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NiaCel 200

NAD+ booster · Capsule · 60 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.

Precursor per serving
NR 207.5 mg + Betaine (TMG) 42.5 mg
Form
Capsule
List price (catalog, USD)
$29.00
Price per serving
$0.48List 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
60
Catalog monthly estimate
$14.50
Testing disclosure
Brand lists third-party testing; no public lab certificate listedStatus as recorded in the catalog from brand materials; not independently verified by NO1GEVITY.

Ingredients as listed

IngredientAmount per serving
NR207.5 mg
Betaine (TMG)42.5 mg

What to check on the label

  • Which precursor is named. NMN and NR are different molecules and are not interchangeable milligram for milligram.
  • Whether the milligram figure is per capsule or per serving of several capsules. The catalog records per serving.
  • Whether a certificate of analysis (CoA) is published for the batch you buy. The catalog only records whether the brand lists one.
  • Added ingredients (resveratrol, TMG, quercetin) are listed with their own amounts below. Read them separately.

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.

7.0/10
Overall score
#29 / 52 in NAD+ booster

Tested by independent lab, top 13% value.

Read the evidence (2 studies)
Watch out
Tier 3
Ingredient RCT (matching dose)
The ingredient was tested in an RCT at the same dose this product sells.
See the 2 supporting studies
  • Martens et al. 2018 (NR)6 weeks of 500 mg twice daily lowered systolic blood pressure in older adults with elevated BP. Studied at 500 mg. This product: 208 mg.
  • Dellinger et al. 2017 (NR)8 weeks at 100 to 1000 mg/day dose-dependently raised NAD+ in blood. Studied at 1000 mg. This product: 208 mg.
How we scored this product Show the full breakdown
Composite How this 7.0 is built. 0.50 × 6.9 + 0.20 × 8.0 + 0.10 × 9.1 + 0.10 × 5.0 + 0.05 × 7.0 + 0.05 × 4.5 = 7.0 out of 10. Safety caps applied after. 7.0
7.0 composite
Dose vs. studies50%6.9
Transparency20%8.0
Value10%9.1
Formulation10%5.0
Safety5%7.0
Community5%4.5

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

7.0 / 10
Best for
Full trial dose, Budget-friendly
Avoid if
No public lab certificate
Full-dose status
Meets trial dose
Price/month
$14
COA status
Not public
Biggest caveat
Betaine (TMG) (42.5mg is 1% of the 3000mg trial dose) is significantly under-dosed.
Nearest alternatives
Catalog snapshot. Check linked sources for current price, label and batch-specific testing.
Price verification
Current price: $29.00
Last price check: Sep 01, 2026
Layer 2 · Context
In plain language

Why this scored this way

This Thorne HealthTech NiaCel 200 scores 7.0, making it a mid-tier product with both strengths and weaknesses. It delivers 207mg of NR, inside the studied range of 100–1000mg with grade B evidence (promising human data, not yet comprehensive).

What drives the score up

  • Dose-evidence score of 6.9 shows decent alignment with trial doses.
  • Tested by independent lab (transparency 8.0).
  • NR is dosed at the full research level with grade B evidence (promising human data, not yet comprehensive).

What drags it down

  • Betaine (TMG) (42.5mg is 1% of the 3000mg trial dose) is significantly under-dosed.
  • No public lab certificate available for independent verification.
  • Limited consumer feedback (community score: 4.5).

Why you'd choose it

  • You want good value at $0.70/day.
  • You want NR from a Thorne HealthTech product.
  • You want a tested by independent lab product.

Why you might skip it

  • You want a product with a publicly available CoA.
  • You need a full trial dose of betaine (this product under-doses it).
  • You prefer products with substantial consumer feedback.
Question 1

Does the molecule work?

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

NR

The NAD+ precursor with the strongest safety file and EU approval.

2 landmark RCTs · US: GRAS, NDI accepted · EU: Authorised Novel Food (Commission Reg 2020/16)
Betaine (TMG)

A methyl donor added to NAD+ formulas as a supporting cofactor, not a headline active.

No landmark RCTs listed · US: Dietary supplement, GRAS · EU: Food supplement, permitted

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.

IngredientDose / servingResearch dose% of researchEvidence grade
NR207.5 mg300 mg69%B
Betaine (TMG)42.5 mg3000 mg1%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
$0.70/day at trial dose
What one effective daily dose actually costs
Transparency
8.0/10 · No public lab certificate
Independent batch testing confirmed
Consumer signals
No consumer signals collected yet
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.
Buyer complaints
Examine.com: Cost per equivalent dose varies significantly versus competitors
Recurring themes from consumer review platforms.
Plain English

What’s inside

The main ingredients of this product, in plain language.

NR207.5 mgEvidence B

The NAD+ precursor with the strongest safety file and EU approval.

Read about NR →
Betaine (TMG)42.5 mgEvidence C

A methyl donor added to NAD+ formulas as a supporting cofactor, not a headline active.

Read about Betaine (TMG) →
Layer 3 · Evidence vault

Product data & verification

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

The numbers

Price
$29
per bottle · 60 servings
Dose vs. research
of trial dose 100%
of published effective dose
$ / day at studied dose
$0.70
what one effective daily dose costs
$ / g active
$1.93
per gram of active substance
Independently checked

Data verification

COA status
Not public
Evidence grade
BC
Per-ingredient breakdown
BNR
CBetaine (TMG)

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
NR
The NAD+ precursor with the strongest safety file and EU approval.
207.5 mg 69% of trial dose
300 mg
Betaine (TMG)
A methyl donor added to NAD+ formulas as a supporting cofactor, not a headline active.
42.5 mg 1% of trial dose
3000 mg
2.0 /5
High confidence Price exceeds satisfaction
87 reviews across 3 platforms (3 sources)
Source diversity: 69%
Examine.comTrustpilotiHerb
PraiseSeen as a cheaper, equally effective alternative to Thorne ResveraCelReported memory improvement
ComplaintsCost per equivalent dose varies significantly versus competitors
Last checked: 2026-08-20

Consumer signals

Consumer signals gathered from 3 platforms.

Medium confidence

10 reviews · mixed sentiment

Praise

Seen as a cheaper, equally effective alternative to Thorne ResveraCel

Reported memory improvementIncreased energy
Themes

iHerb reviewers regard Thorne NiaCel 200 as a solid budget alternative to ResveraCel with reported memory and energy benefits.

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

positive sentiment

Praise

Contained claimed amounts of nicotinamide riboside in lab testing

Named a ConsumerLab Top Pick among tested NAD booster supplements

Complaints

Cost per equivalent dose varies significantly versus competitors

Themes

ConsumerLab's independent lab testing of NAD booster supplements verified label-accurate NR content and highlighted cost efficiency as a factor among top picks.

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

77 reviews · 1.9/5

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
NRAlmost all commercial NR uses licensed Niagen® from ChromaDex. If a product doesn't say Niagen, ask why.
Betaine (TMG)Doses under roughly 500 mg/day (as seen in most NAD+ combination products) are well below the gram-level doses used in the supporting human trials.

Editorial notes

The half-dose sibling of NiaCel 400 (207.5mg NRHM vs 415mg), same NR-salt caveats apply, positioned as an entry-level/earlier-life NAD+ product per Thorne's own marketing.

Brand owners

Spot an error?

If you are the manufacturer or brand owner of NiaCel 200 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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