A:Cuts Amino-Charged Energy Drink Sweet Tea
Goals
$21.36 $0.71 per serving
Product analysis
A:Cuts Amino-Charged Energy Drink Sweet Tea provides caffeine for short-term alertness and possible exercise support. Caffeine can also raise heart rate and blood pressure, which may affect whether it suits you.
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Nutrient Quality26
Most ingredient forms and the blend components are unspecified, limiting quality comparisons. The identified caffeine, green coffee and calcium forms still lack enough detail for a firm quality conclusion.
Ingredient Transparency56
All listed amounts are disclosed, making basic serving comparisons possible. Most forms and the blend composition remain unspecified, leaving some individual contributions unclear.
Value For Money39
Caffeine is reasonably priced and taurine offers middling value, while several amino acids are expensive for their amounts. Economical alanine does not establish good value for the whole drink.
Customer Satisfaction73
Customer ratings are strongly positive, but the review pool is small. The limited volume makes that satisfaction signal less settled.
Product Focus23
Caffeine provides the clearest contribution through short-term alertness and possible exercise support. The broader mixture adds many intended uses, but several amino-acid and blend contributions remain uncertain.
- Format
Powder - Container
- 210 Gram(s)
- Per serving
- $0.71
- Also available
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Goals
Impact
High effect
Caffeine · 127 mg
Caffeine can support acute exercise performance, most consistently endurance, by affecting central drive and perceived fatigue; strength and sprint responses vary. Taurine has limited, event-specific running evidence from a small trial, without establishing general strength or hydration benefits.
How this product is rated for Fitness
Ingredient fit61
Lower, uncertain or unavailable amounts limit the contribution compared with the saved exercise-study references.
Goal fit
The formula combines exercise-related ingredients with ingredients serving other purposes.
Dose adequacy
Lower, uncertain or unavailable amounts limit the contribution compared with the saved exercise-study references.
Pathways65
The strongest saved connection is central drive and fatigue perception.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is central drive and fatigue perception.
Breadth
The saved findings cover muscle energy and buffering, central drive and fatigue perception.
Evidence77
Caffeine provides the strongest saved contribution, subject to its nutritional, exercise and population limits.
Evidence strength
Caffeine provides the strongest saved contribution, subject to its nutritional, exercise and population limits.
Studied preparation
The saved findings accept the preparations with sufficient amounts; this does not establish testing of the whole formula.
Formulation logic100
All counted ingredients reach the saved minimum amount threshold, which is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients do not require an additional partner for the saved contribution; a combined benefit is not established.
Conflicts
No configured formulation conflict was identified.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients reach the saved minimum amount threshold, which is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Impact
High effect
Caffeine · 127 mg
Caffeine supports alertness and reduced sleepiness, with 125 mg of explicitly declared active caffeine per selected serving. Its contribution concerns feeling awake rather than cellular fuel or lasting exercise capacity. Green coffee extract does not add a separately established caffeine amount. Isoleucine and valine remain unresolved in the supplied ingredient inventory and do not contribute to the saved result.
How this product is rated for Energy
Ingredient fit45
Caffeine supplies the established alertness contribution within a formula containing many other actives. Its declared active amount is meaningful; unresolved amino-acid facts add no contribution.
Goal fit
Caffeine is relevant to alertness, but many other actives and the product's broad range of uses reduce its focus on this goal.
Dose adequacy
The declared active caffeine amount supports a meaningful, partial contribution against the saved amount reference.
Pathways50
Alertness is the only supported route among those evaluated. Broader exercise and cellular-energy coverage is absent.
Depth
Caffeine provides the strongest contribution through alertness.
Breadth
Alertness is the only route meeting the saved coverage threshold.
Evidence100
Caffeine supplies the strongest relevant evidence for acute alertness. The qualifying ingredients meet the saved preparation criteria.
Evidence strength
Caffeine provides the strongest relevant evidence, specifically for acute alertness and reduced sleepiness.
Studied preparation
The qualifying ingredient preparations meet the saved criteria, without implying form superiority or proven finished-product efficacy.
Formulation logic100
The contributing ingredients meet the saved minimum amount and partner conditions. No configured conflict was identified.
Partner coverage
The contributing ingredients do not require an additional partner under the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in the saved result meet its minimum amount criterion; that criterion does not guarantee a noticeable benefit.
Impact
High effect
Caffeine · 127 mg
Caffeine can produce a modest, temporary rise in resting energy expenditure. The declared 125 mg per serving is relevant to that acute effect, but does not establish lasting fat loss or the effect of repeated servings. Taurine findings concern metabolic markers in people with type 2 diabetes, rather than a general increase in energy expenditure.
How this product is rated for Metabolism Support
Ingredient fit55
Caffeine supplies the clearest direct connection to acute thermogenesis; other actives broaden the formula’s purpose.
Goal fit
Caffeine is the directly relevant thermogenic ingredient; the formula also contains several actives aimed at other functions.
Dose adequacy
The disclosed caffeine amount is relevant to an acute thermogenic effect; taurine also contributes to the saved amount finding.
Pathways57
The strongest saved finding concerns metabolic hormones through taurine, while caffeine adds an acute stimulant pathway.
Depth
The strongest saved finding concerns metabolic hormones through taurine, while caffeine adds an acute stimulant pathway.
Breadth
Only insulin-related metabolism reaches the saved coverage benchmark; other evaluated pathways remain below it.
Evidence92
Taurine leads the saved evidence finding, although its supplied clinical findings concern diabetes-related markers rather than general thermogenesis.
