Science

The research behind the ingredients.

Every CYNQ product is built around one named, studied compound: not a proprietary blend, not a wellness buzzword. Below is the published research on what these ingredients actually are.

This page covers the ingredients themselves: their composition, their standardization, what modern research has characterized about them. It's shared for context, not as a claim that any CYNQ product treats, cures or prevents anything. CYNQ products are foods, not medicines.

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The research library

Every paper we're reading

Published research on the ingredients and compounds in our single-origin superfoods, shared for context. Filter by ingredient to see what we're reading on each one.

Moringa

Peer-reviewed review · Phytochemistry

Moringa oleifera: composition and phytochemical review

A review of moringa leaf's amino acid, carotenoid and polyphenol profile, including quercetin, kaempferol and chlorogenic acid content.

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Moringa

Peer-reviewed study · Format & acceptability

Moringa leaf powder: format and consumer acceptability

A study on how moringa leaf powder is processed, and how it's perceived across taste, texture and everyday use.

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Moringa

Peer-reviewed study · Cellular assay

Moringa leaf extract: antioxidant activity in cell models

Laboratory work measuring how moringa leaf extract interacts with cellular antioxidant defence systems in vitro.

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Ashwagandha

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements · Fact sheet

Withania somnifera: withanolide content and standardization

A government fact sheet on ashwagandha's withanolide (steroidal lactone) content and how root extracts are standardized to a marker compound.

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Ashwagandha

Peer-reviewed trial protocol · Formulation

Ashwagandha root extract: sustained-release formulation

On the manufacturing and dosing methodology behind a sustained-release, standardized ashwagandha root extract capsule.

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Ashwagandha

Peer-reviewed study · Extraction methods

Ashwagandha root: proprietary extraction methodology

A methods paper describing how a proprietary ashwagandha root extract is produced and standardized for research use.

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Sea Buckthorn

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · Review

Hippophae rhamnoides: fatty acid and polyphenol composition

A review of sea buckthorn berry's distinctive fatty-acid profile, including palmitoleic acid (omega-7), alongside its flavonoid content.

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Sea Buckthorn

Peer-reviewed review · Phytochemistry

Sea buckthorn: polyphenol and flavonoid compound classes

A review cataloguing sea buckthorn berry's isorhamnetin, quercetin and kaempferol content, alongside its other flavonoid classes.

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Sea Buckthorn

Peer-reviewed study · Analytical methods

Sea buckthorn berry: metabolomic profiling methods

On the analytical techniques used to profile sea buckthorn berry's metabolomic and phytosterol composition.

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Cacao

Peer-reviewed review · Food chemistry

Theobroma cacao: flavanol and mineral composition

A review of cacao nib composition: flavan-3-ols (epicatechin, catechin), procyanidins and methylxanthines such as theobromine.

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Cacao

Peer-reviewed review · Flavanol chemistry

Cacao flavanols: epicatechin and methylxanthine chemistry

A review of the flavan-3-ol and methylxanthine (theobromine, caffeine) chemistry found in cacao nibs.

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Cacao

Peer-reviewed review · Compositional overview

Theobroma cacao: phenolic and methylxanthine profile

A broad compositional review of cacao's procyanidin, phenolic and methylxanthine content across preparations.

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Maca

Peer-reviewed review · Phytochemistry

Lepidium meyenii: macamide and glucosinolate composition

A review of maca root's secondary metabolites, including macamides, macaenes and glucosinolates, and how they vary by growing altitude.

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Maca

Peer-reviewed methods · Hormone-panel analysis

Maca root: serum hormone-panel measurement methods

On the laboratory methodology used to measure serum reproductive hormone panels in maca root research.

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Maca

Systematic review · Study design & dosing

Maca supplementation: study designs and dosing ranges

A systematic review cataloguing maca supplementation study designs and the 1.5g to 3.0g daily dosing ranges used in research.

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Inulin

Food Quality and Safety · Review

Cichorium intybus: inulin fructan structure and fermentation profile

A review of chicory-root inulin's fructan chain length and how that structure affects fermentation by gut bacteria.

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Inulin

Peer-reviewed study · SCFA methodology

Chicory inulin: short-chain fatty acid measurement methods

On the analytical methods used to measure short-chain fatty acid production during inulin fermentation by gut bacteria.

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Inulin

Peer-reviewed study · Fermentation biochemistry

Inulin fermentation: biochemical research methodology

A methods paper on the biochemical pathways studied during in vitro and in vivo inulin fermentation research.

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Shatavari

Peer-reviewed methods · Phytochemistry

Asparagus racemosus: shatavarin (steroidal saponin) profile

On the steroidal saponins (shatavarins I to V) and flavonoids present in shatavari root, and methods used to standardize root extracts.

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Shatavari

Peer-reviewed trial protocol · Extract standardization

Shatavari root extract: standardization and dosing protocol

On the extract-standardization and dosing methodology used in a randomized, placebo-controlled shatavari trial design.

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Shatavari

Industry analysis · Market trends

Shatavari: standardization trends in the supplement market

An industry analysis of how shatavari's steroidal saponin (shatavarin) content is being standardized across the supplement market.

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Spirulina

Peer-reviewed review · Nutritional composition

Arthrospira platensis: protein and phycocyanin composition

A review of spirulina's amino-acid profile and its signature pigment-protein complex, phycocyanin.

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Spirulina

Peer-reviewed review · Nutritional composition

Spirulina: amino-acid and mineral composition review

A review of spirulina's amino-acid, vitamin and mineral composition profile as documented across the human-use literature.

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Spirulina

Peer-reviewed study · Food-matrix formulation

Spirulina: fortified food-matrix formulation methods

A methods paper on formulating spirulina into a food matrix (a fortified sauce) for nutrition research use.

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This library covers published research on the ingredients and compounds CYNQ products contain. It is shared for educational context, not as a claim that any CYNQ product treats, cures or prevents any disease. CYNQ products are foods, not medicines.