Ghost · Pre-workout
Is Ghost Legend All Out underdosed?
Too much caffeine; effective dose on 3 of 4 key ingredients.
One serving reaches the 400 mg daily caffeine reference on its own.
- Effective dose
- 4
- Below research dose
- 0
- Hidden in a blend
- 0
- Too much
- 1
Ingredient by ingredient
Per scoop · bodyweight 75 kg (default)- Vitamin CLabel: Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)Per scoop 250 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded
Contains 250 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.
Contains 6 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.
Contains 3.2 g; studies use 3.2–6.4 g/day.
Contains 2.5 g; studies use 2.5 g/day.
- L-TyrosineLabel: L-Tyrosine [vegan fermented]Per scoop 2 gStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded
Contains 2 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.
- Alpha-GPCLabel: Alpha-GlycerylphosphorylcholinePer scoop 300 mgStudies 250–600 mg/dayEffective doseEvidence: Weak
Contains 300 mg; studies use 250–600 mg/day.
- CaffeineLabel: Caffeine Anhydrous; ZumXR Extended-Release Caffeine [delivering] [delivering 100 mg caffeine]Per scoop 400 mgStudies 3–6 mg/kgToo muchEvidence: Strong
Contains 400 mg in one serving, at or above the 400 mg daily reference.
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.
- Bitter Orange Fruit ExtractPer scoop 60 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded
Not graded: we have no research dose for it from exercise studies.
- AstraGinLabel: AstraGin (Astragalus membranaceous Root Extract, Panax notoginseng Root Extract)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.
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.
Effective doseBelow research doseHidden in a blendToo muchNot gradedUnlisted caffeineHow 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
- Alpha-GPC, 250–600 mg/day: Bellar et al., 2015Marcus et al., 2017.
- Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
- Betaine Anhydrous, 2.5 g/day: Cholewa et al., 2013Hoffman et al., 2009Zawieja et al., 2024.
- Caffeine, 3–6 mg/kg: Guest et al., 2021.
- L-Citrulline, 4–5.33 g: Gough et al., 2021Vårvik et al., 2021.
- Vitamin C, 200–1000 mg/day: Frei et al., 2012Gonzalez et al., 2026Levine et al., 1996.
- Daily caffeine reference, 400 mg: US FDA, Spilling the Beans.
- Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 333833.
Methodology 1.11. Read the full methodology or the corrections log.