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The gap this formula speaks to.

Public health figures the engine matched to this formula's ingredients. Reported by their source, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

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Every one of these is a fact the engine could ground.

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• Studied in people19 human studies on Beta-Alanine back this formula, each one cited.
• A mechanism that is settledHow Citrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid) and Beta-Alanine work is settled pharmacology.
• Studied together, not just separatelyCitrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid) and Beta-Alanine have been studied together, not only separately.
• Recent work on the recordThe most recent study on this record was published in 2025.
• Serving amount inside the studied rangeEach serving carries 6 g of Citrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid), inside the range the published research used.
• A stated daily maintenance amountCitrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid) is here at a daily maintenance amount, which is what a daily supplement is for.
• Why this formatIt is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.
• The exact form, describedThe label names its forms exactly: Two parts citrulline to one part malate, Beta-alanine, Agmatine sulfate. The record says what each one is and what it suits.
• Full label disclosureEvery ingredient on this label carries its own declared amount.
• Where it comes from and how it is madeCitrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid) is made by fermentation.
• Positions this formula already qualifies forThis formula already qualifies for positions beyond the one it is sold into, on the evidence it carries.
• A position nobody is holding yetSome of those positions are ones almost nobody is selling to yet.

The combinations the trials actually measured.

One pairing in this formula has been studied as a combination in human trials. Each finding below is what a named study measured, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

• Di-Caffeine Malate + TaurineEnergy

  In a 2025 network meta-analysis, caffeine and taurine taken together improved reaction time and anaerobic capacity more than either compound alone.

  Deng et al., 2025 (J Int Soc Sports Nutr)PMID 41032459

  Promising

Findings from trials that studied these actives as a combination. Context for how the actives were tested together, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

The size of the effect, in plain numbers.

Where a trial measured an actual number, we show it next to the claim. It is the average across the trials, never a promise about one person.

What the trials show about timing.

Time-to-effect windows the engine read from the trial record. Each is a window a named study measured, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

• Citrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid)within about 1 hour of a single doseMeasured within a day

  In a randomised double-blind crossover trial in 19 recreationally active women, a single 8 g dose of citrulline malate taken 60 minutes before testing raised total work in a 5-repetition isokinetic leg extension protocol compared with placebo, with no difference in peak torque and no difference in the 50-repetition protocol. A separate crossover trial in 10 well-trained men using 12 g 60 minutes before high-intensity cycling found no change in time to exhaustion or power.

  Gills et al., 2023 (J Strength Cond Res)PMID 34319940

  Cunniffe et al., 2016 (J Strength Cond Res)PMID 26808848

  Early
• Beta-Alanineabout 4 to 10 weeks of daily useBuilds with daily use

  In the trial record, muscle carnosine rises about 59% over 4 weeks of daily beta-alanine, with further gains, about 80%, by 10 weeks.

  Hill et al., 2006 (Amino Acids)PMID 16868650

  Promising
• Taurinea single 4 g dose on the day of exerciseMeasured within a day

  In a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled crossover trial in 16 trained young men, a single 4 g dose of taurine taken before graded cycling in hot and humid conditions lengthened time to exhaustion on the same day compared with placebo, while 1 g and 6 g doses showed no effect.

  Li et al., 2025 (Frontiers in nutrition)PMID 41158650

  Early
• Caffeine Anhydrouswithin about 45 to 60 minutes of a single doseMeasured within a day

  In a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial, 15 resistance-trained women took 4 mg per kg body mass of caffeine 60 minutes before a strength and power battery. Squat one-repetition maximum rose 4.5 percent and countermovement jump height 7.6 percent against placebo. A separate crossover trial in 11 active adults began its cycling tests 45 minutes after a 3 mg per kg capsule and recorded a peak-power increase of about 4 percent on the first day of ingestion.

  Norum et al., 2020PMID 32681596

  Lara et al., 2019PMID 30673725

  Promising
• Caffeine Anhydrousheld for about 15 to 18 days of daily use, then narrowedBuilds with daily use

  One crossover trial mapped the day-to-day time course in 11 healthy active adults taking 3 mg per kg per day for 20 consecutive days. Peak cycling power in the incremental test stayed about 4.0 percent above placebo for the first 15 days and the difference then lessened. Wingate peak power was still raised on days 1, 4, 15 and 18 by about 4.9 percent. The authors describe the shrinking margin as progressive tolerance. This is one trial with 11 participants.

