Elevate Pre-Workout vs. C4 Sport, Just Ingredients and Beam

How the four pre-workouts compare

	Elevate Pre-Workout (Limeade)	C4 Sport	Just Ingredients (Tropical Paradise)	Beam Pre-Workout (Blue Raspberry)
Caffeine per serving	200 mg	200 mg	150 mg (from green tea)	75 mg (organic)
Citrulline	6 g L-citrulline	Not listed	5 g citrulline malate	3 g L-citrulline
Calories	Not listed	10	20	5
Other key ingredients	Ancient peat and apple extract	2 g beta-alanine, 2 g L-arginine, 1 g taurine, 1 g creatine nitrate, 1.25 g betaine	2.5 g beta-alanine, 2 g BCAAs, ginseng, maca root, taurine	1.5 g beta-alanine, 500 mg L-tyrosine, 200 mg citicoline, 150 mg L-theanine, electrolytes
Flavoring	Naturally flavored, per Melaleuca	Natural and artificial flavors	Organic pineapple and coconut milk; stevia and monk fruit	Natural flavors; monk fruit and stevia
Servings per container	20	20	30	20
Price	$29.00 regular / $19.99 member	$21.99	$39.99	$39.99 list
Price per serving	about $1.45 / $1.00	about $1.10	about $1.33	about $2.00
How you buy	Melaleuca's online store, member pricing for members	Cellucor's site	justingredients.com	shopbeam.com

What Melaleuca says about Elevate

Melaleuca describes Elevate as a formula that "blends performance-supporting ingredients that fuel circulation, energy, and stamina, all in a clean, naturally flavored pre-workout." Each scoop has 200 mg of caffeine, matching C4 Sport. The label also names ancient peat and apple extract.

Elevate is sold through Melaleuca's online store. Anyone can pay the regular price; the lower price is for members, and that difference changes the cost per serving.

What the other three say

Cellucor describes C4 Sport as an athlete-focused powder. It is NSF Certified for Sport, a certification Cellucor connects to professional and collegiate athletes. Cellucor says it has "ZERO sugar or artificial colors." Each scoop lists 2 g of beta-alanine and 2 g of L-arginine, along with 1 g of taurine and 1 g of creatine nitrate. The powder uses natural and artificial flavors.

Just Ingredients makes its Tropical Paradise Pre-Workout with what it calls real food ingredients. The maker says it uses "no artificial dyes or artificial sweeteners." Organic pineapple and coconut milk give it flavor, with stevia and monk fruit for sweetness. Each scoop has 150 mg of caffeine from green tea extract, 5 g of citrulline malate, 2.5 g of beta-alanine and 2 g of BCAAs, amino acids Just Ingredients links to muscle recovery. Panax ginseng and maca root are also in the formula; Just Ingredients describes them as adaptogens that may help maintain energy and stamina. Each bag has 30 servings.

Beam has the least caffeine of the four, at 75 mg per serving, which it describes as organic. The powder also contains 3 g of L-citrulline, 1.5 g of beta-alanine, 500 mg of L-tyrosine and 150 mg of L-theanine. Beam says it is "made without artificial dyes or sweeteners" and lists third-party testing on its product page. Beam describes the energy as clean and steady and lists focus among the benefits. Blue Raspberry uses natural flavors, monk fruit and stevia.

What each serving costs

Elevate: $29.00 ÷ 20 servings = $1.45 regular. The member price is $19.99 ÷ 20 = about $1.00 per serving.
C4 Sport: $21.99 ÷ 20 = about $1.10 per serving.
Just Ingredients: $39.99 ÷ 30 = about $1.33 per serving.
Beam: $39.99 ÷ 20 = about $2.00 per serving at the list price.

Citrulline amounts need a little care when comparing them. Elevate and Beam both list L-citrulline, so their amounts can be compared directly. Just Ingredients uses citrulline malate, a compound that pairs citrulline with malic acid, so its 5 g is not directly comparable to Elevate's 6 g of L-citrulline.

Which pre-workout fits your household?

Elevate may suit you if you want 200 mg of caffeine and the highest L-citrulline dose on this list. It is naturally flavored, and membership brings the cost to about $1.00 per serving. If you already order Melaleuca products each month, you can add a tub to that order.

C4 Sport fits a household that trains hard and wants a regular price of about $1.10 per serving, NSF Certified for Sport status and a 10-calorie scoop.

Just Ingredients suits those who want 30 servings per bag, 150 mg of caffeine and flavoring from organic pineapple and coconut milk.

Beam has 75 mg of caffeine per serving, a lower dose that may suit an afternoon workout or someone who cuts back on caffeine after lunch.

The four list different amounts of caffeine, so check the label before buying. If caffeine is a concern for you or a teenager in the house, ask your doctor before adding a pre-workout to the routine. You can also browse the vitamins and supplements guide to compare Melaleuca's other supplements.

Questions about these four pre-workouts

How much caffeine is in each serving? Elevate and C4 Sport each have 200 mg. Just Ingredients has 150 mg from green tea extract. Beam has 75 mg of organic caffeine, according to each maker's product page.

Are the citrulline amounts comparable? Elevate and Beam both list L-citrulline, so their amounts, 6 g and 3 g, can be compared directly. Just Ingredients has 5 g of citrulline malate, a compound that pairs citrulline with malic acid, so that amount is not directly comparable to the L-citrulline figures.

Where do you buy Melaleuca's Elevate? It is sold through Melaleuca's online store. Anyone can pay the regular price, while the lower price is for members. The other three brands sell through their own sites.

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