Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout vs RYSE Loaded Pre

The verdict

Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout scores 20.0 points higher than RYSE Loaded Pre on formula: 80.0 (A tier) vs 60.0 (C tier).
Caffeine: 200 mg vs 300 mg.
Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
Essential Pre-Workout is $0.77 cheaper per clinically dosed serving at $1.00, compared with $1.77 for Loaded Pre.
Neither is third-party tested.
Largest panel dose differences for Essential Pre-Workout vs Loaded Pre: L-Tyrosine: 2,000 mg vs none listed; Taurine: 1,000 mg vs none listed; L-Theanine: none listed vs 50 mg.
Bottom line: Essential Pre-Workout has the higher formula score and the lower comparable cost.

Straight from the label math; no editorial picks. We don't earn a commission from store links on this site.

Head-to-head: Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout vs RYSE Loaded Pre
Metric	Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout A Built Different	RYSE Loaded Pre C Mid Pump
Scores
Tier	A · 80.0 (best)	C · 60.0
Overall score	67.0 (best)	46.5
Dose	80.0 (best)	60.0
Transparency	100.0	100.0
Pump	60.0	60.0
Focus	60.0 (best)	45.0
Endurance	100.0	100.0
Caffeine	200 mg · ⚡ Standard Send	300 mg · 🚀 Heart Go Brrr
Lowest price	$29.99 (best)	$39.99
Per clinically dosed serving	$1.00 · 🍜 Broke Bro Approved (best)	$1.77 · 👍 Fair Price
Real servings	30 of 30 (best)	22.6 of 30
Testing	Untested	Untested
Ingredients (per graded serving)
Caffeine (counts toward the tier)	200 mg100% ✓	300 mg100% ✓
L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier)	4,000 mg100% ✓	4,500 mg100% ✓
Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier)	missing	missing
L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier)	2,000 mg100% ✓	missing
Taurine (counts toward the tier)	1,000 mg100% ✓	missing
L-Theanine (counts toward the tier)	missing	50 mg50%
Beta-Alanine	3,200 mg100% ✓	3,200 mg100% ✓
Sodium (Electrolytes)	75 mg	10 mg
Choline Bitartrate	—	500 mg50%
Theobromine	—	100 mg

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