Men's Formula

Men's Formula

SmartyPants Organics4.8 (438 ratings)
Format:Gummy Quantity: 120 Gummy(ies) · 30 servings
Goals

Product analysis

52 out of 100

Men's Formula may help cover nutritional gaps involved in tiredness and normal energy use. Extra energy or faster calorie burning is not established when you already get enough of these nutrients.

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Nutrient Quality41

Iodine is supplied in a favorably assessed form, while the quality of most other nutrient forms remains uncertain. Naming a form does not by itself establish an absorption advantage.

Ingredient Transparency73

Amounts are given throughout, and most forms are named, helping you compare the formula. Several form details and the proportions within listed combinations remain undisclosed.

Value For Money39

Iodine alone offers limited value relative to the full serving cost. There is too little information to judge value across the rest of the formula.

Customer Satisfaction78

Customer ratings are very positive across hundreds of reviews. Specific experiences are not described, so the reasons for that satisfaction are unclear.

Product Focus42

The formula takes a broad nutritional approach to energy and metabolism. Its many ingredients may be less targeted than choosing support for a known nutritional gap.

Format
Gummy
Container
120 Gummy(ies)
Per serving
$0.95
Customer rating
4.8 · 438 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
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 and vitamin B6 support normal blood formation, while niacin and vitamin C help fill nutritional gaps associated with fatigue. These roles matter when intake is low; extra energy is not established when needs are met. Vitamin D has fatigue evidence in deficient adults, but that does not establish a routine energy boost from this serving. Iodine supports thyroid function without demonstrating extra energy.

How this product is rated for Energy

Ingredient fit71

The formula’s recognised ingredients connect with energy through nutritional support, with benefits depending on the relevant shortfall.
Goal fit
The formula includes ingredients relevant to energy alongside ingredients directed at other goals.
Dose adequacy
The declared amounts support the recognised ingredients to differing degrees; this does not make them proven fatigue-treatment doses.

Pathways0

The listed energy pathways have no recognised coverage; nutritional sufficiency is a separate role.
Depth
No coverage was found for the listed alertness, exercise or stress-fatigue pathways; nutritional support is considered separately.
Breadth
None of the listed pathways reaches the required coverage; this does not erase the ingredients’ nutritional roles.

Evidence93

Vitamin D leads the saved finding, but fatigue evidence in deficient adults does not establish routine benefit in people with adequate status.
Evidence strength
Vitamin D leads the saved finding, but fatigue evidence in deficient adults does not establish routine benefit in people with adequate status.
Studied preparation
Most recognised preparations match the saved preparation check; iodine lacks that match, and matching does not establish benefit in every population.

Formulation logic100

The recognised ingredients meet the saved partner and minimum-amount checks, with no configured conflicts found.
Partner coverage
The recognised ingredients have no unmet partner requirement; this does not demonstrate an extra benefit from combining them.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All ingredients retained in this check meet its minimum amount threshold; that threshold is not a proven effective fatigue dose.
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
Each serving provides 150 mcg of iodine as potassium iodide. A whole-product serving costs about $0.95.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100

Potassium iodide provides the iodine in this product.
Iodine Form & Bioavailability
Potassium iodide is the listed iodine form and is assessed favorably for absorption.
Marine Source Purity & Sourcing
The iodine is from potassium iodide, so the seaweed-sourcing criterion does not apply.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The serving provides 150 mcg of iodine.
Dosage Efficacy for Daily Support
The serving provides 150 mcg iodine for daily support.
Dosage Safety & Upper Limits
The 150 mcg per serving is below the adult daily upper limit before iodine from other sources is counted.
Elemental Iodine Transparency
The stated amount is 150 mcg of iodine per serving.

Value20

A whole-product serving costs about $0.95.
Price Per Effective Serving
A whole-product serving costs about $0.95.
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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