per 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine is moderate. The HCl form is named.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability88
It contains acetyl L-carnitine HCl. No purity testing or good manufacturing practice claim is available.
ALCAR vs. Standard Carnitine Form
Acetyl L-carnitine is present.
Advanced Sourcing and Salt Specificity
The HCl form is named. No purity testing or good manufacturing practice claim is available.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
500 mg per serving falls within the range described for cognitive and metabolic support. The amount is stated separately.
Clinical Dosage Efficacy
500 mg per serving falls within the range described for cognitive and metabolic support.
Label Transparency and Proprietary Blends
The acetyl L-carnitine amount is stated as 500 mg per serving.
Value75
The cost per 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine is moderate.
Price per 500mg Acetyl L-Carnitine
The cost per 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine is moderate.
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Acetyl-L-carnitine treatment in minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
- Long-term acetyl-L-carnitine treatment in Alzheimer's disease.
- Pharmaco-electroencephalographic and clinical effects of the cholinergic substance--acetyl-L-carnitine--in patients with organic brain syndrome.
- Acetyl-L-carnitine improves cognitive functions in severe hepatic encephalopathy: a randomized and controlled clinical trial.
- Acetyl-L-carnitine in the treatment of mildly demented elderly patients.
- A double-blind, parallel, multicenter comparison of L-acetylcarnitine with placebo on the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in fragile X syndrome boys.
- Acetyl L-carnitine (ALC) treatment in elderly patients with fatigue.
- Oral acetyl-L-carnitine therapy reduces fatigue in overt hepatic encephalopathy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- The supplementation of acetyl-L-carnitine decreases fatigue and increases quality of life in patients with hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon-α 2b plus ribavirin.
- Acetyl-L-carnitine reduces depression and improves quality of life in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
- A prospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral acetyl-L-carnitine for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
- Metabolomic biomarkers for (R, S)-ketamine and (S)-ketamine in treatment-resistant depression and healthy controls: A systematic review.
- Acetyl-L-carnitine Slows the Progression from Prefrailty to Frailty in Older Subjects: A Randomized Interventional Clinical Trial.
- Acetyl-L-Carnitine Supplementation During HCV Therapy With Pegylated Interferon-α 2b Plus Ribavirin: Effect on Work Performance; A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- [Psycho-functional changes in attention and learning under the action of L-acetylcarnitine in 17 young subjects. A pilot study of its use in mental deterioration].
- Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a multi-site, placebo-controlled pilot trial.
- Acetyl-L-carnitine for patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
- Low Bioavailability and High TMAO Production: Novel Insights Into Acetylcarnitine and Carnitine Metabolism.