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.
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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperNIH 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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperFrontiers 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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-reviewed review · Compositional overview
Theobroma cacao: phenolic and methylxanthine profile
A broad compositional review of cacao's procyanidin, phenolic and methylxanthine content across preparations.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperSystematic 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.
Read the paperFood 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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperIndustry 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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperPeer-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.
Read the paperThis 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.
