I am not new to over-hyped supplements. There are a million of them claiming to be the next holy grail. Moa surprised me, in a good and slightly odd way, and this is the review.
We sell it, so weigh that accordingly. The taste section below is the part I would read first if I were you, because it is the part that costs us something to say.
Thirty-six plants in one drink
That is the pitch and it is literally true: Moa is a blend of 36 plant ingredients, made by Nutrifii, sold as a daily drink.
It is worth being clear about what a number like that means. Thirty-six ingredients in one serving means small amounts of each. A blend is not the same as a concentrated dose of any one thing, and if you are after a specific compound at a specific amount, a blend is the wrong shape of product.
What a blend is good for is variety, in the same way a mixed salad is better than a large amount of one leaf. That is a modest claim and it is the one that holds.
What it tastes like
You had to ask.
Moa has a strong, raw flavour with a spicy kick at the end. My palate was not ready for it. It took about ten days before I started to enjoy it, and it may well stun you on the first go.
Interestingly, this is regional. Customers in Mexico rave about the taste and several have been baffled that anyone would find it difficult. Palates are cultural, and most of the complaints about this product come from the United States.
If you buy it, buy enough to get past the first week. Giving up on day two is the most common way people waste money on this one.
Who it seems to suit
The stories I had read before trying it were mostly from people over 50, which is what I expected of a product in this category. The feedback that surprised me came from people considerably younger, including a friend who had been drinking it with her husband for six months and said they had not felt better.
That is a testimonial rather than evidence and I am labelling it as one. It is here because it changed what I expected, not because it proves anything.
What I am not going to tell you
The original version of this review ended by referring to "the health benefits we've been experiencing", without saying what they were. That is an unspecified outcome claim from somebody selling the product, and it is the kind of sentence this site has been removing everywhere else.
What I can say is narrower: I drink it, I like it once I got past the taste, and I would rather have 36 plants in my week than not. Whether it does anything for you specifically is not something I can know.
The full ingredient list and serving size are on the product page.
If you want more on the same range, there is Vináli and Renew, the latter of which is considerably more sceptical than this one.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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