Maca Capsule Male Nourishing Dietary Supplement

Six-dimension breakdown

Why this scored 38/100

Maca capsule product from 'a small third-party seller storefront' — the same generic dropshipper responsible for the shower gel and topical patch SKUs earlier in this batch, so the manufacturer-credibility floor is already established as low. Maca (Lepidium meyenii) has some real if modest evidence for improvement in sexual function and menopausal symptoms at gelatinized standardized extract doses (typically 1.5-3g/day). The category-generic 'Male Nourishing' branding and title-style suggest machine-translated marketing copy with undisclosed standardization, undisclosed maca variety (yellow, red, or black — each has slightly different traditional-use profiles and some research differentiation), and undisclosed dose per capsule. Without brand-verifiable manufacturing, without ingredient disclosure at studied doses, and given the seller's dropshipping profile, the product cannot be evaluated for identity, purity, or dose adequacy. Modestly higher than the aphrodisiac-blend SKUs because maca as an ingredient is broadly benign and lacks the PDE5-inhibitor adulteration risk profile, but still Rejected on transparency and manufacturer-credibility grounds.

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

38 / 100

Tier

Rejected

Category

Supplements

Subcategory

mens health

Last scored

August 29, 2026

Third-party certifications

None on record at time of scoring

Vendor

V.I.P Digital Presence

Tags

Shopify Collective, V.I.P Digital Presence

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