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Nutricost

Nutricost Quercetin with Bromelain Review

6.9/10SAC Product Score™

Nutricost has built its reputation on stripping cost out of commodity supplements without dropping third-party testing, and this bottle fits: 880 mg quercetin plus 165 mg bromelain per two-cap serving, 60 servings, at a budget price. It's the best cost-per-gram in the bromelain category. The honest caveat is unchanged from every plain-quercetin pick: low bioavailability.

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▸ THE SCORE

How we built the SAC Product Score™ — 6.9/10

Bioavailability / Form30%5.5/10

Plain quercetin, so absorption is low. Slightly behind NOW only on brand/QC depth, not formula; the high per-serving dose is again offsetting bioavailability.

Dose vs Clinical Range20%8.2/10

880 mg per serving is the highest bromelain-combo quercetin dose in the value tier, aligned with the 1000 mg/day used in Nieman 2007.

Third-Party Testing / Purity20%6.6/10

Third-party tested in a GMP/FDA-registered facility, non-GMO and gluten-free, which is above expectations for a budget SKU but less storied than NOW or Thorne.

Tolerability & Safety15%7.2/10

Generally well tolerated; standard bromelain cautions for blood thinners and pineapple allergy. No notable formulation red flags.

Value15%8.2/10

~$17 for 60 high-dose servings is the lowest true cost-per-gram in the set, its core selling point.

▸ SPECS

The product at a glance

Form
Plain quercetin + bromelain, veg capsule
Dose
880 mg quercetin + 165 mg bromelain per 2-cap serving
Count
120 capsules (60 servings)
Standardization
Third-party tested, non-GMO, gluten-free
Testing
GMP/FDA-registered facility
Cost per dose
~$0.28 per 2-cap serving (~$17/60)
▸ TRUTH CHECK

Marketing claims vs. reality

Verified

“Best cost-per-gram of quercetin in the bromelain category”

At ~$17 for 60 servings of 880 mg, the per-gram cost undercuts NOW, Double Wood and Solaray in this set at typical mid-2026 pricing.

False

“High label dose means higher effective quercetin exposure than a phytosome”

Because plain quercetin is poorly absorbed, a 500 mg phytosome (Riva 2019, PMID 30328058) can deliver more quercetin to plasma than 880 mg of unformulated powder despite the smaller label figure.

▸ THE DEEP DIVE

What our test actually found

01Tested budget is the niche it owns

Plenty of cheap quercetin exists; cheap quercetin with published third-party testing is rarer. Nutricost's value here is that you don't sacrifice basic QC to hit the lowest price.

02Milligrams on the label overstate what you absorb

The 880 mg figure is the highest in the value tier, but label milligrams and absorbed milligrams diverge sharply for plain quercetin. Treat the number as a price metric, not an efficacy one.

▸ THE TRADE-OFFS

Pros & cons, no sugar-coating

Pros
  • Lowest cost-per-gram in the bromelain category
  • Third-party tested despite budget positioning
  • Highest per-serving quercetin dose among value picks (880 mg)
  • Non-GMO and gluten-free
Cons
  • Plain quercetin means low bioavailability
  • High dose compensates for, rather than proves, efficacy
  • Shorter 60-serving bottle than NOW's 120
▸ THE BOTTOM LINE

The price-per-gram winner for the pragmatic buyer

For shoppers who want the most tested quercetin-bromelain per dollar and accept the absorption limitation, Nutricost is the rational choice. It won't out-deliver a phytosome to your bloodstream, but among plain-powder combos it's the cost leader that still bothers to test.

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▸ ALTERNATIVES

If this doesn’t fit — try these

NOW Foods Quercetin with Bromelain

7.3/10

More servings and a longer QC track record for a few dollars more

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Double Wood Quercetin with Bromelain

6.6/10

Higher 96% purity and 200 mg bromelain if you want a stronger combo spec

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▸ RESEARCH

Sources & further reading

  1. Nieman DC, et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007;39(9):1561-1569.Nieman DC, Henson DA, Gross SJ, et al. · 2007 · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · PMID 17805089

    Quercetin reduces illness but not immune perturbations after intensive exercise

    1000 mg/day reduced post-exertion URTI in cyclists, supporting doses near this product's 880 mg serving.

  2. Riva A, et al. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2019;44(2):169-177.Riva A, Ronchi M, Petrangolini G, et al. · 2019 · European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics · PMID 30328058

    Improved Oral Absorption of Quercetin from Quercetin Phytosome

    Phytosome delivery raised plasma quercetin far above unformulated powder, underscoring that label dose alone doesn't equal exposure.