  Lara et al., 2019PMID 30673725

  Early
• Green Tea (leaf) Extractabout 12 weeks of daily useBuilds with daily use

  In a 12-week randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 80 middle-aged adults with self-reported memory complaints took heat-treated green tea extract or placebo. The extract group showed a greater improvement in a standardised composite memory score at week 12, alongside increased functional connectivity within the default mode network on imaging. One trial of 80 people, in a population with subjective complaints rather than measured impairment.

  Joo et al., 2025 (J Med Food)PMID 40272820

  Promising

Windows measured in the cited trials. Context for how the active behaves over time, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

How each ingredient usually behaves over time.

11 ingredients, from each one's own page.

• Citrulline Malate (2:1 Ratio of L-Citrulline and Malic Acid)

  Plasma arginine rises over about an hour after a serving, so a dose taken before training lines up with the session itself. Nothing has to build up across weeks.

  Its own page, the plain answer on timing ↗

• Beta-AlanineTwo to four weeks

  Before the extra buffering turns up in hard sets, and muscle carnosine keeps climbing for a couple of months after that.

  Its own page, the plain answer on timing ↗

• Agmatine SulfateWithin 30 to 60 minutes

  Taken before training, muscle fullness shows up within 30 to 60 minutes. The mood and nerve-comfort research runs over weeks and sits mostly in animal work.

  Its own page, the plain answer on timing ↗

• Taurine

  Most of what taurine does is measured rather than felt. The trials that saw shifts in blood pressure or exercise measures ran one to three months of daily use.

  Its own page, the plain answer on timing ↗

• Caffeine AnhydrousAbout five minutes

  Fifteen to forty five minutes for most people, peaking around the hour. How long it lasts depends on liver enzyme activity and varies several fold between people.

  Its own page, the plain answer on timing ↗

• Juniper (berry) ExtractWithin a few hours

  The change in urine volume shows up within a few hours of a dose. Digestive comfort, where it helps, tends to settle over a week or two of daily use.

  Its own page, the plain answer on timing ↗

How each ingredient usually behaves over time, from its own page on IngredientMD. General timing for the ingredient, not a measurement of this product.

The same ingredient, carried differently.

What each form is, and where it fits in a formula. Measured findings carry the study that reported them.

• Beta-alanine

  The free beta amino acid, freely water soluble, supplied as a crystalline powder

  Fits

  Divided daily doses spread through the day, and anyone who wants to control the amount per serving exactly

  Trade-off

  A single larger dose commonly produces transient skin tingling, which is why the total is usually split

• Agmatine sulfate

  The sulfate salt of decarboxylated arginine. A crystalline, water-soluble powder that is far less hygroscopic than the free base.

  Fits

  Capsules and powders where accurate weighing and shelf stability matter, which is nearly all consumer use.

  Trade-off

  Part of the labelled weight is sulfate counter-ion, so the delivered agmatine base is lower than the stated salt weight.

• Taurine

  The zwitterionic free acid, 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid. It dissolves readily in water and gives a near-neutral solution, and it is the form used in essentially all published supplementation trials.

  Fits

  Capsules, unflavoured powders, sticks and ready-to-drink formats where solution pH needs to stay near neutral.

  Trade-off

  Unflavoured powder has a faintly sweet-saline taste that shows through in plain water, so beverage formats usually flavour around it.

• Caffeine anhydrous

  Dry crystalline free base with no water of crystallisation, close to a hundred percent caffeine by weight

  Fits

  Capsules, tablets and pre-workout powders where an exact milligram figure is needed

  Trade-off

  Potency by volume makes it unforgiving to measure by spoon and it dissolves slowly in cold water. The same potency is what makes accurate dosing possible on a scale

• Caffeine malate

  Caffeine bound with malic acid. The malate fraction lowers caffeine per gram relative to anhydrous

  Fits

  Products aiming for a slower-onset stimulation profile alongside an immediate-release caffeine

  Trade-off

  Absorption profile differs from the free base and the malate mass dilutes caffeine content, so comparisons need to be made on caffeine milligrams not total milligrams

Descriptions of the form itself, read from the cited studies. Not a comparison between products and not a statement about any individual.

Powder

It is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.