$17.47 $0.29 per serving
Product analysis
L-Carnitine 500 mg offers a focused supplement that may support how the body handles blood fats, with good value for its carnitine content. Its possible heart-related benefit is narrow.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality40
The quality of the carnitine form remains uncertain. Naming it as carnitine tartrate helps identify the ingredient but does not by itself establish an absorption advantage.
Ingredient Transparency100
The carnitine amount and type are clearly stated. You can compare servings without guessing what form is included.
Value For Money80
The carnitine content offers good value at the cost of a full serving. That reflects the amount you receive rather than a promise of greater benefit.
Customer Satisfaction78
Customer ratings are very positive across several hundred reviews. That provides a useful view of satisfaction, though it does not establish effectiveness.
Product Focus63
The formula has a clear, narrow focus on carnitine and blood-fat handling. Its possible heart-related contribution is limited to that area rather than broad heart support.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 60 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.29
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 539 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
L-Carnitine · 500 mg
L-Carnitine 500 mg contains one credited ingredient, L-carnitine tartrate, at 500 mg. Its only pathway contribution is to triglyceride metabolism, and that coverage remains below the breadth threshold. Its fit is narrow, and the ingredient’s evidence ceiling is well below the goal’s highest ceiling.
How this product is rated for Cardiovascular Support
Ingredient fit80
The single credited ingredient is directly linked to the goal, with no actives tied to other goals. Its stated amount partly meets the dose reference.
Goal fit
L-carnitine is the sole credited ingredient, with no off-goal actives and a direct goal link.
Dose adequacy
The 500 mg amount gives partial fulfillment of the dose reference.
Pathways13
Triglyceride metabolism is the only pathway with coverage, and that coverage remains partial.
Depth
Triglyceride metabolism is the only covered pathway, with partial coverage.
Breadth
No target pathway reaches the breadth threshold.
Evidence63
The credited L-carnitine preparation is represented in trials, while its evidence ceiling is below the goal’s highest.
Evidence strength
L-carnitine has the highest evidence ceiling in the formula, below the goal’s top ceiling.
Studied preparation
The credited L-carnitine preparation is represented in trials at its counted amount.
Formulation logic100
The ingredient works on its own, with no matched conflict. It meets the comparison’s dose threshold.
Partner coverage
The credited ingredient works on its own.
Conflicts
No formulation conflict is matched in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
The sole credited ingredient meets the comparison’s dose threshold.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
L-Carnitine (L-Carnitine Tartrate) | 500 mg |
L-Carnitine (L-Carnitine Tartrate) · 500 mg OverallScore81
A serving provides 500 mg of L-carnitine. At that amount and the saved price, the cost is about $0.58 per gram of L-carnitine.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability84
The evaluation identifies a tartrate or fumarate family, but the saved facts do not specify which form. A grade or purity claim is recorded, but it is not independent verification of purity.
Chemical Form and Goal Alignment
The evaluation identifies a tartrate or fumarate family, but the saved facts do not specify which form.
Branded Material and Purity Standards
A grade or purity claim is recorded, but it is not independent verification of purity.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency78
The saved serving amount is 500 mg of L-carnitine. The L-carnitine amount is recorded without a paired source-compound amount.
Elemental L-Carnitine Dosage
The saved serving amount is 500 mg of L-carnitine.
Elemental Yield Disclosure
The L-carnitine amount is recorded without a paired source-compound amount.
Value80
Based on the saved amount and price, the cost is about $0.58 per gram of L-carnitine.
Price per Gram of Elemental L-Carnitine
Based on the saved amount and price, the cost is about $0.58 per gram of L-carnitine.
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- L-Carnitine supplementation reduces oxidized LDL cholesterol in patients with diabetes.
- L-Carnitine's Effect on the Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- The Effects of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Weight Loss, Glycemic Control, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Dose-response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- The Effects of L-Carnitine on Echocardiographic Changes in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia.
- Efficacy and tolerability of combined treatment with L-carnitine and simvastatin in lowering lipoprotein(a) serum levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.