Is Apollon Nutrition Assassin underdosed?

• Beta-AlaninePer scoop 800 mgStudies 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.

• TaurinePer scoop 500 mgStudies 1–6 gEffective doseEvidence: Moderate

  Contains 1 g; studies use 1–6 g.

• TyrosinePer scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• Peak O2Per scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• NO3-T (Betaine Nitrate)Per scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Not graded: the label gives it in a form or blend we can't turn into a dose (no stated ratio or amount), so it isn't counted. See the methodology.

• Betaine AnhydrousPer scoop 313 mgStudies 2.5 g/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Moderate

  Contains 625 mg; studies use 2.5 g/day. Betaine Anhydrous works through daily use over weeks; a lower amount still builds up, just more slowly.

• Coconut WaterPer scoop 250 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• Alpha-GPCLabel: Alpha-GlycerylphosphorylcholinePer scoop 150 mgStudies 250–600 mg/dayEffective doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 300 mg; studies use 250–600 mg/day.

• CaffeineLabel: Caffeine Anhydrous; Di-Caffeine MalatePer scoop 50 mgStudies 3–6 mg/kgBelow research doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 100 mg (1.3 mg/kg at 75 kg); studies use 3–6 mg/kg.

• TheobrominePer scoop 50 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 100 mg. Not graded: there is no peer-reviewed exercise trial, and 100–400 mg did not change mood or alertness in human studies.

• ElevATPPer scoop 38 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• CoffeeBerryPer scoop 25 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• SenActivPer scoop 25 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• AstraGinPer scoop 13 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 25 mg. Not graded: added to help the body absorb other ingredients; it has no dose of its own to judge.

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. Alpha-GPC, 250–600 mg/day: Bellar et al., 2015Marcus et al., 2017.
2. Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
3. Betaine Anhydrous, 2.5 g/day: Cholewa et al., 2013Hoffman et al., 2009Zawieja et al., 2024.
4. Caffeine, 3–6 mg/kg: Guest et al., 2021.
5. Taurine, 1–6 g: Deng et al., 2025Waldron et al., 2018.
6. Daily caffeine reference, 400 mg: US FDA, Spilling the Beans.
7. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 332694.

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