NOVOS Bar is a Multi/greens supplement by NOVOS Labs. NO1GEVITY gives it a overall score of 4.8 out of 10.

How much does NOVOS Bar cost?

$48.00 for 12 servings. Cost per day at the studied dose is $8.00.

Is NOVOS Bar tested by independent lab?

No public third-party testing. No public lab certificate.

What is the NO1GEVITY score for NOVOS Bar?

NOVOS Bar scores 4.8/10 on the NO1GEVITY composite scale, based on evidence-graded dose (100% of trial dose), transparency, value, consumer signals, and formulation.

Does NOVOS Bar match the dose used in clinical studies?

NOVOS Bar delivers 100% of the dose used in clinical research, which is at or above the studied dose.

What is the evidence for Taurine?

Taurine is graded D on the NO1GEVITY evidence scale, meaning preclinical evidence, mostly animal or in vitro studies.

What do consumers say about NOVOS Bar?

Across 108 verified consumer reviews aggregated by NO1GEVITY, NOVOS Bar averages 3.7 out of 5. Sources include Trustpilot, Amazon, iHerb and Labdoor where available.

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NOVOS Labs

NOVOS Bar

Name: NOVOS Bar
Brand: NOVOS Labs
SKU: novos-bar
Price: 48.0 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.7 (108 reviews)

Multi/greens · Bar · 12 servings

Label snapshot

What the label says

What the product contains and what one serving costs, according to our catalog. Label amounts are not personal dose recommendations.

Ingredients listed: 3 ingredients listed largest listed: Taurine 1,500 mg
Form: Bar
List price (catalog, USD): $48.00
Price per serving: $4.00List price divided by servings per container. A per-day cost only if the label serving is once daily.

Reading notes

Multi-ingredient product. Amounts are per ingredient per serving; the product is assessed as one bundle, not as a recommendation for each ingredient.

Full label record: servings, testing, ingredients

Servings per container: 12
Catalog monthly estimate: $120.00
Testing disclosure: No third-party testing listedStatus as recorded in the catalog from brand materials; not independently verified by NO1GEVITY.

Ingredients as listed

Ingredient	Amount per serving
Taurine	1,500 mg
Astaxanthin	3 mg
Lion's Mane	600 mg

What to check on the label

Whether every ingredient has its own milligram line, or several are grouped in a 'blend' with one total.
How many capsules or scoops make a serving, and how many servings the container holds.
Whether the ingredients you care about appear at amounts you would accept on their own. The list below shows each figure.

Amounts are per label serving as recorded in the catalog and are not a recommendation. Testing status reflects what the brand lists. Nothing here is medical advice.

Editorial score and research-dose calculations

These calculations describe our scoring method. They are not a recommended dose or proof of benefit from this product.

4.8/10

Overall score

#9 / 9 in Multi/greens

See the score breakdown below.

Read the evidence (3 studies)

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Watch out

Tier 3

Ingredient RCT (matching dose)

The ingredient was tested in an RCT at the same dose this product sells.

See the 3 supporting studies

Tominaga et al. 2012 (Astaxanthin)6 to 12 mg/day improved crow's-feet wrinkles and skin elasticity in 8 weeks. Studied at 12 mg. This product: 3 mg.
Yadav et al. 2023 (Science) (Taurine)Taurine supplementation extended lifespan in mice and improved aging biomarkers in monkeys and humans.
Beine et al. 2026 (Food & Function) (Taurine)Comprehensive review of taurine roles in antioxidant defense, anti-inflammatory signaling, calcium regulation, and mitochondrial function. Confirms promising human supplementation outcomes. Notes 2025 NIH finding that taurine does not longitudinally decline with age in humans.

How we scored this product Show the full breakdown

Dose vs. studies (50%) 4.7

Transparency (20%) 5.0

Value (10%) 3.0

Formulation (10%) 5.0 Default. No absorption data on file.

Safety (5%) 5.0

Community sentiment (5%) 7.3

Composite 4.8

4.8 composite

Dose vs. studies50%4.7

Transparency20%5.0

Value10%3.0

Formulation10%5.0

Safety5%5.0

Community5%7.3

Evidence gates dose: the evidence grade sets the ceiling, and the dose decides how much of that ceiling the product reaches. Value = inverse of price-per-trial-dose-day. Community = mean sentiment of external reviews. Safety caps applied after weighting.

This score is our editorial judgment, not a scientific standard. We combine published evidence, dose, price, transparency, and consumer signals into one composite: this is our method, not a peer-reviewed clinical rating. A higher score means a product does better on the factors we weight, not that it is medically proven to work.

