$9.99 $0.09 per serving
Product analysis
GABA 500 mg may help with winding down at a low serving cost, though lasting everyday stress relief remains uncertain.
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Nutrient Quality20
The GABA preparation is unspecified. Its quality cannot be judged confidently or assumed to match a particular fermented preparation.
Ingredient Transparency63
The GABA amount is disclosed, making serving sizes easy to compare. A more specific preparation is not identified.
Value For Money100
The GABA has a low serving cost. That supports affordability for someone specifically seeking GABA.
Customer Satisfaction89
Customer feedback is very favorable across thousands of ratings. The broad review base supports the satisfaction pattern without proving calming or sleep effects.
Product Focus64
The formula has a narrow calming-related purpose. Short-term task-stress findings offer limited support, while reliable everyday mood and sleep benefits remain unclear.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 100 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.09
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 4,848 ratings
Goals
Impact
Highest effect
GABA · 500 mg
GABA has limited short-term task-stress findings, with narrow settings and food preparations limiting generalization to sustained supplement use. The 500 mg serving meets the saved amount criteria. That finding supports a focused calming-related connection without demonstrating durable everyday stress relief.
How this product is rated for Stress Relief
Ingredient fit96
GABA is a key ingredient in the saved stress-related findings. The amount criteria are met.
Goal fit
GABA gives the formula a focused connection to stress-related outcomes, alongside its other linked uses.
Dose adequacy
The credited amounts meet the saved comparison criteria; this does not establish stronger or more lasting stress relief.
Pathways60
The strongest coverage concerns calming-related activity. The breadth finding includes calming-related activity.
Depth
The strongest saved coverage concerns calming-related activity; this does not establish a lasting clinical effect.
Breadth
The routes meeting the breadth criterion are calming-related activity. Other aspects receive less or no coverage.
Evidence91
GABA has limited short-term task-stress findings; narrow settings and preparation differences limit sustained supplement claims.
Evidence strength
GABA has limited short-term task-stress findings; narrow settings and preparation differences limit sustained supplement claims.
Studied preparation
The credited ingredients meet the saved preparation criteria; population, duration and outcome differences still limit expectations.
Formulation logic100
The credited ingredients meet the minimum amount criterion, with no unmet partner requirement or evaluated ingredient conflict identified.
Partner coverage
No credited ingredient has an unmet partner requirement; this does not establish extra relief from combining ingredients.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict was identified by the evaluated rules.
Effective doses
All credited ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion; this is not a proven effective dose or response threshold.
Impact
Moderate effect
GABA may help with winding down, but its role in sleep remains uncertain and it isn't established as a direct sleep-inducing ingredient. This product has no other active sleep ingredient to add a separate timing or sleep-quality role.
The link between oral GABA and a reliable sleep effect is unclear, so the formula rests on this single calming possibility. Its overall sleep support remains narrow.
How this product is rated for Sleep Support
Ingredient fit96
GABA is the sole sleep-related active, keeping the product focused on a possible calming role.
Goal fit
The single listed active has a possible sleep-related role and no unrelated active dilutes focus.
Dose adequacy
The GABA amount supports its possible role, though sleep contribution remains uncertain.
Pathways12
GABA mainly contributes to calming, without sleep timing or broader route coverage.
Depth
Neural calming is the only route represented by GABA.
Breadth
No sleep route reaches broad coverage.
Evidence51
GABA's sleep-related support remains limited compared with the strongest sleep ingredients.
Evidence strength
GABA's sleep-related role is limited compared with the strongest ingredients.
Studied preparation
GABA is identified and an amount is listed, though its sleep benefit remains uncertain.
Formulation logic100
GABA can contribute on its own, though its sleep effect remains uncertain.
Partner coverage
GABA can contribute on its own, though its sleep effect remains uncertain.
Conflicts
No listed ingredient is identified as working against sleep at bedtime.
Effective doses
The GABA amount is meaningful, but amount alone doesn't establish a sleep effect.
Impact
Moderate effect
Whether isolated oral GABA improves everyday mood is unclear. GABA acts as a calming chemical messenger in the body, but that role alone doesn't tell us how taking it by mouth will affect how you feel. The 500 mg serving also can't be treated as interchangeable with a specific fermented preparation containing GABA.
How this product is rated for Mood Support
Ingredient fit96
GABA is the single declared ingredient relevant here; its role and limits determine the mood expectation. The serving declares GABA 500 mg. These are serving amounts, not an inferred daily regimen.
Goal fit
GABA is the single declared ingredient relevant here; its role and limits determine the mood expectation.
Dose adequacy
The serving declares GABA 500 mg. These are serving amounts, not an inferred daily regimen.
Pathways17
Calming is the main connection; a calming role does not automatically mean lasting mood improvement.
Depth
Calming is the main connection; a calming role does not automatically mean lasting mood improvement.
Breadth
Different biological roles should not be interpreted as separate, additive mood benefits.
Evidence53
An oral GABA mood benefit remains unclear; its messenger role alone cannot predict an effect. The declared ingredient identities are available; their presence alone does not predict how much mood will change.
Evidence strength
An oral GABA mood benefit remains unclear; its messenger role alone cannot predict an effect.
Studied preparation
The declared ingredient identities are available; their presence alone does not predict how much mood will change.
Formulation logic100
The ingredients do not require an additional partner, and no particular conflict is identified. Their combination alone does not predict added benefit.
Partner coverage
No additional ingredient partner is required for the ingredients with an independent role here.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified for this serving.
Effective doses
Declared serving amounts include GABA 500 mg; these comparisons do not establish an effective dose for every reader.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
GABA | 500 mg |
GABA · 500 mg OverallScore85
The label lists 500 mg of generic GABA per serving. The whole-product serving costs about $0.10, a relatively low price for generic GABA under the evaluation.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability70
The evaluation identifies generic GABA; the saved facts do not specify its source or production method.
GABA Source & Production Method
The evaluation identifies generic GABA; the saved facts do not specify its source or production method.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency93
The label lists 500 mg of generic GABA per serving, so the GABA amount is disclosed. The stored Other Ingredients panel matches a flow-agent term in the evaluation.
GABA Dosage Adequacy & Transparency
The label lists 500 mg of generic GABA per serving, so the GABA amount is disclosed.
Label Purity & Excipient Quality
The stored Other Ingredients panel matches a flow-agent term in the evaluation.
Value100
A whole-product serving costs about $0.10, which the evaluation considers relatively low for generic GABA.
Price per Effective Dose
A whole-product serving costs about $0.10, which the evaluation considers relatively low for generic GABA.
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