That “cheat sheet” on your palm is worth nothing when you get to sweating.
Nor are you all that subtle peaking at your neighbor’s test, shaking from all that caffeine.
Which is why we have Study Juice, a powerful anti-stress, pro-focus nootropic stack intent on eliminating the sweats & jitters from too much stress and caffeine.
Doesn’t Study Juice have caffeine?? Yeah, sure, technically Study Juice has caffeine, but we guarantee its caffeine is better than the caffeine you’re drinking right now, seeing as the caffeine you’re drinking right now isn’t full of jitter-reducing amino acids & stress-killing adaptogens, is it?
Didn’t think so. But we commend you for your curiosity. That’s the mark of a good student. Now, let’s get on with the review, so you get on with uploading tomorrow’s exam answers into your ti-84 calculator.
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About Study Juice
You got your study snacks, but where’s the juice? Brain Forza has the answer, and it’s called Study Juice. Granted, it’s not real juice, but it is great for studying–and best of all it’s non-alcoholic! Or maybe that’s a “worst of all” scenario? Yay, student stereotypes. Formula notes:
- Focus, Memory, Energy: Plus Mood & Motivation to round out the benefits not only advertised by Study Juice but delivered by the smartly formulated stack.
- Premium Quality: Even compared to the best nootropic supplements, Study Juice outshines in the “quality” department for its highly potent, bio-active ingredient forms.
- Proprietary Blends: Study Juice does not shine in the “transparency” department, given its use of dosage hiding prop blends.
Study Juice Supplement Facts |
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| Serving Size: 3 Vegetable Capsules Servings Per Container: 30 |
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| Ingredients | Amount Per Serving |
| Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate) | 5 mg (250% DV) |
| Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) | 0.2 mg (3,333% DV) |
| Study Juice® Proprietary Blend | ** |
| Energy & Mood Complex | 314 |
| Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract (3% rosavins & 2% salidrosides), Natural Caffeine (from Green tea), Guarana Seed Extract (22% caffeine), Schisandra Chinensis 5/1 Berry Extract (XandraPure™) | |
| Focus & Motivation Complex | 515 mg |
| Catuaba Bark 5/1 Extract (Trichilia catigua), Natural L-Theanine (from Green tea), Theacrine (from TeaCrine®), Red Panax Ginseng Blend (whole herb) | |
| Memory & Recall Complex | 648 mg |
| KSM-66® Ashwagandha Root Extract (Withania somnifera) (5% withanolides), N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine, Betaine Anhydrous, Acetyl L-Carnitine, American Ginseng Extract (Panax quinquefolius) (root) (5% ginsenosides), Vinpocetine | |
| Absorption | 5 mg |
| Black Pepper Fruit Extract (95% piperine) (from Bioperine®) | |
| Other Ingredients: Tapioca Maltodextrin (Non-GMO), Maltodextrin (Non-GMO), Vegetarian Capsule (Hypromellose, Purified Water) |
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| Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one serving (3 capsules) with water, preferably on an empty stomach. For strong effect, take two servings (6 capsules). Do not exceed 6 capsules per day. |
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Thirsty, thirsty tryna choose, Brain Forza knows they’re pretty cool.
They got the juice!
They got the juice!
With apologies to Chance The Rapper, Brain Forza also has the juice, and it’s called Study Juice. Granted, it’s not actual juice (unless we’re redefining the status of “capsules”), but we appreciate the metaphor: Study Juice is sweet juicy nourishment for the students.
And based on the quality of its ingredients, Study Juice is the Dom Pérignon of nootropic stacks (champagne qualifies as “juice” in our books).
See what we mean:
Energy & Mood Complex, 314 mg
The Energy & Mood Complex is more energy than mood, yet it’s hard not to feel good when you’re feeling energized, right? As an energy stack, this blend addresses both ends of energy:
- Stimulation: Thanks to the green tea-sourced caffeine.
- Anti-Fatigue: Thanks to the adaptogens Rhodiola & Schisandra.
Upping the energy, downing the sleepy.
This is smart, sophisticated source of mental energy–namely because it doesn’t simply rely on straight caffeine, which we don’t consider a true nootropic. Adaptogens are high-value ingredients for their anti-stress properties, which may help round out the edge on caffeine’s cheap, jittery stimulation.
Focus & Motivation Complex, 515 mg
The leading ingredient in this blend is a sex-enhancer: Catuaba Bark.
That’s kind of awkward, but maybe they’re thinking it’ll boost “motivation”? The remaining ingredients make sense for Focus & Motivation, particularly L-Theanine, which not only tops our BIG List of Nootropics but complements Study Juice’s caffeine very well. With Panax Ginseng we’re seeing more energy boosting, although the energy seems to be more physical than mental.
Either way, we’ll take it.
