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Exact product checked · GTIN 00039442030238Animal · checked Jul 25, 2026🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · Universal Protein Supplements Corporation DBA Universal Nutrition, Inc. · NEW JERSEY, USA
Quick read · Animal

Animal Stak – Complete Natural Hormone Booster Supplement with…

Checked against public sources between July 25 and July 28, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

21packs · 21 servings

Does the marketing hold up?

Testing claimed — documentation not found. The observed listing claims third-party testing without naming a lab or certifier. No product-bound report is saved, so the claim cannot be verified as stated. …

Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified9 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$1.89per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸Universal Protein Supplements Corporation DBA Universal Nutrition, Inc.corporation · NEW JERSEY, USA
Is it the real thing?Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?No recalls found

“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.

1◖ partly confirmed1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size 1 Pack · 21 servings per container

Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)25 mcg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCl)10.5 mg
Magnesium (as oxide)425 mg
Zinc (as oxide)25 mg
(standardized for steroidal saponins)1500 mg
L-Arginine HCl1500 mg
Japanese knotweed extract (Polygonum cuspidatum) (root) (resveratrol)300 mg
L-Carnitine Fumarate500 mg
Ashwagandha Extract (leaf and/or root)500 mg

Printed on the package: 5 UNIQUE COMPLEXES · PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE LAB

We read 9 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.

Marketing claims, checked

The checks, one by one

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

Partly confirmed1

“Pill Pack: Take one pack daily for 21 days, then 7 days off; Consider stacking with Animal Test or M-Stak for greater gains Made to the Highest…”

“GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check.

Evidence →

Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.

?Couldn’t verify independently1

“7 days off; Consider stacking with Animal Test or M-Stak for greater gains Made to the Highest Quality & Safety Standards: All of our products are…”

No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. No exact brand product page was available for a document check. NSF, IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Quick read · 4 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

Needs explanationAny trouble in public records?

Category context: sexual-enhancement products carry documented FDA risk

This is category history, not proof about this product, but it changes how much unsupported claims deserve to be trusted.

Evidence and sources

FDA's health-fraud program documents sexual-enhancement products as the most common supplement category found to contain undeclared prescription-drug ingredients. This is a category-level documented fact from FDA's public database — not a test result for this specific product. …

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CheckedIs the label honest?

Every ingredient shows its amount · 9 ingredients listed.

Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.

Evidence and sources

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

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CheckedWho is behind it?

The barcode identity checks out · 039442030238.

The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.

Evidence and sources

UPCitemdb resolves 039442030238 to "Animal Stak - Natural Hormone Booster with Tribulus Agmapure and Astapure - 21 " (Universal Nutrition) — consistent with this listing.

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CheckedCan you trust the review pattern?

We can see 50 of this product’s 552 reviews — the count rose between August 17, 2025 and August 22, 2026. That is too small a slice to say anything about the wider pattern.

A count that moves steadily is ordinary. A sudden burst is what deserves a closer look.

Evidence and sources

Written reviews rose from 502 to 552 between August 17, 2025 and August 22, 2026. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 23, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.

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What remains open 2
  • No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
  • We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
Universal Protein Supplements Corporation DBA Universal Nutrition, Inc.Corporation · exact supplement-class mark for ANIMAL
Registration3439799
Registered2008-06-03
AssignmentsNo transfers recorded

Filed address
3 Terminal Road, New Brunswick, NEW JERSEY 08901, UNITED STATES

USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.

Background reading

What the research says about these amounts

Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.

The panel lists 425 mg of magnesium per serving. Studies we found used 200 mg–420 mg a day, so this sits above that range.

0studied 200 mg–420 mg

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

The panel lists 500 mg of ashwagandha per serving. Studies we found used 250 mg–600 mg a day, so this sits inside that range.

0studied 250 mg–600 mg

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

The panel lists 25 mg of zinc per serving. Studies we found used 8 mg–40 mg a day, so this sits inside that range.

0studied 8 mg–40 mg

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Where it sells

Price check for this exact product

Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$39.77

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 29, 2026

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iHerb

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$46.51

4.6/5 · 1,463 ratings

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 28, 2026

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Target

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$52.99

4.8/5 · 313 ratings

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 28, 2026

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Same UPC/GTIN observed across 3 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $39.77; Target was highest at $52.99 — a $13.22 range at check time.

No official brand storefront is confirmed in this record. That is neutral, but it prevents a direct brand-price, label, review, and document check.

Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.

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Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.