What are the active ingredients and mechanism of action claimed for gelatide?
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Executive summary
Gelatide is marketed as a liquid, "natural" weight‑loss supplement whose labels and sales pages list a long mix of botanicals (raspberry ketones, green tea extract, guarana, maca, ginseng, capsicum) plus gelatin‑derived amino acids (notably glycine and alanine) and stimulant roots like eleuthero; the makers claim this cocktail raises metabolic rate, suppresses appetite, increases energy and even activates incretin hormones such as GLP‑1 and GIP [1] [2] [3]. Independent reviewers and ingredient‑breakdowns flag that these ingredients are typical of generic diet supplements, are bundled into a small 200 mg proprietary blend that likely underdoses individual actives, and that the product carries the standard FDA disclaimer that its claims are not evaluated [4] [1] [5].
1. What Gelatide lists as its active ingredients and form
Gelatide’s own marketing and multiple third‑party product pages consistently present a long list of botanical extracts and amino‑acid‑rich gelatin: named components repeatedly include raspberry ketones, green tea extract, guarana seed, maca, ginseng, capsicum (capsaicin), and claims of concentrated glycine and alanine from gelatin or collagen hydrolysate, sold as a sublingual liquid or drops [2] [1] [5] [3]. Independent reviews note the label often collapses these dozens of ingredients into a single small “proprietary blend” of about 200 mg total, which makes it impossible to verify clinically relevant doses of the individual ingredients [4] [1].
2. The mechanism of action claimed by the manufacturer
Gelatide’s promotional copy frames its mechanism as multi‑pronged: direct metabolic stimulation to increase resting calorie burn; appetite and craving control; energy enhancement via stimulants such as guarana and eleuthero root; and—more directly—activation of gut incretin hormones (GLP‑1 and GIP) through gelatin‑derived amino acids, principally glycine and alanine, allegedly leading to improved insulin/glucose handling and reduced food intake [2] [3] [5].
3. What the ingredient claims map to in established science (reported context)
Some of the individual ingredients have plausible, limited evidence for parts of those effects: green tea extract and caffeine‑containing guarana can modestly raise energy expenditure, and capsaicin can transiently increase thermogenesis or reduce appetite in small studies; gelatin/collagen supplies amino acids such as glycine, alanine and proline and is a recognized dietary protein source rather than a pharmacologic incretin agonist [6] [7] [8]. Drug‑style claims—such as reliably activating GLP‑1/GIP to a therapeutically meaningful degree—are not supported by the product pages or the proportional dosing information provided, and the manufacturer carries the standard “not evaluated by the FDA” disclaimer [3] [4].
4. Red flags, dosing and marketing context
Multiple reviewers caution that stuffing many botanicals into a tiny proprietary blend is a classic way to create an appealing ingredient list while delivering sub‑therapeutic amounts of each component; Gelatide’s use of dramatic transformation stories, aggressive discounts and a long ingredient roster matches patterns seen in generic weight‑loss supplement marketing, raising questions about potency and independent evidence [4] [1]. The product sites claim manufacture in FDA‑registered GMP facilities, but the regulatory claim does not validate the marketed mechanisms or dosing [5] [4].
5. Bottom line and where reporting is limited
The clearest, directly supported findings from the available reporting are that Gelatide’s active‑ingredient claims are a mix of common botanical stimulants and a gelatin‑derived amino acid claim (glycine/alanine) that the company says will activate GLP‑1/GIP and boost metabolism and energy [2] [3]. What is not documented in the sources provided is robust clinical evidence that the specific Gelatide formulation, at the proprietary blend dose shown on third‑party reviews, reliably triggers clinically meaningful incretin activation or weight loss—independent trials or transparent per‑ingredient dosing are not cited on the product pages or in the reviews examined [4] [1].