Is RAW Nutrition CBUM Essential Pre underdosed?

• Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)Per scoop 5 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.

• SodiumPer scoop 75 mgStudies Not setNot gradedEvidence: Not graded

  Contains 75 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).

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

  Contains 4 g; studies use 4–5.33 g.

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

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

• L-TyrosinePer 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.

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

  Contains 1 g; studies use 1–6 g.

• CaffeineLabel: Caffeine, Natural (Green Coffee Bean Extract)Per 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.

• Himalayan Pink SaltPer scoop 200 mgStudies 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. Beta-Alanine, 3.2–6.4 g/day: Harris et al., 2006Hobson et al., 2012Trexler et al., 2015.
2. Caffeine, 3–6 mg/kg: Guest et al., 2021.
3. L-Citrulline, 4–5.33 g: Gough et al., 2021Vårvik et al., 2021.
4. Taurine, 1–6 g: Deng et al., 2025Waldron et al., 2018.
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 315564.

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