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Ten Ingredients, No Amounts: Alpha Erec vs the Research
Quick answer
Alpha Erec lists ten ingredients but no amounts, so no dose can be checked. Studies used 1,500 to 5,000 mg of L-arginine, 1,500 mg of L-citrulline and 1,800 to 3,000 mg of Panax ginseng a day. Tribulus did no better than placebo, and horny goat weed has little human data. Ask the brand for a Supplement Facts panel before you buy.
Alpha Erec names ten ingredients and prints no amount for any of them. This post sets each one next to the dose used in published research, explains why the missing numbers matter, and lists the questions worth asking before you pay.
Label
What does the Alpha Erec bottle actually tell you?
The bottle tells you the product name, the format and the count, and very little else. The front panel reads ALPHA EREC, Men's Performance Gummy, 30 Gummies and Dietary Supplement.
The ten ingredient names come from the brand's sales page, not from a printed panel. No Supplement Facts box was supplied to us, and that box is where a US supplement lists each amount per serving.
Gummy weight, sugar, sweeteners, cautions and storage are missing too.
- Serving
- 1 gummy a day, per the brand
- Count
- 30 gummies, a one-month bottle
- Flavor
- Berry
- Ingredient amounts
- Not published
- Other ingredients
- Not published
- Label cautions
- Not published
What we could confirm about the label is laid out on the Alpha Erec Supplement Facts page.
Why
Why do missing ingredient amounts matter so much?
Without amounts, nobody can tell whether a gummy holds a studied dose, a token sprinkle or too much. Every research result in this post applies only at the dose that was tested.
Studied doses are measured in grams
The arginine trials used at least 1,500 mg a day, and the ginseng trials at least 1,800 mg. Together that is 3,300 mg, or 3.3 grams, before the other eight ingredients get any room. The gummy's weight is not published, so we cannot tell how much of each fits inside.
Safety depends on numbers too
Zinc and vitamin D have upper limits: the most an adult should take in a day from all sources. If you also take a multivitamin, you cannot add up your total with this gummy.
So does value
The price runs from $1.63 to $2.97 a day, by pack. With no amounts, you cannot work out what you pay per milligram of anything.
Amino
What doses of L-arginine and L-citrulline did studies use?
Arginine trials used 1,500 to 5,000 mg a day, and the main citrulline trial used 1,500 mg a day. Both are amino acids the body uses to make nitric oxide, a molecule that helps blood vessel walls relax.
L-arginine: 1,500 to 5,000 mg a day
A 2019 review pooled trials covering 540 men with erectile dysfunction (Rhim et al., 2019). Arginine at 1,500 to 5,000 mg a day did better than placebo for mild to moderate symptoms. Side effects were also more common on arginine.
L-citrulline: 1,500 mg a day
A small 2011 trial gave 24 men with mild erectile dysfunction 1,500 mg of citrulline a day for one month (Cormio et al., 2011). Half of them reached a normal score on the hardness scale the study used, compared with 8% on placebo.
We walk through nitric oxide and both studies in L-arginine and L-citrulline explained.
Botanicals
What does the research say about the six botanicals?
The plant evidence is thinner than the amino acid evidence. Only ginseng looked encouraging in a major review, and even then the authors did not recommend it.
Panax ginseng
Ginseng trials used 1,800 to 3,000 mg a day for two to three months (Borrelli et al., 2018). The review called the results encouraging but not strong enough to recommend any herbal product for erectile dysfunction.
Maca root
The maca trials used 1,500 to 3,000 mg a day (Shin et al., 2010). They were few and small, with no firm conclusion.
Ashwagandha root
Studies used 240 to 1,250 mg of extract a day (NIH ODS, ashwagandha). In one trial, 57 men aged 40 to 70 took 600 mg a day for 8 weeks, and testosterone rose 14.7% more than on placebo (Lopresti et al., 2019). That is one trial of one extract, not a promise for this gummy.
Tribulus terrestris
In a trial of 30 men, 800 mg a day for 30 days did no better than placebo for symptoms or for testosterone (Santos et al., 2014).
