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Ribes nigrumFinding

Ribes nigrum has no detected effect on time-trial completion time

no difference foundLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“No differences in 4 km TT performance time were observed between BC and PL after either acute (p = 0.44), or chronic supplementation (p = 0.96).”
Quoted verbatim from No Effect of Acute or Chronic New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Cycling Performance or Physiological Responses in Trained Cyclists.
This finding among the 21 findings on its endpoint

Ribes nigrum

Time-trial completion time

no difference found

Who
trained male and female club cyclists after 7 days of daily supplementation, final dose 60 min before arrival; 4 km self-paced time trial on a Velotron ergometer 15 min after a maximal incremental test; comparator dextrose placebo
Dose studied
daily 4.3 mg anthocyanins per kg body mass (mean 315 ± 54 mg) for 7 days

Limited evidencePMID 39910796 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
7 days

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limitedthis finding
  • very limited
  • insufficient

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71D6VSYSKBTTR0MDPT8SSCN