Everything DoseRank tracks on the cacao shelf — Vitamin D. The category itself is never ranked: 58 products get scored the moment you say what you want them to do.
How to read the scores
This legend covers the scores on this page — for data sources, scoring weights, and limits, read the full methodology →
Answer a few questions about your goals, habits, stack, and budget. Then, DoseRank will find the products that best match your needs based on your answers. It's free and only takes 60 seconds! No account is required.
A saved, shareable breakdown: your matched products, dose math, interaction flags to discuss with a clinician, and a price-tracked stack you can revisit.
Questions
Each product gets a composite score blending clinical strength, evidence, dose fit, trust and value — computed for the goal you picked, across this category's products. The #1 on the DoseRank tab has the highest composite; the other tabs re-rank the same products by Value, Trust, or Popularity. Placement is never paid.
Start with a goal, not a brand
Browsing cacao supplements without a goal makes no sense — different products do different jobs, and “best” flips depending on which job you're hiring for. These are the 45 health outcomes that matter for this category. Pick yours, and the full evidence-ranked shelf loads for that goal alone.
Muscle weaknessReduced ability to generate force.31 rankedModerate-strong
Potassium statusBody potassium balance.42 rankedStrong
Vitamin E statusBiochemical sufficiency of tocopherols/tocotrienols.43 rankedStrong
SatietySense of fullness after eating.49 rankedModerate-strong
ConstipationInfrequent, difficult, or hard bowel movements.46 rankedStrong
Lean body massNon-fat body mass, often used as a marker of preserved musculature.42 rankedStrong
Fall riskLikelihood of falling due to instability or weakness.31 rankedModerate-strong
Vitamin D statusBiochemical sufficiency of vitamin D.43 rankedStrong
Delayed-onset muscle sorenessPost-exercise muscle pain and stiffness.45 rankedModerate-strong
Muscle massQuantity of skeletal muscle tissue.43 rankedStrong
Exercise recoveryReturn to baseline function after exertion.44 rankedStrong
Fracture riskLikelihood of bone fracture.41 rankedStrong
ThermogenesisHeat production and metabolic energy expenditure.48 rankedStrong
Resting energy expenditureCalories burned at rest; marker of basal metabolism.48 rankedStrong
Postprandial glucoseBlood glucose after meals.45 rankedStrongNothing is ranked yet — the shelf stays locked until you pick a goal.
No goal, no ranking.
A “best cacao supplement” list without a goal would be marketing, not evidence. Pick what you want to improve and DoseRank scores all 58 products against that goal's trials.