Horny goat weed
Human studies are scarce, and most of what is known comes from animal work (Srivatsav et al., 2020).
Fenugreek extract
We did not review the fenugreek evidence for this post, so we quote no dose for it.
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Nutrients
How much zinc and vitamin D3 does an adult man need?
Men need 11 mg of zinc a day, and the upper limit is 40 mg (NIH ODS, zinc). For vitamin D the daily target is 600 to 800 IU, with an upper limit of 4,000 IU (NIH ODS, vitamin D).
For nutrients, the goal is to reach the daily need without passing the limit. Too much zinc over time can lower copper, and vitamin D toxicity almost always comes from supplements rather than food or sunlight.
Plenty of men already get both from a multivitamin. Because Alpha Erec does not publish its amounts, you cannot tell whether it adds a little, a lot or almost nothing. If you take a multivitamin, ask the brand for the zinc and vitamin D3 numbers before you stack the two.
Table
How do all ten Alpha Erec ingredients compare with the research?
Every row below gives the same answer in the second column: not published. The third column shows what the research used, so you know which number to ask for.
| Ingredient | Alpha Erec amount | Dose in human studies | What the research found |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-arginine | Not published | 1,500-5,000 mg a day (Rhim et al., 2019) | Beat placebo for mild to moderate symptoms; more side effects |
| L-citrulline | Not published | 1,500 mg a day (Cormio et al., 2011) | Positive in one small, one-month trial |
| Panax ginseng | Not published | 1,800-3,000 mg a day (Borrelli et al., 2018) | Encouraging, but not enough to recommend |
| Maca root | Not published | 1,500-3,000 mg a day (Shin et al., 2010) | Few small trials; no firm conclusion |
| Ashwagandha | Not published | 240-1,250 mg of extract a day (NIH ODS, ashwagandha) (Lopresti et al., 2019) | Hormone change in one 8-week trial of 57 men |
| Tribulus | Not published | 800 mg a day (Santos et al., 2014) | No better than placebo |
| Horny goat weed | Not published | No human dose data (Srivatsav et al., 2020) | Mostly animal data |
| Fenugreek | Not published | Not reviewed here | Evidence not reviewed for this post |
| Zinc | Not published | RDA 11 mg; upper limit 40 mg (NIH ODS, zinc) | Too much over time can lower copper |
| Vitamin D3 | Not published | RDA 600-800 IU; upper limit 4,000 IU (NIH ODS, vitamin D) | Toxicity comes mostly from supplements |
The pattern: the two amino acids and ginseng have the most human data, tribulus has a clear negative result, and horny goat weed and fenugreek have no dose we can quote.
Each ingredient has its own entry on the Alpha Erec ingredients page.
Ask
What should you ask the brand before you buy?
Ask for the Supplement Facts panel first, because it answers most other questions at once. Then ask these follow-ups.
The amount of each ingredient
Milligrams per gummy for all ten, not one blend total, so you can compare with the table above.
The form of each botanical
Root powder or extract, and if extract, how strong. The ashwagandha studies used extracts, and 600 mg of extract is not the same as 600 mg of dried root.
The gummy basics
Weight, sugar, calories, sweeteners, colors, and whether it is set with gelatin or pectin.
A lab report for your lot
A certificate of analysis from a named lab for the lot on your bottle. The reference codes on this site, lot AE-26/M-4418 and AE-4418-26-GO, are labels, not lab results.
Who formulated it
The name behind the "Physician Formulated" badge. No physician is named anywhere we have looked.
Put these to the order desk at +1 (720) 619-8477 (7:00 am-9:00 pm, 7 days) or write to [email protected]. Keep written answers with your order email.
Verdict
So can you judge Alpha Erec from its ingredient list?
Not on dose. All ten names are ones that researchers have studied, but with no amounts there is no way to tell whether a gummy comes close to any studied dose.
What you can judge is the buying terms. The smallest order is 2 bottles, and every pack has a 60-day money-back window from purchase. A 2-bottle or 3-bottle order fits that window best. Compare them on the Alpha Erec pricing page.
To weigh any product in this category, use our guide to choosing a men's performance supplement.