Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream

Name: Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream
Brand: Legion

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Legion Pulse Pre-Workout (caffeinated)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−100

cadmium−60

arsenic−24

lead−16

Ingredients

−65

alpha-gpc (glycerophosphocholine)−12

natural flavors−12

caffeine−4

l-theanine−4

citrulline malate−4

8 more deductions−29

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+75

Minimum score+75

Final score0

Contaminants · 10

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Legion Pulse Pre-Workout (caffeinated)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium107 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 21×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch

Arsenic90.9 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 9.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch

Lead12 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Pulse Pre-Workout with Caffeine, Strawberry Kiwi, 20 servings, 500 g

E. ColiNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Pulse Pre-Workout with Caffeine, Strawberry Kiwi, 20 servings, 500 g

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Pulse Pre-Workout with Caffeine, Strawberry Kiwi, 20 servings, 500 g

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Pulse Pre-Workout with Caffeine, Strawberry Kiwi, 20 servings, 500 g

ShigellaNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Pulse Pre-Workout with Caffeine, Strawberry Kiwi, 20 servings, 500 g

Total ColiformNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch

Total Plate CountNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch

Ingredients · 15

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Common questions

Is Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream healthy?

Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Legion Pulse Pre-Workout (caffeinated). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream?

Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream lists 15 ingredients, starting with Caffeine, l-Theanine, Citrulline Malate, beta Alanine and alpha-Gpc (Glycerophosphocholine). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream?

Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream compare to other pre-workout & performance?

At 0/100 Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream scores worse than most pre-workout & performance we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pre-workout & performance is Orgain Creatine Monohydrate at 97/100.

Is Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream organic?

Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream is not certified organic in our data.

Has Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Citrulline malate, beta-alanine, betaine, A-GPC, caffeine; erythritol/stevia sweetened) with the other products in its family, Legion Pulse Pre-Workout (caffeinated), and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream contain heavy metals?

Legion Athletics Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Berries & Cream itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 90.9 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch, cadmium at 107 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Legion Pulse Pre-Workout Drink Fruit Punch and lead at 12 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Pulse Pre-Workout with Caffeine, Strawberry Kiwi, 20 servings, 500 g. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.