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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha
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55/100
Standard
Six-dimension breakdown
Evidence
50
Formulation
55
Manufacturing
58
Safety
60
Transparency
55
Sustainability
55
Why this scored 55/100
Midwest Method Ashwagandha is single-ingredient organic ashwagandha root plus organic black pepper, capsulated. The product uses generic organic ashwagandha ROOT POWDER rather than a branded standardized extract such as KSM-66 or Sensoril. This distinction matters because essentially every controlled trial showing meaningful cortisol reduction, anxiety score improvement, or testosterone uplift used a specific branded extract (Chandrasekhar 2012 used KSM-66 at 300 mg twice daily, Auddy 2008 used Sensoril at 125-250 mg, Lopresti 2019 used KSM-66 at 240 mg). Generic root powder without withanolide standardization delivers a variable and generally lower withanolide load and cannot inherit the class-level evidence from those branded-extract trials. The product also does not publish the per-capsule ashwagandha milligrams or withanolide percentage. Honest single-ingredient positioning and organic sourcing hold it in Standard tier, but the evidence-match is weak.
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Evidence & sources
The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.
Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.
How to read the Evidence dimension
- 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
- 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
- 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
- 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
- 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.
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- VSF score
- 55 / 100
- Tier
- Standard
- Category
- Supplements
- Subcategory
- stress mood mental
- Last scored
- Third-party certifications
- None on record at time of scoring
- Vendor
- Midwest Method
- Product type
- Specialty Supplements
- Tags
- Midwest Method, Shopify Collective
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