Is Kaged Pre-Kaged Sport underdosed?

• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)Per scoop 50 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.

• Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)Per scoop 42 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 (Aquamin Mg)Per scoop 20 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.

• Sodium (Himalayan Pink Sea Salt)Per scoop 50 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-CitrullineLabel: L-Citrulline, FermentedPer scoop 3.5 gStudies 4–5.33 gBelow research doseEvidence: Weak

  Contains 3.5 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.

• Beta-AlanineLabel: CarnoSyn (Beta-Alanine)Per scoop 1.6 gStudies 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.

• Betaine AnhydrousLabel: BetaPower (Betaine Anhydrous)Per 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.

• TaurinePer scoop 2 gStudies 1–6 gEffective doseEvidence: Moderate

  Contains 2 g; studies use 1–6 g.

• Coconut Fruit Water, PowderPer scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• L-Tyrosine, FermentedPer scoop 500 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

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

• CaffeineLabel: PurCaf (Caffeine) [organic Green Coffee bean]Per scoop 188 mgStudies 3–6 mg/kgBelow research doseEvidence: Strong

  Contains 188 mg (2.5 mg/kg at 75 kg); studies use 3–6 mg/kg.

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. Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
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. 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 323465.

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