Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein Unflavored
Goals
$23.30 $0.77 per serving
Product analysis
Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein Unflavored offers plant-based protein with magnesium and potassium for normal mineral balance.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality20
Nutrient forms are unspecified, leaving their quality and absorption characteristics uncertain. The available detail does not establish an advantage over other preparations.
Ingredient Transparency47
Most amounts are disclosed, but fat, cholesterol and vitamin D quantities are missing. Nutrient forms are also unspecified, limiting detailed comparisons.
Value For Money66
The available serving-cost and potassium comparisons are favorable, while the iron comparison is weaker. Protein and several other nutrient comparisons remain unresolved, so the full value is uncertain.
Customer Satisfaction69
Customer ratings are positive across a few hundred reviews. The feedback describes satisfaction without establishing nutritional or heart-health benefits.
Product Focus65
Magnesium and potassium provide a limited nutritional contribution to normal mineral balance and blood-vessel function. Any blood-pressure benefit depends on baseline intake and health, rather than following automatically from the ingredients.
- Format
Powder - Container
- 1 Pound(s)
- Per serving
- $0.77
- Customer rating
- 4.4 · 329 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Magnesium · 179 mgVitamin D · mcg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calories | 60 Calorie(s) | |
Total Fat | 0 Gram(s) | |
Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
Sodium | 170 mg | |
Total Carbohydrates | 2 Gram(s) | |
Protein | 10 Gram(s) | |
Vitamin D | 0 mcg | |
Calcium | 30 mg | |
Iron | 4 mg | |
Potassium | 230 mg | |
Magnesium | 179 mg | |
Zinc | 2 mg |
Sodium · 170 mg OverallScore65
The serving provides 170 mg of sodium at a low cost per serving. That is a small amount for replacing sweat losses during intense activity. The sodium source is unspecified.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability48
The sodium source is unspecified. It also lists 230 mg of potassium and 179 mg of magnesium, though the specific forms are unclear.
Sodium Source Purity & Quality
The sodium source is unspecified.
Bioavailability of Supporting Electrolytes
It also lists 230 mg of potassium and 179 mg of magnesium, though the specific forms are unclear.
Trace Mineral Complex & Buffering Forms
No trace mineral complex or sodium bicarbonate is identified.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency65
The 170 mg serving may be insufficient to replace sweat losses during intense activity. The available ingredient panel identifies no artificial colors or sweeteners.
Sodium Dosage for Athletic Replenishment
The 170 mg serving may be insufficient to replace sweat losses during intense activity.
Ingredient Label Transparency
The sodium amount and the listed electrolyte amounts are individually stated: 170 mg of sodium, 230 mg of potassium and 179 mg of magnesium.
Artificial Color and Sweetener Disclosure
The available ingredient panel identifies no artificial colors or sweeteners.
Value100
The cost per serving is low.
Price Per Serving vs. Collection Median
The cost per serving is low.
Potassium · 230 mg OverallScore45
A serving provides 230 mg potassium. The whole-product cost per serving is low. The chemical form of potassium is unknown.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability0
The chemical form of potassium is unknown.
Potassium Form Quality
The chemical form of potassium is unknown.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency64
A serving provides 230 mg potassium. The potassium amount is stated, though it is not explicitly called elemental potassium.
Potassium Dosage Potency
A serving provides 230 mg potassium.
Elemental Yield Transparency
The potassium amount is stated, though it is not explicitly called elemental potassium.
Value100
The whole-product cost per serving is low.
Potassium Value Efficiency
The whole-product cost per serving is low.
Iron · 4 mg OverallScore32
A serving provides 4 mg iron at a high whole-product cost per serving. The iron form is unknown. Zinc is also present and may compete with iron absorption.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability0
The iron form is unknown. Zinc is also present and may compete with iron absorption.
Iron Chemical Form & Bioavailability
The iron form is unknown.
Absorption Support & Blocker Avoidance
Zinc is also present and may compete with iron absorption.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency70
The label states 4 mg iron per serving.
Elemental Iron Label Clarity
The iron amount is stated separately.
Dosage Effectiveness & Safety Range
A serving provides 4 mg iron.
Value20
The whole-product cost per serving is high.
Price per Effective Serving
The whole-product cost per serving is high.
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Quantitative Association Between Serum/Dietary Magnesium and Cardiovascular Disease/Coronary Heart Disease Risk: A Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
- Effects of magnesium supplementation on improving hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension in type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of 24 randomized controlled trials.
- The effect of lowering blood pressure by magnesium supplementation in diabetic hypertensive adults with low serum magnesium levels: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- Positive effects of magnesium supplementation in metabolic syndrome.
- Comparative Efficacy of Nutraceuticals on Endothelial Function: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
- Potassium intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
- Oral potassium supplementation for management of essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- Joint association of urinary sodium and potassium excretion with cardiovascular events and mortality: prospective cohort study.
- Effect of Potassium Supplementation on Endothelial Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies.
- Effects of potassium supplementation on office, home, and 24-h blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension.
- Vitamin D supplementation for cardiometabolic risk markers in pregnant women based on the gestational diabetes mellitus or obesity status : a randomized clinical trial.
- Paricalcitol and endothelial function in chronic kidney disease trial.
- Vitamin D Supplementation, Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Does vitamin D supplementation modulate metabolic risk factors of cardiovascular disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.