$11.29 $0.11 per serving
Product analysis
Niacinamide 500 mg supplies vitamin B3 for normal nutrient metabolism and to help meet niacin needs.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality20
Vitamin B3 supports normal nutrient use, but the ingredient form details are incomplete. Those details do not establish an absorption advantage.
Ingredient Transparency63
The niacin amount is clear, making the serving easy to compare. The ingredient listing does not clearly disclose its chemical form, despite the niacinamide product name.
Value For Money60
The serving offers reasonable value for niacinamide. Its price does not imply greater benefit when vitamin B3 intake is already adequate.
Customer Satisfaction86
Positive ratings are backed by thousands of customer opinions. They describe satisfaction, without establishing effectiveness or safety.
Product Focus62
A single vitamin keeps the formula straightforward and easy to understand. Its relevance to skin and heart health comes mainly from meeting vitamin B3 needs, with extra benefits uncertain.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 100 VegCap(s)
- Per serving
- $0.11
- Customer rating
- 4.6 · 5,042 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
Niacinamide helps meet vitamin B3 needs, and inadequate niacin can affect the skin. The 500 mg serving does not imply greater cosmetic benefit in people with adequate intake, and oral findings cannot be borrowed from topical niacinamide.
How this product is rated for Skin Health
Ingredient fit96
Relevant nutrients support normal skin functions, with varying emphasis on skin compared with other goals. The ingredients counted for amount coverage reach their saved reference ranges.
Goal fit
Relevant nutrients support normal skin functions, with varying emphasis on skin compared with other goals.
Dose adequacy
The ingredients counted for amount coverage reach their saved reference ranges.
Pathways0
The saved findings concern nutrient sufficiency, with no substantial direct coverage of skin structure, hydration, barrier lipids or antioxidant routes.
Depth
The saved findings concern nutrient sufficiency, with no substantial direct coverage of skin structure, hydration, barrier lipids or antioxidant routes.
Breadth
No skin route reaches the saved level for broad coverage.
Evidence61
The evidence mainly supports normal nutrient functions and correcting inadequate intake; added cosmetic benefit in well-nourished people is less certain.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) supplies the strongest saved evidence among the assessed ingredients. The evidence mainly supports normal nutrient functions and correcting inadequate intake; added cosmetic benefit in well-nourished people is less certain.
Studied preparation
The preparations counted at useful amounts are recognized in the saved review.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients have no missing required partner or configured ingredient conflict.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients work independently or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted for this finding meet the saved minimum amount.
Impact
Moderate effect
Niacinamide supplies vitamin B3 for normal nutrient metabolism. Its nutritional role should not be equated with the lipid effects of high-dose nicotinic acid or with fewer cardiovascular events.
How this product is rated for Heart Health
Ingredient fit96
Vitamin B3 is the focused ingredient, though its practical heart-health role depends on form and context. The saved amount finding gives full contribution for 500 mg within its configured comparison.
Goal fit
Vitamin B3 is the focused ingredient, though its practical heart-health role depends on form and context.
Dose adequacy
The saved amount finding gives full contribution for 500 mg within its configured comparison.
Pathways18
The saved finding centers on triglyceride metabolism; form-specific evidence remains important. The saved findings show limited breadth across the assessed heart-related functions.
Depth
The saved finding centers on triglyceride metabolism; form-specific evidence remains important.
Breadth
The saved findings show limited breadth across the assessed heart-related functions.
Evidence62
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) provides the strongest saved evidence contribution, subject to the limits of its clinical context. The saved preparation finding supports the counted ingredients; it does not imply superiority over other forms.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) provides the strongest saved evidence contribution, subject to the limits of its clinical context.
Studied preparation
The saved preparation finding supports the counted ingredients; it does not imply superiority over other forms.
Formulation logic100
The counted ingredients can contribute alone or have their required partner present. No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings. All counted ingredients reach the saved minimum contribution level.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients can contribute alone or have their required partner present.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients reach the saved minimum contribution level.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Niacinamide | 500 mg |
Niacin · 500 mg OverallScore86
Each serving supplies 500 mg of niacin as niacinamide, a standard form of vitamin B3. The whole-product serving costs about $0.11.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability86
Niacinamide is a standard B3 form suited to the product’s general context.
Niacin Form & Goal Alignment
Niacinamide is a standard B3 form suited to the product’s general context.
Precursor Source Quality
Niacinamide is a standard B3 form; the saved facts do not identify an advanced precursor claim.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The 500 mg of niacin is identified as niacinamide and fits the evaluation’s form-specific amount criteria.
Clarity of Chemical Form
The niacin is identified as niacinamide.
Form-Specific Dosage Efficacy
The 500 mg of niacin as niacinamide fits the evaluation’s form-specific amount criteria.
Flush Risk & Safety Labeling
The saved facts identify a no-flush claim, consistent with the niacinamide form.
Value60
The whole-product serving costs about $0.11, a moderate price in the evaluation’s niacinamide comparison.
Price Per Effective Serving
The whole-product serving costs about $0.11, a moderate price in the evaluation’s niacinamide comparison.
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- 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.
- 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.
- The effects of extended-release niacin on carotid intimal media thickness, endothelial function and inflammatory markers in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
- Effect of niacin therapy on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Effect of niacin on endothelial function: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer.
- Niacinamide: A B vitamin that improves aging facial skin appearance.
- The clinical anti-aging effects of topical kinetin and niacinamide in Asians: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, split-face comparative trial.
- A Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Nicotinamide for Skin-Cancer Chemoprevention.
- Nicotinamide for Skin Cancer Chemoprevention.