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Best for

Full trial dose

Avoid if

No public lab certificate, Premium pricing

Full-dose status

Meets trial dose

Price/month

$120

COA status

Not public

Biggest caveat

Dose-evidence score of 4.7 is below average for the site.

Nearest alternatives

Longevity Mix - Blood Orange Blueprint · Score 6.7
Taurine Powder BulkSupplements · Score 6.0
L-Taurine Supplement Double Wood Supplements · Score 6.0

Catalog snapshot. Check linked sources for current price, label and batch-specific testing.

Price verification

Current price: $48.00

Last price check: Sep 01, 2026

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Layer 2 · Context

In plain language

Why this scored this way

This NOVOS Labs NOVOS Bar scores 4.8, making it among the lowest-scoring products we track. It delivers 3mg of Astaxanthin, 75% of the studied range low edge (4mg) with grade B evidence (promising human data, not yet comprehensive). The quality transparency (5.0) is limited by the lack of third-party testing. At $8.00/day it's among the more expensive options in Multi/greens.

What drives the score up

Overall score of 4.8 with no single dominant strength.

What drags it down

Dose-evidence score of 4.7 is below average for the site.
Astaxanthin (3.0mg is 38% of the 8mg trial dose) is significantly under-dosed.
Lion's Mane (600.0mg is 20% of the 3000mg trial dose) is significantly under-dosed.
No third-party testing, which caps the quality transparency.
Quality transparency of 5.0 is below the site average.

Why you'd choose it

You want Astaxanthin from a NOVOS Labs product.

Why you might skip it

You want third-party verified purity.
You want a product with a publicly available CoA.
You need a full trial dose of astaxanthin (this product under-doses it).

Question 1

Does the molecule work?

The science behind each active ingredient, independent of which brand sells it.

Taurine

The 2023 sensation; species-wide lifespan extension in mice, humans unproven.

2 landmark RCTs · US: Dietary supplement · EU: Food supplement

Astaxanthin

The 'sunscreen from within' with real skin, eye, and endurance data.

1 landmark RCT · US: Dietary supplement · EU: Food supplement (max 8 mg/day per EFSA)

Lion's Mane

Mushroom compound with neurotrophic factor induction; human data early.

1 landmark RCT · US: Dietary supplement · EU: Food supplement

Full ingredient breakdown

Every active in this formula, its declared dose per serving, the dose used in the primary human trial, how much of that trial dose this product delivers, and the evidence grade for the ingredient itself.

Ingredient	Dose / serving	Research dose	% of research	Evidence grade
Taurine	1500 mg	3000 mg	50%	D
Astaxanthin	3 mg	8 mg	38%	B
Lion's Mane	600 mg	3000 mg	20%	C

Percentages are dose per serving ÷ primary trial dose. Below 50% means the formula is unlikely to reproduce the trial outcome for that active. Grade A = multiple large human RCTs. Grade F = no human evidence. How grades work. Full glossary →

Question 2

Is this bottle good?

The specific product: dose, price, transparency, and what buyers report.

Dose vs research

100% of trial dose

Meets or exceeds the published effective dose

Cost at trial dose

$8.00/day at trial dose

What one effective daily dose actually costs

Transparency

5.0/10 · No public lab certificate

No third-party testing disclosed

Consumer signals

108 reviews across platforms · 3.7/5 · medium confidence

Operational signal only, never used as clinical evidence

Question 3

What's the catch?

Safety flags, transparency gaps, dosing concerns, and recurring buyer complaints.

No public lab certificate

Certificate of Analysis not published

Without a public lab certificate, batch purity and potency cannot be independently verified.

No third-party testing

Independent lab verification not disclosed

The brand does not publish evidence of independent batch testing.

Buyer complaints

Trustpilot: price concerns; Trustpilot: mixed satisfaction with subscription experience

Recurring themes from consumer review platforms.

Plain English

What’s inside

The main ingredients of this product, in plain language.

Taurine1500 mgEvidence D

The 2023 sensation; species-wide lifespan extension in mice, humans unproven.

Read about Taurine →

Astaxanthin3 mgEvidence B

The 'sunscreen from within' with real skin, eye, and endurance data.

Read about Astaxanthin →

Lion's Mane600 mgEvidence C

Mushroom compound with neurotrophic factor induction; human data early.

Read about Lion's Mane →

Layer 3 · Evidence vault

Product data & verification

Hard numbers and independently checked status. Expand each block for its source.

The numbers

Price

$48

per bottle · 12 servings

Dose vs. research

of trial dose 100%

of published effective dose

$ / day at studied dose

$8.00

what one effective daily dose costs

$ / g active

$1.90

per gram of active substance

Independently checked

Data verification

COA status

Not public

Evidence grade

DBC

Per-ingredient breakdown

DTaurine

BAstaxanthin

CLion's Mane

All product data is checked against original sources. Prices, doses, and testing status are updated when product pages change. Evidence grades are reviewed when new human RCTs are published. Read how we verify.

