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Cellucor C4 Original 5.8/ 10 Find on Amazon
Cellucor C4 Original

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C4 Original

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Dose integrity 45% weight 5.67/10
Value 30% weight 4.15/10
Consensus 25% weight 8.20/10
Cost in category per dosed serving
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$1.00 Cheaper than 41% of 42 scored pre-workouts $3.58

Consensus source: 4.1/5 across 74 buyer reviews on the brand's storefront (shown there by its Bazaarvoice review widget) · source ↗ · captured 2026-10-18. Brand-site reviews skew positive; see how we rate.

5.85/ 10
Composite score Middling

Composite score · 100% of category weighting covered

Nutrition

8.9 g per serving · 30 servings per container
Nutrition (per serving)Amount
Proteinnot enough data
Calories10
Total Carbs1 g
Sugar0 g
Sugar Alcoholsnot enough data
Fatnot enough data
Fibernot enough data
Sodiumnot enough data

Dose audit

IngredientDisclosed doseClinical thresholdStatusSource
Beta-Alanine 2,000 mg 4,000 mg UNDER Trexler et al., ISSN Position Stand 2015, J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2015;12:30 (PMID 26175657) — 4-6 g/day; the threshold uses the low end, 4 g
L-Citrulline 1,200 mg 6,000 mg UNDER Bailey et al., J Appl Physiol 2015 — trial dosing 6 g/day
Caffeine 200 mg 200 mg MET Guest et al., ISSN Position Stand 2021, J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2021;18:1 (PMID 33388079) — 3-6 mg/kg; the threshold is the low end, 3 mg/kg, for a 67 kg adult: 200 mg

Coverage: 4 of 7 dosed ingredients on this label matched the clinical reference.

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Provenance

How it was read
Read from the label image three times; two independent readings agreed on every published value
Captured
2026-08-22
Verified
2026-08-22
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