Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pre-Workout Fruit Punch
Summary
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pre-Workout Fruit Punch scores 32/100. While it contains a decent 3.3g creatine monohydrate and a B-vitamin complex, the active ingredients are significantly underdosed — L-Citrulline at just 750mg (clinical dose is 6-8g) and Beta-Alanine at 1.6g (half the minimum clinical dose). The "Other Ingredients" are loaded with problems: Red 40 artificial dye, sucralose and acesulfame potassium (double artificial sweeteners), carrageenan (linked to GI inflammation), artificial flavors, and a triple gum blend. Explicitly labeled "Artificially Flavored" on the front. Underdosed actives wrapped in artificial junk.
At a glance
Key ingredients 8
Creatine MonohydrateVery Good
Solid 3.3g dose — close to the standard 5g daily recommendation. The most well-researched supplement ingredient for strength and power output.
See more about Creatine Monohydrate →Red 40Very Bad
Petroleum-derived artificial dye linked to hyperactivity in children, behavioral issues, and potential carcinogenicity. Completely unnecessary in a pre-workout supplement.
See more about Red 40 →CarrageenanVery Bad
Controversial thickener extracted from red seaweed. Linked to gastrointestinal inflammation, intestinal lesions, and potential tumor promotion in animal studies. Banned in infant formula in the EU.
See more about Carrageenan →SucraloseBad
Chlorinated artificial sweetener linked to disruption of gut microbiome, potential insulin response issues, and generation of harmful chlorinated compounds.
See more about Sucralose →Acesulfame PotassiumBad
Artificial sweetener with limited long-term safety data. Contains methylene chloride, a potential carcinogen. Double artificial sweetener load stacked with sucralose.
See more about Acesulfame Potassium →Natural and Artificial FlavorsBad
Explicitly labeled 'Artificially Flavored' on the front of the package. Synthetic chemical compounds with zero nutritional value or transparency.
See more about Natural and Artificial Flavors →L-CitrullineNeutral
Only 750mg — dramatically underdosed at roughly 10% of the clinical dose (6-8g). Essentially a label decoration at this amount with negligible efficacy.
See more about L-Citrulline →Beta-Alanine1.6gNeutral
1.6g is half the minimum clinical dose of 3.2g. Underdosed for meaningful lactic acid buffering or endurance benefit.
See more about Beta-Alanine →Processing
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