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Capsaicin: study protocols

24 study groups say how much Capsaicin participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

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Dose per serving from research

24 study groups in 16 studies say how much Capsaicin participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 1 mg to 2.5 mg, 25% of 24 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
500 mcg or less
1
500 mcg to 1 mg
4
1 mg to 2.5 mg
6
2.5 mg to 5 mg
2
5 mg to 10 mg
2
10 mg to 25 mg
3
25 mg to 50 mg
0
50 mg to 100 mg
1
100 mg to 250 mg
1
250 mg to 500 mg
0
500 mg to 1 g
0
1 g to 2.5 g
1
2.5 g to 5 g
0
5 g to 10 g
3

Commonly used together

2 of 24 study groups took Capsaicin with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.

24 study groups

Study
Hypersensitivity for capsaicin in patients with functional dyspepsia
2008 · Healthy controls · Healthy adults
750 mcg1 day61
Hypersensitivity for capsaicin in patients with functional dyspepsia
2008 · Functional dyspepsia patients · Adults with functional dyspepsia
750 mcg1 day54
Effects of twelve weeks of capsaicinoid supplementation on body composition, appetite and self-reported caloric intake in overweight individuals
2017 · low-dose CAP (L-CAP) · Healthy overweight male and female volunteers, approximately 30 years old
2 mg12 weeks27
Effects of twelve weeks of capsaicinoid supplementation on body composition, appetite and self-reported caloric intake in overweight individuals
2017 · high-dose CAP (H-CAP) · Healthy overweight male and female volunteers, approximately 30 years old
4 mg12 weeks22
The treatment of functional dyspepsia with red pepper
2002 · red pepper group · 15 patients with functional dyspepsia, without gastro-oesophageal reflux disease or irritable bowel syndrome
2.5 g5 weeks15
Acute effects of capsaicin on energy expenditure and fat oxidation in negative energy balance
2013 · 100%CAPS · Healthy adults aged 18–50 years, men and women, BMI 20–30, without a stated disease
7.68 mg2 days15
Acute effects of capsaicin on energy expenditure and fat oxidation in negative energy balance
2013 · 75%CAPS · Healthy adults aged 18–50 years, men and women, BMI 20–30, without a stated disease
7.68 mg2 days15
Hypersensitivity for capsaicin in patients with functional dyspepsia
2008 · Capsaicin-positive functional dyspepsia patients in reliability testing · Adults with functional dyspepsia who tested positive for capsaicin hypersensitivity
750 mcg1 day13
Capsaicin's Role in Mitigating Muscle Soreness and Enhancing Futsal Players' Recovery After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
2025 · Capsaicin (CAP) condition · 12 collegiate male futsal players with at least three years of competitive futsal experience
12 mg1 day12
Acute Capsaicin Supplementation Improves Resistance Training Performance in Trained Men
2018 · capsaicin condition · healthy, resistance-trained young men (mean age 22.7 years)
12 mg1 day10
Effects of red pepper on appetite and energy intake
1999 · HF and red pepper · Japanese female subjects; age and health condition not reported
10 g1 day—
Effects of red pepper on appetite and energy intake
1999 · HC and red pepper · Japanese female subjects; age and health condition not reported
10 g1 day—
Effects of red pepper on appetite and energy intake
1999 · Mixed diet and red-pepper appetizer · Caucasian male subjects; age and health condition not reported
6 g1 day—
A placebo-controlled trial of an oral capsaicin load in patients with functional dyspepsia
2011 · Capsaicin · Outpatients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms; 73 participants received a final diagnosis of functional dyspepsia
750 mcg1 day—
Effects of Capsaicin on Older Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study
2017 · capsaicin · Older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia; exact age range and sex not reported
0.75 mcg1 day—
Acute administration of capsaicin increases resting energy expenditure in young obese subjects without affecting energy intake, appetite, and circulating levels of orexigenic/anorexigenic peptides
2018 · capsaicin · Obese adolescents and young adults, age 21.0 ± 5.8 years
2 mg1 day—
The Effect of Dietary Supplements Containing Green Tea, Capsaicin and Ginger Extracts on Weight Loss and Metabolic Profiles in Overweight Women: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
2017 · Group A · Overweight women
100 mg8 weeks25
Capsaicin Supplementation Improved Risk Factors of Coronary Heart Disease in Individuals with Low HDL-C Levels
2017 · capsaicin group · Adults aged 30–50 with low serum HDL-C
2 mg90 days18
Improvement in insulin resistance and favourable changes in plasma inflammatory adipokines after weight loss associated with two months' consumption of a combination of bioactive food ingredients in overweight subjects
2013 · dietary supplement group · Healthy overweight men and women aged 25–45 years with BMI greater than 25 and less than 35 kg/m²
15 mg8 weeks50
Effect of oral intake of capsaicinoid beadlets on catecholamine secretion and blood markers of lipolysis in healthy adults: a randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind, cross-over study
2010 · Capsimax™ supplement condition · Healthy, exercise-trained men and women; mean ages about 24–26 years, with no diagnosed cardiovascular or metabolic disease
2 mg1 day20
Capsaicin Supplementation Improved Risk Factors of Coronary Heart Disease in Individuals with Low HDL-C Levels
2017 · capsaicin group · Adults aged 30–50 with low serum HDL-C
2 mg90 days18
Capsaicin Supplementation Improved Risk Factors of Coronary Heart Disease in Individuals with Low HDL-C Levels
2017 · capsaicin group · Adults aged 30–50 with low serum HDL-C
2 mg90 days18
Effect of capsaicin on substrate oxidation and weight maintenance after modest body-weight loss in human subjects
2003 · capsaicin group · moderately overweight adults after a 5–10% body-weight loss
135 mg90 days—
Capsaicin-containing chili improved postprandial hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and fasting lipid disorders in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and lowered the incidence of large-for-gestational-age newborns
2016 · capsaicin group · Pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus at 22–33 gestational weeks
5 mg4 weeks—