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Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout vs Redcon1 Total War Pre-Workout

The verdict

  • Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout scores 10.0 points higher than Redcon1 Total War Pre-Workout on formula: 80.0 (A tier) vs 70.0 (B tier).
  • Caffeine: 200 mg vs 320 mg.
  • Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
  • Essential Pre-Workout is $0.50 cheaper per clinically dosed serving at $1.00, compared with $1.50 for Total War Pre-Workout.
  • Neither is third-party tested.
  • Largest panel dose differences for Essential Pre-Workout vs Total War Pre-Workout: L-Tyrosine: 2,000 mg vs none listed.
  • Bottom line: Essential Pre-Workout has the higher formula score and the lower comparable cost.

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Head-to-head: Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout vs Redcon1 Total War Pre-Workout
Metric
RAW Essential Pre-Workout Blue Raspberry tub
Built Different
Redcon1 Total War Pre-Workout — product photo (source: manufacturer)
Solid Set
Scores
TierA · 80.0 (best)B · 70.0
Overall score67.0 (best)60.5
Dose80.0 (best)70.0
Transparency100.0100.0
Pump60.090.0 (best)
Focus60.0 (best)—
Endurance100.0100.0
Caffeine200 mg · ⚡ Standard Send320 mg · 🚀 Heart Go Brrr
Lowest price$29.99 (best)$44.99
Per clinically dosed serving$1.00 · 🍜 Broke Bro Approved (best)$1.50 · 🍜 Broke Bro Approved
Real servings30 of 3030 of 30
TestingUntestedUntested
Ingredients (per graded serving)
Caffeine (counts toward the tier)200 mg100% ✓320 mg100% ✓
L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier)4,000 mg100% ✓4,000.2 mg100% ✓
Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier)missingmissing
Taurine (counts toward the tier)1,000 mg100% ✓1,000 mg100% ✓
L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier)2,000 mg100% ✓missing
L-Theanine (counts toward the tier)missingmissing
Beta-Alanine3,200 mg100% ✓3,200 mg100% ✓
Sodium (Electrolytes)75 mg310 mg
Agmatine Sulfate—1,000 mg100% ✓
BioPerine (Black Pepper Extract)—10 mg
Green tea extract—45 mg
Juniper berry extract—150 mg
Naringin—25 mg
Theobromine—50 mg

= best in the row. = part of the ideal pre and counts toward the tier. Percentages are of the clinical reference dose.