Strength
Tesnor
Tesnor is a pomegranate and cacao extract blend with daily-use data, not acute pre-workout evidence.
How it counts: Not part of the score
We show it on the label and count it as disclosed, but it never affects Dose, any sub-score or the grade. The basis below explains why.
- Clinical dose
- No established clinical dose
- Safety ceiling
- —
- Evidence
- weak
- Category
- Strength
Evidence summary
Research confidence: low
No pre-workout reference dose. Tesnor is a branded blend of pomegranate peel and cacao seed extracts sold for testosterone support. In developer-funded trials, 200-400 mg a day for 8 weeks raised free testosterone and grip strength in men, with the clearer effects at 400 mg (Sreeramaneni 2023; Pandit 2022). A pre-workout serving carries 100 mg, a quarter of the effective dose, and any benefit depends on weeks of daily use, not a single scoop before training.
Research sources
- A Proprietary Herbal Blend Containing Extracts of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cocoa Seeds Increases Serum Testosterone Level in Healthy Young Males: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study (Sreeramaneni et al., J Diet Suppl 2023)(opens in new window)
- A proprietary blend of standardized Punica granatum fruit rind and Theobroma cocoa seed extracts mitigates aging males' symptoms: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (Pandit et al., Int J Med Sci 2022)(opens in new window)
120 men aged 36-55, 200 or 400 mg/day for 56 days: lower aging-male symptom scores, higher free and total testosterone and grip strength vs placebo. Funded by Laila Nutraceuticals (developer). Blend standardized to at least 3.5% punicalagins and 0.5% theobromine.
- A Combination of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts Enhances Sexual Function in Aging Males in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study (Srivastava et al., Int J Med Sci 2025)(opens in new window)
120 men aged 40-70, 400 mg/day for 84 days: better sexual-function scores, 6-minute walk distance and grip strength vs placebo.