Evaluate an Ingredient
A supplier may have published studies, branded technology, patents, impressive presentations, and a strong scientific story. That still does not tell you whether the ingredient is the right investment for your product.
Fowoyo Scientific Consulting independently examines the evidence behind the ingredient, including the human research, ingredient form, studied doses, intended benefit, and how closely that evidence applies to the product you plan to make.
This Service May Be a Fit If
We Test the Supplier Story Against the Evidence
The evaluation asks questions such as:
The purpose is not to decide whether an ingredient has studies. It is to determine whether the evidence justifies using that ingredient for your intended product, dose, benefit, and investment.
Ingredient Go/No-Go Report
You receive an independent assessment of the ingredient and the evidence behind the supplier's story.
The report connects the research directly to the ingredient decision in front of you, so you can see what supports the investment, what weakens it, and what should be questioned before you commit.
Supplier evidence
What the supplier provided and how well it supports the scientific story being presented.
Human evidence
Whether credible human studies support the intended benefit.
Ingredient form
Whether the form you are considering matches the form used in the relevant research.
Dose
What amounts produced results and how those amounts compare with the dose you intend to use.
Relevance to your product
How closely the research applies to your intended product, customer, and benefit.
Overstatements and evidence gaps
Important limitations, missing information, unsupported conclusions, or questions that should be resolved.
Do the Due Diligence Before the Ingredient Becomes an Expensive Decision
Paying for supplier hype
Paying a premium that the evidence does not clearly justify.
Using the wrong dose
Building a formula around an amount that does not match the amounts associated with results.
Relying on the wrong evidence
Assuming studies on another form, population, or use automatically apply to your product.
Weak product differentiation
Paying more for an ingredient without a meaningful scientific reason customers or buyers can understand.
Costly reformulation later
Discovering important scientific or formulation problems after the product has already moved forward.
Evaluate Before the Ingredient Decision Is Locked In
Before selecting an ingredient
When deciding whether a supplier's ingredient belongs in a new product.
Before paying a premium
When a branded ingredient costs more and you need to know whether the evidence justifies it.
During formulation or reformulation
When deciding which ingredient, form, or dose best fits the intended benefit.
When comparing suppliers
When competing scientific stories make it difficult to know which option provides better value.
Considering an Ingredient?
Send us the ingredient, supplier materials, intended use, proposed dose, and the benefit you want the product to deliver.
We will determine the scope of the evaluation and whether Evaluate an Ingredient is the right service for the decision.
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