Is Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode Base underdosed?

• L-CitrullinePer scoop 5 gStudies 4–5.33 gEffective doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 5 g; studies use 4–5.33 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.

• Malic AcidPer scoop 1.5 gStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• 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.

• Alpha-GPCLabel: Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine (L-Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine) [50%]Per scoop 150 mgStudies 250–600 mg/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 150 mg; studies use 250–600 mg/day. Trials gave it daily, for weeks.

• CaffeineLabel: Caffeine AnhydrousPer 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.

• Huperzine A (Huperzia serrata Leaf Extract) [Standardized]Per scoop 50 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. Alpha-GPC, 250–600 mg/day: Bellar et al., 2015Marcus et al., 2017.
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. 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 320109.

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