1,000 women tried 6 weight loss products. Only 1 actually moved the scale.

The dose check comes first. The berberine research that started this whole conversation ran on a specific daily amount. So the first thing we check on every product is simple: does the label state the exact berberine content per serving, and does the daily dose get anywhere near the researched range? Most products fail here before we look at anything else, they either hide the per-serving breakdown behind a "proprietary blend" or the honest math requires a handful of capsules a day.

Then purity. Berberine extracts vary wildly. A stated purity percentage on the label is rare, and it matters: at low purity you are paying for filler.

Then the part nobody scores: whether you actually keep taking it. Berberine only works with consistency over weeks. Large bitter capsules three times a day fail in real life. Format and taste are not luxuries, they decide whether week six ever happens.

Finally price per day and the guarantee. We calculate the honest daily cost at the recommended dose, and we check whether the money-back window is long enough to genuinely test the product, which takes at least eight weeks.