Baseline Score: A quality bar for every product

Evidence-based ratings so you and your clients aren’t guessing at what’s in the product.

What is Baseline Score?

What Baseline Score actually measures.

Baseline Score turns a messy label into a simple quality signal. Behind each score is a review of the product’s ingredients, dosing, evidence, testing, and manufacturing. Higher scores mean more confidence that the product matches the claims on the label and the outcomes you’re aiming for.

Evidence & dosing Ingredient quality & form Testing & transparency
Evidence & dosing
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Evidence & dosing

We review clinical and mechanistic research to check that key ingredients and doses align with what’s been shown to work — not just what’s trendy.

Ingredient quality & form
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Ingredient quality & form

We leverage scientific journals to look at forms with better bioavailability and safety data, and flag unnecessary fillers, artificial colors, and known red-flags for sensitive populations.

Testing & transparency
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Testing & transparency

We prioritize products with third-party testing for potency, purity, and contaminants — and clear COAs or testing protocols available.

Baseline Score

How to read a Baseline Score

 Below 70: Not Baseline-approved

May have gaps in evidence, testing, or formulation. We generally don’t list these in public stores; they’re only visible if you add something custom.

85–100: Baseline approved Tier

Top of the stack. Strong evidence, clean ingredients, and robust testing. These are the products we recommend by default.

70–84: Strong choice

Meets the Baseline Link quality bar, but may have trade-offs in dose, form, or depth of testing. Great options when they fit the person and protocol.

How Baseline Score Helps

Why Baseline Score matters for you

Recommend products that are pre-screened for ingredient quality and testing, so you save time comparing labels and chasing COAs while standardizing care across your team with a shared quality bar.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Baseline Link before getting started.
Does a higher Baseline Score mean better results?

No score can guarantee outcomes. Baseline Score reflects product quality and alignment with current evidence, clinical results still depend on the person, protocol, and context.
Can brands pay to boost their Baseline Score?

No. Brands can’t pay for higher scores or special treatment. They can only improve their score by improving their formulas, testing, or documentation.
Who creates the criteria?

PeakScore is informed by our internal team and external advisors, including practitioners and researchers in nutrition, physiology, and computational biology.
Can I see the criteria behind a specific product?

For top-used products, we surface short notes like “+ strong RCT data” or “+ third-party heavy-metal testing” so you know what drove the score.