Memory & Recall Complex, 648 mg
Quality branded KSM-11 Ashwagandha.
Quality “bio-active” N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine.
Both are great for stress resistance & focus. But nothing suggests that they benefit Memory & Recall. Betaine Anhydrous might protect against memory impairment by reducing homocysteine, whereas ALCAR has brain energizing effects (for the older folks). Vinpocetine aids cognition by increasing delivery of oxygen & nutrients to the brain via increased cerebral circulation.
Also, more Ginseng.
Not a bad blend, but we wouldn’t necessarily pin it down as a memory-enhancer.
Absorption, 5 mg
Only one ingredient here: BioPerine Black Pepper Extract.
And this ingredient does exactly what the “blend” suggests: It enhances nutrient absorption, in effect increasing the overall bio-availability of this formula. Considering the low dosage requirement of Black Pepper, it’s any wonder why every formula doesn’t include BioPerine in its stack.
Props to Study Juice for including it.
Formula Analysis
Screenshot of Study Juice website.
There is a lot of good to this formula and perhaps one or two bad.
Let’s start with the good.
Study Juice sells itself as a student’s aide and, more importantly, formulates itself as a student’s aide. Most students are willing to drink coffee all day to get them through their busy schedules, but for the typically tired, overworked brain of a student, coffee will only get them so far.
Plus, straight caffeinated stimulation isn’t without its downsides, and may, in the long run, be decreasing your mental capacity rather than supporting it.
Study Juice supplies caffeine, but does so smartly: By mixing it with L-Theanine, L-Tyrosine, & stress-killing adaptogens–not to mention the potent B vitamins & energizing Ginsengs. Thus Study Juice effectively earns the “student’s aide” status by supporting cognition that’s not only effective but healthy. It enhances focus, memory, energy, etc. for both now & later.
The N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine is especially valuable to students for its conditional brain support during times of stress and/or sleep deprivation.
Okay, but what about the bad parts of this formula? Good question:
- Proprietary blends: Study Juice’s prop blends don’t reveal the individual doses of each ingredient. This is annoying from a review standpoint, and arguably unethical from a consumer’s.
- Not juice: Study Juice is not even real juice! WTF!
Perhaps this last point is not a real “negative” to this outstanding formula, but still… You get us all excited over juice, then give us capsules, we think we earned the right to be pissed off!
Study Juice Benefits
Focus. Memory. Energy. These are the benefits labeled on the bottle, and Study Juice seems to walk the talk with its well-crafted, high quality formula. Their website claims that the benefits may last “6 hours or more” which isn’t an unreasonable estimation, but there’s nothing to back this claim up.
Who Takes It?
Students. There’s an obvious intended audience for Study Juice. Yet, the nootropic stack may benefit anyone looking for extra brainpower & focus, whether they’re in or out of class, pre or post graduation. Or not graduated at all! School is for phony conformists, maaaan.
Any Side Effects?
None reported. Nor would we really expect any side effects from this clean, all-natural formula. However, we’d recommend monitoring your overall caffeine intake while supplementing Study Juice to ensure you’re not overdoing it on the stimulation.
That’s never fun:
Study Juice Summary
Pros
- High Quality. Nearly every ingredient is premium potency & quality.
- High Diversity. The formula’s blends cover a wide spectrum of brain benefits.
- Clean Caffeine. We’re not too fond on caffeine, but this clean, all-natural formula makes a great case for the drug.
Cons
- Caffeine. It’s still caffeine, which is essentially a crutch for nootropic stacks.
- Prop Blends. How about you show us the damn ingredients, huh?
- Couple Questionables. Looking at you Catuaba & ALCAR.
Pricing & Buying Info
- 1 Bottle (1 month): $34.95
- Available online and in retail stores
Final Word on Study Juice
With prop blends, you never know for sure what’s going on in a formula–yet, our confidence is high in Study Juice. From its potent formula to its slick design, there’s so much that Study Juice gets right that we’re willing to overlook a couple negatives. If you’re a student, Study Juice is definitely the stack for you. If you’re not a student, Study Juice is still for you. There’s a reason we have it placed on our 2017 ed. Best 5 Nootropic Supplements list.
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Hey guys! This is Greg, the CEO and Founder of Brain Forza.
Thanks for this review! I really, really appreciate the great writing and honest analysis both good and bad. Thank you! It is really nice to have our hard work and quality recognized as well, seriously, I can’t tell you enough.
There is more information I wanted to provide you guys and your readers, including sharing serving sizes etc. (I think the next version, we will remove the propriety blend, which we had to protect some unique aspects of which ingredients are active).
With this information, maybe we can even take that #2 spot for best nootropic from EVL 😉 | (we DESTROY their serving of TeaCrine®, we are highest in the industry at 125mg of our 6 capsule serving size. It is NOT a cheap ingredient).
