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Calcium AKG

Metabolic · Capsule · 30 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.

Active per serving
Ca-AKG 1,000 mg
Form
Capsule
List price (catalog, USD)
$99.00
Price per serving
$3.30List price divided by servings per container. A per-day cost only if the label serving is once daily.
Full label record: servings, testing, ingredients
Servings per container
30
Serving size (label)
1.5 g
Catalog monthly estimate
$99.00
Testing disclosure
No third-party testing listedStatus as recorded in the catalog from brand materials; not independently verified by NO1GEVITY.

Ingredients as listed

IngredientAmount per serving
Ca-AKG1,000 mg

What to check on the label

  • Whether the figure is per capsule or per day, and how many capsules the label's daily serving contains.
  • The salt form named (berberine HCl, dihydroberberine, Ca-AKG). The catalog does not convert between forms.
  • Many labels carry interaction warnings for berberine. Read the label warning and the safety section on this page.

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.

4.6/10
Overall score
#20 / 20 in Metabolic

See the score breakdown below.

Read the evidence (2 studies)
Watch out
Tier 5
Mechanistic / animal / marketing
Only mechanistic studies or marketing claims. No human RCT for this ingredient.
How we scored this product Show the full breakdown
Composite How this 4.6 is built. 0.50 × 3.6 + 0.20 × 5.5 + 0.10 × 5.4 + 0.10 × 5.0 + 0.05 × 5.0 + 0.05 × 9.0 = 4.6 out of 10. Safety caps applied after. 4.6
4.6 composite
Dose vs. studies50%3.6
Transparency20%5.5
Value10%5.4
Formulation10%5.0
Safety5%5.0
Community5%9.0

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.

Read the full method →

Editorial verdict

Quick verdict

4.6 / 10
Best for
Full trial dose
Avoid if
No public lab certificate, Premium pricing
Full-dose status
Meets trial dose
Price/month
$99
COA status
Not public
Biggest caveat
Dose-evidence score of 3.6 is below average for the site.
Nearest alternatives
Catalog snapshot. Check linked sources for current price, label and batch-specific testing.
Price verification
Current price: $99.00
Last price check: Sep 01, 2026
Layer 2 · Context
In plain language

Why this scored this way

This Supersmart Calcium AKG scores 4.6, making it among the lowest-scoring products we track. It delivers 1000mg of Ca-AKG, inside the studied range of 300–2000mg with grade D evidence (very early-stage, mostly animal models). The quality transparency (5.5) is limited by the lack of third-party testing. At $3.30/day it's among the more expensive options in Metabolic.

What drives the score up

  • Community score of 9.0 with positive consumer feedback.

What drags it down

  • Dose-evidence score of 3.6 is below average for the site.
  • No third-party testing, which caps the quality transparency.
  • Quality transparency of 5.5 is below the site average.
  • At $3.30/day it's on the expensive side.

Why you'd choose it

  • You want a metabolic product from Supersmart.

Why you might skip it

  • You want third-party verified purity.
  • You want a product with a publicly available CoA.
  • You want a cheaper option (this is $3.30/day).
Question 1

Does the molecule work?

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

Ca-AKG

Krebs-cycle intermediate sold as a longevity supplement. Lifespan results exist in mice; human evidence is a single retrospective, company-funded analysis.

2 landmark RCTs · US: Dietary ingredient · EU: Permitted as food supplement
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
$3.30/day at trial dose
What one effective daily dose actually costs
Transparency
5.5/10 · No public lab certificate
No third-party testing disclosed
Consumer signals
17,003 reviews across platforms · 4.5/5 · high 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: EU-based shipping times for some regions; Amazon: not widely distributed via US Amazon listings
Recurring themes from consumer review platforms.
Plain English

What’s inside

The main ingredients of this product, in plain language.

Ca-AKG1000 mgEvidence D

Krebs-cycle intermediate sold as a longevity supplement. Lifespan results exist in mice; human evidence is a single retrospective, company-funded analysis.

Read about Ca-AKG →
Layer 3 · Evidence vault

Product data & verification

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

The numbers

Price
$99
per bottle · 30 servings
Dose vs. research
of trial dose 100%
of published effective dose
$ / day at studied dose
$3.30
what one effective daily dose costs
$ / g active
$3.30
per gram of active substance
Independently checked

Data verification

COA status
Not public
Evidence grade
D
Per-ingredient breakdown
DCa-AKG

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
Ca-AKG
Krebs-cycle intermediate sold as a longevity supplement. Lifespan results exist in mice; human evidence is a single retrospective, company-funded analysis.
1000 mg 100% of trial dose
1000 mg
4.5 /5
High confidence Strong value signal
17,000 reviews across 3 platforms (3 sources)
Source diversity: 69%
AmazonRedditTrustpilot
Praiselarge, well-established trusted brandhigh perceived product efficacy
ComplaintsEU-based shipping times for some regionsnot widely distributed via US Amazon listings
Last checked: 2026-08-20

Consumer signals

4.5 out of 5 across 17,003 verified reviews on 3 platforms.

High confidence

Auto-gathered from public review platforms via pplx_sdk fetch.

17,000 reviews · 4.5/5 · positive sentiment

Praiselarge, well-established trusted brandhigh perceived product efficacy
ComplaintsEU-based shipping times for some regions
Themes

Supersmart holds an 'Excellent' Trustpilot rating (4.5-4.6/5) from tens of thousands of reviews, making it one of the most reviewed brands in this comparison set.

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

positive sentiment

Praiselongevity science-backed formulationwell-regarded European supplement maker
Complaintsnot widely distributed via US Amazon listings
Themes

Supersmart's Calcium AKG is primarily sold direct-to-consumer; sentiment inferred from the brand's strong overall reputation is positive, though Amazon-specific reviews are limited.

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

3 threads discussed · mixed sentiment

Praisegenuine scientific interest in Ca-AKG longevity research
Complaintsdebate over which brand offers best value/purity
Themes

Reddit discussions on Ca-AKG (including Supersmart as one option) focus on the underlying healthy-aging research, with ongoing debate over which brand offers the best value.

Compiled from Reddit 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.

Important to know
Ca-AKGLong-term human safety data is essentially absent. Biological-age tests used in marketing are proxies, not proof of slowed aging.

Editorial notes

High-dose 1,000mg/day calcium alpha-ketoglutarate in vegan HPMC capsules, no nanoparticles or controversial excipients; positioned in SuperSmart's Longevity category.

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Where this sits

Brand owners

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