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Where data is missing

Everyone publishes doses and promises. This is the other side: 102 cases where no studies exist for a specific goal and we refused to invent a dose. That is not a gap in the reference — it is its honest part.

Why look at this. An item that "works for muscle" says nothing about endurance. An empty cell means exactly one thing: no good studies exist for that combination.
SupplementLevelGoals without data
TheacrineCEndurance, Strength, Fat loss
'Testosterone boosters' (ZMA, tribulus and others)BStrength, Mass
ArginineCMass, Strength
BetaineBRecomposition, Fat loss
BoronCStrength, Mass
ValerianBMass, Strength
GlycineCMass, Recomposition
GlutamineBRecomposition, Endurance
Sleep supplements (melatonin, glycine, magnesium)CRecomposition, Endurance
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)AFat loss, Recomposition
Creatine HClCEndurance, Fat loss
LaxogeninCMass, Strength
LeucineBRecomposition, Fat loss
Ornithine alpha-ketoglutarateCStrength, Recomposition
Deer antler velvetCMass, Strength
Oral ATPCEndurance, Mass
SynephrineCFat loss, Recomposition
TryptophanCEndurance, Mass
TurkesteroneCMass, Strength
Sodium phosphateCStrength, Fat loss
PhosphatidylserineCStrength, Endurance
Citrulline malateBMass, Endurance
Green tea extract (EGCG)CEndurance, Recomposition
D-riboseCEndurance, Strength
AstaxanthinCMass
AshwagandhaBMass
Beta-alanineAStrength
Vitamin A (retinol, carotenoids)CMass
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)BStrength
Vitamin DBRecomposition
Vitamin E (tocopherols, tocotrienols)CEndurance
B-group vitamins (complex)CRecomposition
Cherry juice (tart cherry)BRecomposition
Garcinia cambogiaCFat loss
Weight gainerBMass
GlucomannanCFat loss
IronBRecomposition
Ginseng (Panax ginseng)CEndurance
Green coffee (chlorogenic acid)BFat loss
IodineCRecomposition
YohimbineCRecomposition
Casein proteinBFat loss
PotassiumCEndurance
CalciumBEndurance
Cannabidiol (CBD)BRecomposition
Raspberry ketoneCFat loss
Ketone estersBEndurance
Cluster dextrinCStrength
Collagen peptidesBRecomposition
CordycepsCStrength
CaffeineAFat loss
Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone)CMass
Creatine nitrateCRecomposition
CurcuminARecomposition
MagnesiumCRecomposition
MacaCEndurance
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)CRecomposition
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)CMass
MultivitaminsCRecomposition
Essential amino acids (EAA)BEndurance
Omega-3 (EPA and DHA)BEndurance
ProbioticsBRecomposition
SeleniumCEndurance
TyrosineBStrength
Carbohydrate-electrolyte drinkARecomposition
Phenibut (β-phenyl-GABA)CRecomposition
Forskolin (Coleus forskohlii)CFat loss
ChitosanBFat loss
ChromiumCRecomposition
ZincBStrength
Sodium citrateBStrength
Ephedra and ephedrineAFat loss
Apple cider vinegarCFat loss
BCAA (branched-chain amino acids)BRecomposition
HBCD (highly branched cyclic dextrin)CStrength
HMB (beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate)BRecomposition
L-theanineBStrength

Why it matters

An item with level A is confirmed by reviews — but not for every goal at once. We do not carry a proven effect over to a neighbouring task: where studies for a goal are missing, this note stands in place of a number, not an average from another study.