Everything DoseRank tracks on the carbohydrate powders shelf. The category itself is never ranked: 13 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 carbohydrate powders 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.
Reaction timeSpeed of physical or cognitive response to a stimulus.2 rankedStrong
Perceived exertionSubjective difficulty of physical effort.1 rankedStrong
Coagulation statusOverall blood clotting tendency.2 rankedStrong
Power outputAbility to generate force rapidly.2 rankedStrong
Phosphate statusBiochemical phosphate balance.2 rankedStrong
Copper statusBiochemical sufficiency of copper.2 rankedStrong
Infection incidenceOverall rate of infectious illness.2 rankedStrong
AlertnessWakefulness and readiness to respond.2 rankedStrong
Sodium statusBody sodium balance.6 rankedStrong
Choline statusAdequacy of choline availability.2 rankedStrong
Muscle weaknessReduced ability to generate force.4 rankedModerate-strong
Vitamin A statusBiochemical sufficiency of retinoids or carotenoid-derived vitamin A.3 rankedStrong
Postprandial glucoseBlood glucose after meals.7 rankedStrong
Night vision or dark adaptationAbility to see or adapt under low-light conditions.2 rankedStrong
Muscle massQuantity of skeletal muscle tissue.6 rankedStrongNothing is ranked yet — the shelf stays locked until you pick a goal.
No goal, no ranking.
A “best carbohydrate powders supplement” list without a goal would be marketing, not evidence. Pick what you want to improve and DoseRank scores all 13 products against that goal's trials.