Dorado Nutrition Fadogia Agrestis 600 mg Review
#5 of 7 · Plain Fadogia, No Ratio✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Oct 18, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Skip it: no ratio, and the directions invite a double dose. The capsule itself is clean.
$24.95 · 180 capsules (Amazon US, Oct 18, 2026)$0.28 per day (2 capsules)
Why It Scores 6.8 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Label & Extract Clarity
20% of scoreThe panel names the plant part (stem) and 600 mg but no extract ratio. The front says 'Maximum Strength' without saying relative to what.
- Extract
- Fadogia agrestis stem extract, ratio not printed
- Per serving
- 600 mg (2 capsules)
Dose & Directions
25% of scoreTwo capsules a day, plus an optional extra serving 30 minutes before activity: up to 1,200 mg a day. No breaks.
- Directions
- 2 capsules a day; an additional serving 30 minutes before activity if desired
- Daily dose as labelled
- 600 mg, up to 1,200 mg
Testing & Manufacturing
20% of scoreCertified third party, GMP and made in the USA are stated on the label. No lab or certificate is shown.
- Testing
- Certified third party claim; GMP; made in the USA
Formula & Capsule
15% of scoreOne active ingredient in a vegetable cellulose capsule with magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide.
- Other ingredients
- Vegetable cellulose (capsule), magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide
Value
10% of score$24.95 for 180 capsules on Oct 18, 2026: $0.28 a day at two capsules.
- Price
- $24.95 for 180 capsules (Amazon US, Oct 18, 2026)
- Cost per day
- $0.28 at 2 capsules
Evidence for the Ingredients
10% of scoreNo published human trial of fadogia agrestis; the data are from rats (Yakubu 2005).
- More Specs
- Count
- 180 capsules (90 servings)
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Oct 18, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
Maximum Strength.
The panel prints no extract ratio, so strength cannot be compared with the 10:1, 20:1 and 50:1 products.
600 mg per serving.
Printed on the panel per two capsules.
What Our Test Actually Found
A number without a ratio
600 mg of a 10:1 extract and 600 mg of a 50:1 extract differ fivefold in plant material. Dorado does not say which it is.
Directions that double the dose
The optional pre-activity serving takes the day to 1,200 mg. The rat studies give no basis for that.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (7), buy if / skip if
- Single ingredient
- Vegetable capsule
- Third-party testing stated
- No extract ratio printed
- Directions allow up to 1,200 mg a day
- No human trial of fadogia exists
- Same price as Double Wood, less information
- You already use it and stay at two capsules a day
- You want to know the extract strength: Double Wood prints 10:1 at the same price
- You want cautious directions
- You want an ingredient with human trials
The capsule itself is clean. But without a ratio the 600 mg tells you little, and 'take an extra serving before activity' is the opposite of caution for an ingredient with rat data only. Double Wood costs the same and does both better.
Dorado's panel lists Fadogia Agrestis Extract (stem) 600 mg per two capsules and no ratio, so you cannot tell how much plant material the 600 mg represents, even though the front says 'Maximum Strength'. The capsule is vegetable cellulose with magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide. The directions say two capsules a day and an additional serving 30 minutes before activity if desired, which would double the dose to 1,200 mg. The label claims certified third party testing, GMP, made in the USA, vegan and non-GMO. At $24.95 for 180 capsules on Amazon US on Oct 18, 2026, a day costs $0.28.
Skip it for Double Wood
Nothing in the capsule is wrong, but the label tells you less than its rivals and the directions encourage more. At the same price, Double Wood prints the ratio and starts you at half the dose.
If This Doesn’t Fit — Try These
01Double Wood Fadogia
If you have weighed the rat-only evidence and want to try fadogia, this is the label we would pick: one clear ingredient and directions that start at 300 mg.
02Nutricost Fadogia
The best price for a properly labelled fadogia capsule.
03NatureBell Fadogia + Tongkat
A fair way to take both herbs, with clear ratios at a fair price.
Quick Answers
What extract ratio is Dorado Fadogia?
The panel does not say. It lists fadogia agrestis stem extract 600 mg per two capsules.
Should I take the extra pre-workout serving?
We would not. It doubles the daily dose of an ingredient that has only been studied in rats.
Sources & Further Reading
2 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Yakubu MT, et al. Asian J Androl. 2005;7(4):399-404. PMID 16281088 — Aphrodisiac potentials of the aqueous extract of Fadogia agrestis (Schweinf. Ex Hiern) stem in male albino rats. Male rats given 18, 50 or 100 mg per kg of an aqueous fadogia stem extract daily showed more mounting and intromission and higher serum testosterone at days 1, 3 and 5, in a manner suggestive of dose dependence.
- [2] Yakubu MT, et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2008;115(2):288-92. PMID 18023305 — Effects of oral administration of aqueous extract of Fadogia agrestis (Schweinf. Ex Hiern) stem on some testicular function indices of male rats. After 28 days at 18, 50 or 100 mg per kg, the extract altered testicular cholesterol, glycogen, protein and several enzymes in rats, which the authors read as adverse effects on testicular function; within 10 days of stopping, recovery was seen mainly at 18 mg per kg.
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