Hype gap
High hype score means popular claims are running ahead of what human trials support in our read - not that an ingredient is worthless in every context, and not that low-hype entries are automatically safe for you.
We sort published ingredients by hype gap, then show evidence and safety alongside so the picture stays balanced instead of moralizing.
Ranked using live scores in our database - refresh cadence is editorial, not real-time.
Raspberry ketones are a classic hype ingredient: rodent stories and fragrance chemistry repurposed as fat-loss science.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
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Turkesterone is a hype-heavy category: exciting rodent/mechanistic stories do not yet translate into reliable human hypertrophy proof.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
Deer antler velvet is a high-hype athletic supplement with insufficient human proof and serious marketing red flags around hormones.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
Garcinia is a cautionary tale: massive marketing, underwhelming human outcomes, and past safety signal discussions around liver injury reports.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
Tribulus is a staple of bro-science despite weak human androgen data.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
Synephrine is ephedra-adjacent marketing without ephedra-level evidence clarity.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
NMN is scientifically interesting NAD biology with early human pharmacokinetics trials; anti-aging claims exceed established clinical endpoints.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
Yohimbine is a stimulant-adjacent drug-like compound, not a casual herb.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
ACV is not a tooth-enamel-friendly miracle tonic undiluted.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
Resveratrol is a cautionary lesson in exciting animal science with underwhelming human outcome replication so far.
Human trial breadth and quality
Tolerability and known risks
Marketing vs proof (higher = more hype)
Open full verdict · Scores are editorial summaries - not medical advice.
High-hype categories attract aggressive affiliate pages; we are keeping product slots empty here on purpose until any future placements follow the same disclosure standards as the rest of the site.
For this page only, ordering is driven by hype gap (descending). Elsewhere on the site, “best” lists prioritize evidence and safety first, then prefer lower hype.
This page ranks by hype gap (how far popular claims run ahead of trial support in our synthesis). We still show evidence and safety beside each row so you are not reading a pure “name-and-shame” list.
Numbers are not personalized risk scores and not brand QA. For the full rubric, read Methodology.
Side-by-side verdicts that touch ingredients on this leaderboard.