Evidence strength
Taurine leads the saved evidence finding, although its supplied clinical findings concern diabetes-related markers rather than general thermogenesis.
Studied preparation
Qualifying ingredients meet the saved preparation criteria; this does not by itself demonstrate a thermogenic benefit.
Formulation logic100
Credited ingredients meet partner requirements and no configured conflicts were found. Their amount thresholds do not establish extra energy expenditure.
Partner coverage
No credited ingredient has an unmet partner requirement in the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All credited ingredients meet the saved amount threshold, which is a comparison criterion rather than proof of a metabolic-rate effect.
Impact
Moderate effect
Caffeine · 127 mg
Caffeine at 125 mg is the main contributor to short-term alertness and attention, which may help with focused tasks. Timing, tolerance and sleep affect the practical result, and improved attention on a test does not guarantee greater work output.
How this product is rated for Productivity Boost
Ingredient fit45
The formula serves several needs, with a smaller share directed toward productivity support. The assessed amounts are generally close to the supplied dose comparisons.
Goal fit
The formula serves several needs, with a smaller share directed toward productivity support.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts are generally close to the supplied dose comparisons.
Pathways50
Adenosine-blocking alertness is the main area of support, with meaningful coverage in the saved findings. The saved findings show meaningful coverage of 1 aspect of productivity support.
Depth
Adenosine-blocking alertness is the main area of support, with meaningful coverage in the saved findings.
Breadth
The saved findings show meaningful coverage of 1 aspect of productivity support.
Evidence76
Caffeine provides the strongest relevant evidence at the assessed amount; performance benefits still depend on the population and context. The qualifying ingredients match preparations represented in the supplied evidence.
Evidence strength
Caffeine provides the strongest relevant evidence at the assessed amount; performance benefits still depend on the population and context.
Studied preparation
The qualifying ingredients match preparations represented in the supplied evidence.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can contribute on their own or have their required partner present. No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment. All assessed ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute on their own or have their required partner present.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
All assessed ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Impact
Lower effect
Caffeine · 127 mg
Impact
Lower effect
Glycine · 345 mgTaurine · 2000 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calories | 5 Calorie(s) | |
Total Carbohydrates | 1 Gram(s) | |
Calcium (Calcium Silicate) | 25 mg | |
L-Carnitine Tartrate | 500 mg | |
Caffeine, Natural (Coffea robusta Bean Extract) | 127 mg | |
Green Coffee Bean Extract (Chlorogenic Acid) | 125 mg | |
Taurine | 2000 mg | |
ACUTS BCAAs | 725 mg | |
L-Alanine | 500 mg | |
L-Glycine | 345 mg | |
L-Lysine Hydrochloride | 300 mg | |
L-Glutamine | 250 mg | |
L-Phenylalanine | 50 mg | |
L-Histidine Hydrochloride | 50 mg | |
L-Threonine | 50 mg |
Alanine · 500 mg OverallScore85
Caffeine (Coffea robusta Bean Extract) · 127 mg OverallScore68
Glycine · 345 mg OverallScore45
Glycine is listed at 345 mg per serving, a small amount. The whole-product price works out to about $2.06 per gram of glycine, so it reflects the entire serving.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability60
A GMP claim is recorded for the product; it does not independently verify glycine purity.
Glycine Sourcing and Purity Standards
A GMP claim is recorded for the product; it does not independently verify glycine purity.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency38
Each serving lists 345 mg of glycine. The saved facts flag an artificial color, sweetener, preservative, or hydrogenated oil, without specifying which.
Clinically Relevant Dosage
Each serving provides 345 mg of glycine, a small amount.
Label Transparency and Yield Disclosure
The glycine amount is explicitly listed as 345 mg per serving.
Clean Label and Excipient Quality
The saved facts flag an artificial color, sweetener, preservative, or hydrogenated oil, without specifying which.
Value30
The whole-product price works out to about $2.06 per gram of glycine; it covers the entire serving.
Cost Efficiency per 1,000mg of Glycine
The whole-product price works out to about $2.06 per gram of glycine; it covers the entire serving.
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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.
- Taurine Supplementation Lowers Blood Pressure and Improves Vascular Function in Prehypertension: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
- Taurine ameliorates blood pressure and vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Taurine reduces the risk for metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- Effects of Oral Taurine Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.
- The effects of taurine supplementation on glycemic control and serum lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Cognitive and mood improvements of caffeine in habitual consumers and habitual non-consumers of caffeine.
- Caffeine-containing energy drink improves physical performance of elite rugby players during a simulated match.
- Differential cognitive effects of energy drink ingredients: caffeine, taurine, and glucose.
- Does Single or Combined Caffeine and Taurine Supplementation Improve Athletic and Cognitive Performance without Affecting Fatigue Level in Elite Boxers? A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
- Trait Energy and Fatigue Modify the Effects of Caffeine on Mood, Cognitive and Fine-Motor Task Performance: A Post-Hoc Study.
- Air-abrasive debridement with glycine powder versus manual debridement and chlorhexidine administration for the maintenance of peri-implant health status: a six-month randomized clinical trial.
- The effects of glycine on auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia.
- Dietary glycine improves urine storage symptoms in urology outpatients.
- Oral supplementation with glycine reduces oxidative stress in patients with metabolic syndrome, improving their systolic blood pressure.
- Cognitive Effects of Taurine and Related Sulphur-Containing Amino Acids: A Systematic Review of Human Trials and Considerations for Plant-Based Dietary Transitions.