Guides on PricePlow
This page lists our notorious “mega posts” – extremely well-researched articles ranging from scams to avoid to buyer’s guides to in-depth ingredient analyses.
We publish one or two of these per month, and they are brutal to work on, so we hope you appreciate them.
Buyer’s Guides
Each of these includes a Top 10 list, but we actually like the choose your own adventure guides where we recommend products specifically tailored for you and your needs:
The PricePlow Podcast
Some of our most in-depth information can be found in our long-form podcasts. Join us and subscribe to the PricePlow Podcast on your favorite service (or watch on YouTube).
Critical Information
The Amino Acid Protein Spiking Scandal
Read and understand this before ever buying protein powder!
Proprietary Blends
Understand the risks of encountering a “Batch-to-Batch Bait and Switch” when buying a proprietary blend!
Nutrition Facts Label Rounding Scams
Learn about a scam where brands take advantage of the FDA’s labeling laws and use rounding to their advantage with ultra-small serving sizes.
Ingredient Analyses
Muscle Building Supplements:
- EAA vs. BCAA
- Betaine
- Phosphatidic Acid
- Epicatechin
- Arachidonic Acid
- Tongkat Ali
- Peak ATP
- Cordyceps
- Tomatidine
- Spilanthes Acmella
- Velositol: Enhancing Muscle Protein Synthesis for Protein Powders and Aminos
- Citrulline Nitrate: The Dual Pathway N.O. Igniter
- Laxogenin
Men’s Fertility Supplements
Stimulants
- Ephedra (hint: the ephedrine alkaloids have been removed and replaced with other ingredients)
- Higenamine: The Underrated Appetite Supressant Stimulant
- See our DMAA Legal Updates
- DMHA / Octodrine / 2-Aminoisoheptane / 2-Amino-6-Methylheptane – 2016’s Stimulant?!
- Dynamine
- Eria Jarensis Extract / N-phenethyl-dimethylamine
- Theacrine
- BMPEA
Other Weight Loss Ingredients
- Berberine: The Best Glucose Disposal Ingredient Just Got Better
- BAIBA: New Ingredient Generates Exercise in a Pill?!
- Ephedra
- Forskolin
- Grains of Paradise
- Ecklonia Cava
- Sinetrol
Nootropics (cognitive focus and brain enhancers)
Joint Supplements
Protein
- Pea Protein vs Whey Protein
- See the main Protein Powder Ingredients in our best protein powder guide
Other Scams / Scandals / Potentially Unsafe Ingredients
- Arecoline (Potentially carcinogenic ingredient in new pre workouts and fat burners)
- AMP Citrate (banned)
- Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO Fiber): A Fraudulent “Fiber”?
- Maximum Shred (Scam: $87 Product with $4 of Ingredients)
- Instant Knockout (Is this questionably-dosed fat burner worth $59?!)
- Labz Supplement Brands
- Soylent (see also the Soylent Lawsuit)
Contact us if you have ideas / requests for new ones.
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PricePlow’s Best Fat Burner Buyer’s Guide, with 2020’s Top 5
To the casual consumer, fat burners are intimidating and confusing. With good reason, too — 99% of them are admittedly total garbage.
There’s simply way too much noise out there, from brands using ineffective ingredients, overly dangerous formulas, or just […] Continue Reading →
Best Protein Powder of 2020: What’s Best of ALL Proteins?
What’s the best protein powder on the market?
Over the years, we’ve had the fortunate honor to test out over 100 different protein powders, and have brought it down to the top 5 proteins below. There’s no better way to […] Continue Reading →
Best Pre Workout Supplement Guide for 2020: PricePlow’s Top 10
Everyone loves to talk about their favorite pre workout supplement, but everyone is different.
For simplicity, we’ve returned this page to the “Top 10 list” style, but we still have two major types of supplements for you to choose […] Continue Reading →
Muscle Building Supplements: The Next Generation (2019)
Let’s talk about muscle building supplements.
It’s 2016, and several new innovations have come out in terms of natural supplements that will help you build muscle yet aren’t too hormonal… so it’s time for an update.
Who is this[…]Continue Reading →
Three Hot Muscle Building Ingredients to Look For in 2019
Innovation is what truly drives the growth of the supplement industry. While that innovation often comes in the form of marketing, models, and fancy packaging, we’re interested in real innovation – as in the science, research, and ingredients put into[…] Continue Reading →
Best BCAA Supplement Buyers Guide with 2019’s Top 10
So many BCAA supplements… only so many you can try! PricePlow’s got you covered in this guide. However…
You might not want to be here… (are you looking for a full EAA?!) Amino Acid Ingredient Information Aside from taste […] Continue Reading →
Supplement Facts vs Nutrition Facts and Protein Powder. NutraBio Was Right (Again).
Last week, when I was reviewing the new Strawberry Ice Cream flavor of NutraBio’s 100% Whey Protein Isolate, I stumbled on something “odd” when I was going over the label. I couldn’t find fat!
What gives? Where is the […] Continue Reading →
The Best Nootropic Stack for Beginners (Expert Shawn Wells)
In our second podcast episode, Optimizing Brain Performance with Shawn Wells, the master formulator dropped so much information it was tough to keep it all straight.
But one of the most important pieces was around the 40-minute mark, where […] Continue Reading →
Buying Whey Protein Isolate? Consider This Label Trick…
Note: Just looking for our Top 10 List? Then check out our Best Whey Protein Isolate article!
In our last article, we put together a quick whey protein buyer’s guide, discussing what type of whey protein you should look […] Continue Reading →
EAA is the New BCAA: Essential Amino Acids Stage a Coup
“BCAAs vs. EAAs?”
For quite a while, that was the big argument. Over the decades, branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplements have been some of the most popular (and profitable) products on the market. Catapulted into the spotlight by some early […] Continue Reading →
