Is Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode underdosed?

• Niacin (Niacinamide)Per scoop 16 mgStudies 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.

• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate)Per scoop 10 mgStudies 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.

• Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)Per scoop 125 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.

• Magnesium (Magnesium Bisglycinate)Per scoop 25 mgStudies 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.

• SodiumPer scoop 190 mgStudies 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.

• Potassium (Potassium Chloride)Per scoop 190 mgStudies 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.

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

  Contains 5 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.

• Creatine MonohydratePer scoop 2.5 gStudies 3–5 g/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 2.5 g; studies use 3–5 g/day. Creatine Monohydrate works through daily use over weeks; a lower amount still builds up, just more slowly.

• L-TyrosinePer scoop 2.5 gStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 2.5 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.

• Betaine AnhydrousPer scoop 2 gStudies 2.5 g/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Moderate

  Contains 2 g; studies use 2.5 g/day. Betaine Anhydrous works through daily use over weeks; a lower amount still builds up, just more slowly.

• HydroPrime (Glycerol, Powder) [65%]Per scoop 2 gStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

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

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

• Pink Himalayan Sea SaltPer scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• Alpha-GPCLabel: Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine [50%]Per scoop 200 mgStudies 250–600 mg/dayBelow research doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 200 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 extract]Per scoop 100 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. 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. 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 323714.

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