First, credit is due where credit is due. Mind Lab Pro is a solid formula, great serving sizes of ingredients and a full 250mg of Cognizin® (not cheap). Very interesting formula! Going to have to give it a try, solid cholinergic.
Most brain products focus on supporting acetylcholine, we tried the “support healthy levels of dopamine” route. Very hard to achieve, but I feel the product works very well for focus. Not as extreme a energy “kick” as our last version (I wish I could put some Hordenine in here, but big retailers don’t like it). Still, this is our best formula for focus and recall in my opinion, while being a bit softer on the energy kick side (thanks to the Ashwagandha and L-Theanine).
With Study Juice®, the real full serving is 6 capsules, although many people are happy with just 3. For me, I need 6. I feel 3 is definitely not enough for experienced nootropic’ers.
NOTE ON 3-6 CAPS: the reason it isn’t just 3 caps or just 6 caps, is this formula is intended to be stimulatory. There is a sliding scale of sensitivity people have to these ingredients, so we wanted a sliding scale of possible usage to address that. If 6 is too strong, you can always take less. If 3 is too weak, you can take more.
INGREDIENT SERVING SIZES:
– At 6 Caps, we have 125mg TeaCrine® (not great on its own, but good with caffeine – smooths out caffeines absorption into the bloodstream)
– Full 600mg of KSM-66 Ashwagandha. This is a staple in our lines. Flawless, bulletproof ingredient and the strongest, best quality Ashwagandha in existence. Pure root, which is better for hormone balance, strength, brain and more (leaf and berry extract is better for instant calming effect). Its also USDA Certified organic, seriously, always a plus.
– Our Rhodiola Rosea plants are harvested from the Chinese-Siberian mountains, we have 450mg of a 3/2 extract.
– There is 400mg of natural L-Theanine extracted from Green Tea (extremely good quality, I tried many)
– Bioperine® is 10mg, most companies use just 2.5mg-5mg.
– B6 and Betaine | B6 is a dopamine cofactor and Betaine a solid methyl donor. Both vitamins are the better form, B6 is P5P, and B12, methylcobalamin.
– The Catuaba 🙂 this has been my secret. We import it directly from Brazil, and I import the bark itself to make tea for personal use (maybe share it with you guys later). Catuaba is a great ingredient, heavily used in South America. It can be hit or miss in its effectiveness though, some days the effects being strong, some days almost non-existent. Its best when used daily.
Initial research shows it has anti-viral, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties among others. In the animal model, it was shown to act as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor (why we use it and where the mood elevation properties come from).
– ALCAR is a pretty big staple in nootropics. Definitely safe. We don’t have a huge dose of it, more for nutritional value than therapeutic effect. You would want about 1.5-2grams but we couldn’t fit that much unfortunately, already at 6 caps for the full strong serving!
– Vinpocetine – there is 15mg at the 6 capsule serving. This version was imported from Europe, made in Spain. Very very high quality stuff.
– The caffeine is also natural and from Green tea. There is 180mg for the 6 cap serving.
NOTES ON THE CAFFEINE: You are right, many supplements use caffeine as a “crutch” ingredient and that is essentially the only effective thing in there. From our ingredient list and serving sizes, we can see this is not the case. Plus, if you take 6 caps, despite being a pretty decent serving of caffeine [180mg], the effects are heavily smoothed out from the TeaCrine®, Ashwagandha and L-Theanine. You kind of get these waves of energy over a 3-5 hour period instead of a big shaky hit. Some people barely notice it kick in at all and just notice the focus and memory support but feel awake. Again, thanks to the three above.
Last note, if you buy Study Juice®, always start with 3 caps! For some people 6 is way too much!
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Hope that helps!!!
Thanks again guys for the review and being a customer! I noticed you actually bought a bottle 🙂 Keep up the great reviews.
Greg
CEO and Founder
Brain Forza
Oh and last note about the juice thing, its meant to be a slang word! ha. Study Juice®, like “its the juice man” or “I’m juiced”. Know what I mean? 😉
Greg from Brain Forza, bringin’ THE JUICE!
Thank you for the insightful comment; it is interesting to read about formula decisions and strategies straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak. Great tip as well about starting with 3 caps of Study Juice to assess tolerability. Most of all, we appreciate you sharing the actual dosages of ingredients in the Study Juice complex. We already knew there were great ingredients in your well-crafted Study Juice formula; now we know there are potent and effective dosages that enable those nootropics to reach their full brain-boosting potential.
Catuaba remains mysterious to us — hook us up with some of the good stuff from Brazil, please! : ] Seriously, your explanation of Catuaba is intriguing, and we will take a closer look at its potential as a nootropic in the future.
Thanks again Greg, and keep up the fine work at Brain Forza!