Chromium Picolinate
(the one disclosed dose)
Properly dosed
7mcg per serving, 20% of the Daily Value — a real, verifiable amount consistent with how chromium is normally dosed in supplements. Research on chromium and blood-sugar metabolism is reasonably solid; research specifically tying it to weight loss is more mixed.
Green Tea Extract
Well-studied, dose gap likely huge
Real antioxidant and metabolism research, typically studied at 250-500mg per dose. RetraBurn's entire 21-ingredient blend totals 15.47mg — smaller than a single studied dose of green tea extract alone.
L-Carnitine
Real mechanism, dose gap likely huge
Genuinely involved in transporting fatty acids into cells for energy production. Typically studied at 500-2,000mg — tens to hundreds of times larger than this entire blend.
Maca Root Extract
Traditional use, dose gap likely huge
Traditionally used for energy and stamina, typically studied at 1,500-3,000mg. RetraBurn's whole blend is roughly 100-200 times smaller than a single Maca dose.
African Mango Seed Extract
Traditional use, weak at this scale
Traditionally associated with appetite and metabolism support; typically studied at 150-1,050mg in the limited clinical literature available — still far above what could fit in this blend.
Grape Seed Extract
Antioxidant evidence, dose gap likely large
A genuine source of proanthocyanidins with antioxidant research behind it, typically studied at 100-300mg.
Guarana Seed Extract
Caffeine source, likely minimal here
A natural caffeine source often included for energy. At this blend's total size, any caffeine contribution is likely too small to produce typical stimulant effects.
Gymnema
Traditional use, weak at this scale
Traditionally used to support healthy sugar cravings, typically studied at 200-400mg of extract.
Cayenne
(capsaicin source)
Traditional use, weak at this scale
A thermogenic ingredient via capsaicin, typically studied at 30-120mg for metabolic effects.
Ginseng
Traditional use, weak at this scale
Broadly studied for energy and general wellness, typically at 200-400mg depending on extract type.
L-Tyrosine
Real mechanism, dose gap likely huge
An amino acid precursor to key neurotransmitters, typically studied at 500-2,000mg for alertness under stress.
L-Arginine & Beta-Alanine
(sports-nutrition ingredients)
Gram-level doses, far larger
Both are typically studied at 2,000mg or more in performance contexts — hundreds of times larger than this entire blend. Their inclusion in a weight-management liquid at this scale reads more like a marketing checklist than a dosed intervention.
Eleuthero & Astragalus Root Extracts
Traditional use, weak at this scale
Both are traditional adaptogen and immune-support botanicals, typically studied at hundreds of milligrams — again, larger than the entire blend.
The pattern across all of them: real research exists for nearly every ingredient here individually — but nearly all of it was conducted at doses many times larger than RetraBurn's entire 15.47mg blend could physically contain across 21 ingredients. Only chromium's 7mcg is disclosed and verifiable.