Fenugreek RED

Fenugreek RED

Irwin Naturals4.4 (39 ratings)
Format:Softgel Quantity: 60 Softgel(s) · 15 servings
Goals
$31.62 $2.10 per serving

Product analysis

38 out of 100

Fenugreek RED includes ginkgo with a limited connection to selected attention tasks. Most forms and the botanical blend's contents are unspecified, making comparisons between preparations difficult.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality20

The quality of most preparations remains uncertain. Nearly all forms are unspecified, and the undisclosed botanical blend cannot be characterized clearly.

Ingredient Transparency52

Ingredient amounts are stated, but nearly all forms are unspecified. The botanical blend lacks a component breakdown, leaving its individual contributions unclear.

Value For Money38

Citrulline and fenugreek are relatively costly within the full serving. Value for the remaining ingredients is uncertain.

Customer Satisfaction65

Customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. The small number of ratings limits how representative that feedback may be.

Product Focus30

Ginkgo provides the clearest connection to selected attention outcomes, but the findings depend on particular preparations. A broad ingredient list and undisclosed blend make a more specific benefit difficult to establish.

Format
Softgel
Container
60 Softgel(s)
Per serving
$2.10
Customer rating
4.4 · 39 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Cognitive Support
Impact
Moderate effect
C Ingredient FitD- PathwaysF EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Ginkgo at 120 mg provides the main connection to cognitive support, through the supplied blood-flow pathway finding. Its cognitive evidence is limited to selected attention outcomes with particular preparations, so a general memory benefit cannot be assumed from the amount alone.

How this product is rated for Cognitive Support

Ingredient fit60

1 relevant ingredient contribute to the goal, alongside 7 other active ingredients that make the formula less focused on cognition. The assessed amounts are close to the full comparison amounts used in the saved findings.
Goal fit
1 relevant ingredient contribute to the goal, alongside 7 other active ingredients that make the formula less focused on cognition.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts are close to the full comparison amounts used in the saved findings.

Pathways40

The clearest connection is cerebral blood flow, with a meaningful contribution in the saved findings.
Depth
The clearest connection is cerebral blood flow, with a meaningful contribution in the saved findings.
Breadth
Meaningful support is concentrated in cerebral blood flow; the other assessed pathways remain limited.

Evidence25

Ginkgo provides the strongest evidence contribution at an assessed amount, with benefits limited to the populations and outcomes described in the supplied evidence. Ginkgo is not matched to the preparations used in the relevant trials, which limits how directly those findings apply.
Evidence strength
Ginkgo provides the strongest evidence contribution at an assessed amount, with benefits limited to the populations and outcomes described in the supplied evidence.
Studied preparation
Ginkgo is not matched to the preparations used in the relevant trials, which limits how directly those findings apply.

Formulation logic100

No conflict was identified in the supplied checks. 1 of 1 relevant ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients can contribute alone or have the partners required by the saved findings.
Conflicts
No conflict was identified in the supplied checks.
Effective doses
1 of 1 relevant ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion.
Study evidence
Ginkgo Supportive 87 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Calories
45 Calorie(s)
Total Fat
2.5 Gram(s)
Total Carbohydrates
1 Gram(s)
Protein
4 Gram(s)
Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil
2400 mg
L-Citrulline
1500 mg 62
Fenugreek extract
200 mg 53
Ginkgo extract
120 mg 50
Beet powder
100 mg
LJ100 Tongkat Ali extract
100 mg
Cayenne powder
60 mg
Beta Sitosterol
33 mg
Asian Ginseng extract (Ginsenosides)
20 mg
BioPerine Complex
6 mg
Men 18–50
Report overview
Citrulline · 1500 mg OverallScore62
B- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA- Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyF Value
Each serving provides 1500 mg of L-citrulline, a moderate amount in this comparison. The whole-product price works out to about $1.41 per gram of L-citrulline.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability70

The recorded form is L-citrulline, and the evaluation flags additives under its sourcing criteria.
Citrulline Form Specificity
The citrulline is identified as L-citrulline.
Purity and Sourcing Markers
The evaluation flags additives under its purity criterion; the saved facts do not name them.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency85

The serving provides 1500 mg of L-citrulline, a moderate amount in this comparison.
L-Citrulline Dosage Efficacy
The recorded serving provides 1500 mg of L-citrulline, a moderate amount in this comparison.
Label Clarity and Transparency
The recorded L-citrulline amount is 1500 mg per serving.

Value0

The whole-product price works out to about $1.41 per gram of L-citrulline, a relatively high cost in this comparison.
Price per Gram of L-Citrulline
Based on the whole-product price, the cost is about $1.41 per gram of L-citrulline, relatively high in this comparison.
Fenugreek · 200 mg OverallScore53
B- Composition And Label DisclosureF Commercial Price And Usability
Each serving lists 200 mg of fenugreek extract. The whole-product serving costs about $2.11.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure

No additional composition rules were evaluated.

Composition and Label Disclosure70

Available information identifies 200 mg of fenugreek extract per serving, but does not specify its saponin percentage.
Amount and Label Disclosure
Available information identifies 200 mg of fenugreek extract per serving, but does not specify its saponin percentage.

Commercial Price and Usability20

A whole-product serving costs about $2.11; that amount is not allocated to fenugreek alone.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The price is about $2.11 per whole-product serving.
Ginkgo · 120 mg OverallScore50
F Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Composition And Label Disclosure
A serving lists 120 mg of ginkgo extract. The saved details contain no flavone or terpene percentages, so its composition is harder to compare with preparations that provide them.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure0

Flavone and terpene percentages are unavailable in the saved details.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
Flavone and terpene percentages are unavailable in the saved details.
Declared Ginkgolic Acid Limit
No qualifying ginkgolic acid limit is recorded in the saved details; the actual content is unknown.

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The amount and preparation are recorded: 120 mg of ginkgo extract per serving.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The amount and preparation are recorded: 120 mg of ginkgo extract per serving.

Commercial Price and Usability

The whole-product serving costs about $2.11; that price covers the entire product, not ginkgo alone.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® in dementia with behavioural and psychological symptoms: A systematic review.
    von Gunten A; Schlaefke S; Überla K · The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry · 2017
    Meta-analysis1,628 participants4 studies pooledCognitive Support forGinkgo
  2. Efficacy of ginkgo diterpene lactone meglumine on cognitive function in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a predefined exploratory analysis of a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
    Tian X; Xu Q; Xia X; Zhang Y; Meng X; Wang A · Journal of neurology · 2024
    Randomized trial3,163 participantsCognitive Support forGinkgo
  3. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial of an extract of Ginkgo biloba for dementia. North American EGb Study Group.
    Le Bars PL; Katz MM; Berman N; Itil TM; Freedman AM; Schatzberg AF · JAMA · 1997
    Randomized trial309 participantsCognitive Support forGinkgo
  4. Alleviating neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761. Findings from a randomized controlled trial.
    Bachinskaya N; Hoerr R; Ihl R · Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2011
    Randomized trial410 participantsCognitive Support forGinkgo
  5. Efficacy and safety of a once-daily formulation of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in dementia with neuropsychiatric features: a randomized controlled trial.
    Ihl R; Bachinskaya N; Korczyn AD; Vakhapova V; Tribanek M; Hoerr R; Napryeyenko O; GOTADAY Study Group · International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2013
    Randomized trial410 participantsCognitive Support forGinkgo