What's inside

Ingredient

Dose in this product

Trial dose

Evidence

Taurine

The 2023 sensation; species-wide lifespan extension in mice, humans unproven.

Yadav et al. 2023 (Science)Beine et al. 2026 (Food & Function)

1500 mg 50% of trial dose

3000 mg

Astaxanthin

The 'sunscreen from within' with real skin, eye, and endurance data.

Tominaga et al. 2012

3 mg 38% of trial dose

8 mg

Lion's Mane

Mushroom compound with neurotrophic factor induction; human data early.

Mori et al. 2009

600 mg 20% of trial dose

3000 mg

3.7 /5

High confidence

108 reviews across 3 platforms (3 sources)

Source diversity: 69%

AmazonTrustpilotiHerb

Praisegood taste and nutrition profile for someappeals to longevity-focused nutrition buyers

Complaintsprice concernsmixed satisfaction with subscription experience

Last checked: 2026-08-20

Consumer signals

3.7 out of 5 across 108 verified reviews on 3 platforms.

Medium confidence

Consumer sentiment compiled from 4 public sources.

Trustpilot

108 reviews · 3.7/5 · mixed sentiment

Praisegood taste and nutrition profile for some

Complaintsprice concernsmixed satisfaction with subscription experience

Themes

NOVOS Labs has an 'Average' Trustpilot rating around 3.7/5 from about 100+ reviews, reflecting a mixed but not poor overall customer experience.

Compiled from Trustpilot listing located during research; verified at build time.

Amazon

mixed sentiment

Praiseappeals to longevity-focused nutrition buyers

Complaintssome concerned by mixed online reviews before purchasing

Themes

NOVOS Bar is not widely sold on Amazon; reviewer sentiment researched via r/blueprint_ shows some hesitancy tied to mixed brand-level review scores.

Compiled from Amazon listing located during research; verified at build time.

iHerb

mixed sentiment

Praisecomplete nutrition and longevity-focused formulation

Complaintspremium price for a protein/meal bar

Themes

Innerbody's independent review of NOVOS supplements (including the Bar) rates the brand's longevity focus positively but flags premium pricing relative to typical bars.

Compiled from iHerb listing located during research; verified at build time.

These are consumer sentiment signals. They do not measure whether the product actually works. See our evidence section for that.

What others say (unverified)

No external reviews aggregated yet for this product.

Layer 3 · Evidence vault

Evidence, claims & regulation

Published evidence, claim checks, regulatory status and what could not be verified.

Evidence

Research behind this product

The studies that established the trial dose and evidence grade for each active ingredient in this product. Click through to read the original paper.

Taurine Yadav et al. 2023 (Science)

Taurine Beine et al. 2026 (Food & Function)

Astaxanthin Tominaga et al. 2012

Lion's Mane Mori et al. 2009

Important to know

TaurineVery cheap in powder form; capsules charge a premium for the same molecule.

AstaxanthinSynthetic astaxanthin (from petrochemicals) is not the same stereoisomer as natural. Insist on Haematococcus source.

Lion's ManeBuy from suppliers who test for beta-glucan and specify fruiting body vs mycelium.

Editorial notes

A $3.99/bar (12-pack, $48) plant-protein nutrition bar that layers in dosed taurine (1.5g), astaxanthin (3mg) and a 600mg five-mushroom blend on top of standard bar nutrition, a genuinely differentiated 'functional food' rather than a typical protein bar, but it is a food product (not a capsule/powder supplement) and sits at the edge of what should count as a longevity supplement versus a fortified snack.

Go deeper

Where this sits

Actives inside

Taurine Astaxanthin Lion's Mane

Spot an error?

If you are the manufacturer or brand owner of NOVOS Bar and believe any data on this page is incorrect (wrong dose, wrong ingredient, wrong price, missing certification, outdated status), you can request a correction.

We review every request, verify it against primary sources, and publish any accepted change with a dated note. Corrections from brand owners are treated the same as corrections from anyone else: verified before they move.

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What the label says

Reading notes

Ingredients as listed

What to check on the label

Quick verdict

Why this scored this way

What drives the score up

What drags it down

Why you'd choose it

Why you might skip it

Does the molecule work?

Full ingredient breakdown

Is this bottle good?

What's the catch?

What’s inside

Product data & verification

The numbers

Data verification

What's inside

Consumer signals

What others say (unverified)

Evidence, claims & regulation

Research behind this product

Editorial notes

Where this sits

Spot an error?

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