Is Bucked Up Mother Bucker underdosed?

• SodiumPer scoop 130 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 130 mg. Not graded: on its own the sodium in a serving says little, because what counts is the drink it makes. Electrolyte products are judged on the sodium per litre once mixed as the label directs (0.5–0.7 g per litre, AIS).

• Beta-AlaninePer scoop 6.4 gStudies 3.2–6.4 g/dayEffective doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 6.4 g; studies use 3.2–6.4 g/day.

• L-CitrullinePer scoop 4 gStudies 4–5.33 gEffective doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 4 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.

• Arginine Silicate (Nitrosigine)Label: Nitrosigine (Inositol-Stabilized Arginine Silicate)Per scoop 1.5 gStudies 1.5 gEffective doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 1.5 g; studies use 1.5 g.

• L-TyrosinePer scoop 1.5 gStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 1.5 g. Not graded: a 2023 meta-analysis found no effect on endurance; its evidence is for focus under stress, at about 150 mg per kg of bodyweight.

• GlycerolLabel: HydroPrime (Glycerol)Per scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 500 mg. Not graded: studies used about 1–1.2 g per kg of bodyweight (75–90 g at 75 kg) with a large drink, to hold extra water before endurance exercise. Pre-workouts add 0.5–3 g of a 65% glycerol powder for "pumps"; we know of no study of amounts that small.

• CaffeineLabel: Caffeine AnhydrousPer scoop 300 mgStudies 3–6 mg/kgEffective doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 300 mg (4 mg/kg at 75 kg); studies use 3–6 mg/kg.

• Himalayan Rock SaltPer scoop 300 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• Alpha-GlycerophosphorylcholinePer scoop 300 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• Caffeine, Microencapsulated [delay release]Per scoop 100 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.

• TheobrominePer scoop 100 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.

• AstraGinLabel: AstraGin (Astragalus membranaceous, Panax notoginseng)Per scoop 50 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 50 mg. Not graded: added to help the body absorb other ingredients; it has no dose of its own to judge.

• Senactiv (Panax notoginseng, Rosa roxburghii)Per scoop 50 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• RauwolscinePer scoop 2 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• Huperzine APer scoop 200 mcgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 200 mcg. Not graded: its one exercise trial found no effect. It is a prescription drug in China and not authorised as a food or supplement ingredient in the EU.

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. Arginine Silicate (Nitrosigine), 1.5 g: Kalman et al., 2016Rogers et al., 2020.
2. Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
3. Caffeine, 3–6 mg/kg: Guest et al., 2021.
4. L-Citrulline, 4–5.33 g: Gough et al., 2021Vårvik et al., 2021.
5. Daily caffeine reference, 400 mg: US FDA, Spilling the Beans.
6. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 333980.

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