Nutricost HMB 1,000 mg 240 Capsules Review
#5 of 6 · Biggest Bottle✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Oct 11, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Consider it for the price, and triple the label dose. Fifty cents a day at 3 g with a testing statement is good value, and the bottle lasts 40 days.
$19.95 · 240 capsules (Amazon US, Oct 11, 2026)$0.50 per day at 3 g (6 capsules)
Why It Scores 7.8 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Dose vs the Trials
30% of score1,000 mg per two-capsule serving, once daily as labelled: a third of the 3 g a day used in the trials. Six capsules reach it.
- Directions
- 2 capsules daily with 8-12 oz of water
- Daily dose as labelled
- 1 g
Form & Label Clarity
20% of scoreThe panel names calcium HMB monohydrate and prints the calcium (140 mg). It prints the salt weight only.
- Form
- Calcium HMB monohydrate, gelatin capsule
- Per serving
- Calcium HMB monohydrate 1,000 mg · calcium 140 mg
Testing & Manufacturing
20% of score'Third party tested' is printed on the label next to a GMP facility seal. No lab is named. Not in NSF's Certified for Sport database.
- Testing
- 'Third party tested' printed on the label; GMP facility seal
Formula & Capsule
15% of scoreGelatin capsule with an organic flow-agent blend of four ingredients, silica and magnesium stearate.
- Other ingredients
- Gelatin capsule, organic flow agent blend (rice hull concentrate, sunflower lecithin, oat fiber, gum arabic), silica, magnesium stearate (vegetable source)
Value
15% of score$19.95 for 240 capsules on Oct 11, 2026: 40 days at 3 g, $0.50 a day.
- Price
- $19.95 for 240 capsules (Amazon US, Oct 11, 2026)
- Cost per day at 3 g
- $0.50 (bottle lasts 40 days)
- More Specs
- Serving
- 2 capsules (1,000 mg)
- Count
- 240 capsules (120 servings)
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Oct 11, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
1,000 mg calcium HMB per serving.
The panel prints 1,000 mg of calcium HMB monohydrate per two capsules.
Third party tested.
Printed on the label with no lab named.
120 servings.
True at the labelled two capsules a day. At the studied 3 g a day the bottle holds 40 days.
What Our Test Actually Found
120 servings, 40 days
The front of the bottle counts servings of 1 g. The research used 3 g a day, so divide by three before you compare bottles.
Good price, busy capsule
Per day it ties Bucked Up at $0.50. It ranks below it because the labelled dose is lower and the fill lists six excipients against two.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (8), buy if / skip if
- $0.50 a day at 3 g
- 40 days per bottle at the full dose
- Third-party testing stated on the label
- Calcium amount printed
- Label dose is 1 g a day
- Six capsules a day for 3 g
- Six excipients
- Gelatin capsule
- You want the most capsules per bottle
- You want a testing statement on the label
- You will take two capsules three times a day
- You follow label directions as printed: 1 g a day is a third of the studied dose
- You want a clean capsule: NutraBio has no excipients
- You avoid gelatin
Fifty cents a day at 3 g with a testing statement is good value, and the bottle lasts 40 days. The labelled 1 g a day is the weakest direction on this list, and the capsule has the longest excipient list.
Nutricost's panel lists 1,000 mg of calcium HMB monohydrate and 140 mg of calcium per two capsules, and the bottle holds 240. The suggested use is two capsules daily. That is 1 g a day, a third of the 3 g used in the trials (Wilson 2013). At six capsules a day the bottle lasts 40 days and costs $0.50 a day at $19.95 on Amazon US on Oct 11, 2026. The capsule is gelatin and the fill includes an organic flow-agent blend (rice hull concentrate, sunflower lecithin, oat fiber, gum arabic), silica and magnesium stearate. The label prints 'third party tested' and a GMP facility seal.
Good value once you ignore the serving size
Nutricost's big bottle is a fair buy if you take it as the studies did, two capsules three times a day. As labelled it gives a third of that, which is why it sits fifth.
If This Doesn’t Fit — Try These
01NutraBio HMB
If you want to try HMB as it was tested, this bottle saves you the arithmetic: two capsules with each of three meals.
02BulkSupplements HMB
If a scoop and a glass of water three times a day do not bother you, this bag gives you studied-dose HMB for less than thirty cents a day, with the most honest panel on the list.
03Bucked Up HMB
Bucked Up gives you inexpensive, plainly made HMB capsules with a testing statement.
Quick Answers
How many Nutricost HMB capsules should I take?
The label says two a day (1 g). The trials used 3 g a day in three doses (Wilson 2013), which is two capsules three times daily.
How long does a bottle last?
120 days at the labelled 1 g a day, 40 days at 3 g a day.
Sources & Further Reading
2 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Wilson JM, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2013;10(1):6. PMID 23374455 — International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB). The ISSN position stand concludes that about 38 mg of HMB per kg of body weight a day, taken close to training and for two weeks before a hard bout, can reduce muscle damage and aid recovery; that calcium HMB and HMB free acid have both been used, with too little research to call one superior; and that long-term use is safe.
- [2] Jakubowski JS, et al. Nutrients. 2020;12(5):1523. PMID 32456217 — Supplementation with the Leucine Metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) does not Improve Resistance Exercise-Induced Changes in Body Composition or Strength in Young Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. A systematic review and meta-analysis of resistance-training trials in adults aged 18 to 45 found a significant effect of HMB on total body mass and no significant effect on fat-free mass, fat mass or strength.
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