Is ANS Performance Ritual underdosed?

• Vitamin CLabel: Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)Per scoop 105 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 105 mg. A vitamin or mineral: we grade a pre-workout’s ingredients against exercise studies; vitamins and minerals are graded only on their own supplement pages.

• Vitamin B12Per scoop 200 mcgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: a vitamin or mineral. We grade a pre-workout’s ingredients against exercise studies; vitamins and minerals are graded only on their own supplement pages.

• Beta-AlaninePer scoop 1.6 gStudies 3.2–6.4 g/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 1.6 g; studies use 3.2–6.4 g/day. Beta-Alanine works through daily use over weeks; a lower amount still builds up, just more slowly.

• L-CitrullinePer scoop 1.5 gStudies 4–5.33 gBelow research doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 1.5 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.

• Creatine MonohydratePer scoop 1.5 gStudies 3–5 g/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 1.5 g; studies use 3–5 g/day. Creatine Monohydrate works through daily use over weeks; a lower amount still builds up, just more slowly.

• Betaine AnhydrousPer scoop 1.25 gStudies 2.5 g/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Moderate

  Contains 1.25 g; studies use 2.5 g/day. Betaine Anhydrous works through daily use over weeks; a lower amount still builds up, just more slowly.

• AgmaPure Agmatine SulfatePer scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• QuercetinPer scoop 100 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• N-Acetyl-L-TyrosinePer scoop 225 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 225 mg. Not graded: a form of L-tyrosine, which isn't graded either (see the L-tyrosine guide).

• Dendrobium nobile extractPer scoop 200 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• CaffeinePer scoop 200 mgStudies 3–6 mg/kgBelow research doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 200 mg (2.7 mg/kg at 75 kg); studies use 3–6 mg/kg.

• Beta-Phenylethylamine HClPer scoop 20 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: a stimulant we have no research dose for. Its effects add to the caffeine's.

• Hordeum vulgare seed extractPer scoop 5 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• Nelumbo nucifera seed extractPer scoop 5 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• Astragalus membranaceus root extractPer scoop 125 mcgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

• Panax notoginseng root extractPer scoop 125 mcgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.

Use “Check it for your dose” to see this table for your own scoops and bodyweight. Only caffeine is dosed per kilogram in the studies we cite; the other research doses are fixed amounts, so your weight doesn't change them.

How many scoops would it take?

To reach the low end of the research dose for each underdosed ingredient.

Taking more doesn't fix this product. Reaching those doses means more than 400 mg of caffeine from the scoops alone, above the FDA's 400 mg daily reference for most adults, before any coffee.

Where the reference doses come from

1. Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
2. Betaine Anhydrous, 2.5 g/day: Cholewa et al., 2013Hoffman et al., 2009Zawieja et al., 2024.
3. Caffeine, 3–6 mg/kg: Guest et al., 2021.
4. Creatine Monohydrate, 3–5 g/day: Kreider et al., 2017.
5. L-Citrulline, 4–5.33 g: Gough et al., 2021Vårvik et al., 2021.
6. Vitamin C, 200–1000 mg/day: Frei et al., 2012Gonzalez et al., 2026Levine et al., 1996.
7. Daily caffeine reference, 400 mg: US FDA, Spilling the Beans.
8. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 211524.

Methodology 1.11. Read the full methodology or the corrections log.