If you’re dedicated to your personal fitness, you’re probably familiar with the ketogenic diet – the carb-free, high-fat diet that’s been taking the fitness community by storm. In this Perfect Keto review, we’re going to take a look at Perfect Keto, one of the most popular keto supplement lines on the market today.
It’s important to point out that people go on the ketogenic diet for a variety of reasons, so not all of our review is going to apply to everybody. We’ve written from the perspective of shedding fat and building muscle, since this is the most common reason people go on the diet. However, a lot of what we’re going to say applies if you’re going ketogenic to manage epilepsy or cancer.
It’s also important to note that a lot of these products are useful whether or not you’re on the keto diet. For example, proper carbohydrate metabolism is healthy for everybody, so Perfect Keto’s Blood Sugar Support Capsules are a good dietary supplement no matter who you are.
We’ll cover what’s in Perfect Keto, how it works, and whether or not it’s effective. We’ll also talk about potential side effects, as well as how much it’s going to cost you.
What is Perfect Keto?
Perfect Keto is a line of supplements that are formulated to support ketosis. Their products are all-natural, organic, and GMO-free. They’re also free of fillers and other additives, which is a major plus for people with allergies and other food sensitivities.
Because they don’t include fillers, only a couple of their products are pills. The majority are powders for shakes and smoothies, and come in a variety of flavors. This makes them ideal if you have a protein shake before your workout. You can stir in these supplements in whatever flavor most appeals to you, and go about your day as normal.
In addition to individual supplements, Perfect Keto also sells supplement packages for different purposes. They have a weight loss package, a mental performance package, a physical performance package, and another package designed to promote general health. These contain a selection of supplements at a reduced price.
In this review, we’ll focus primarily on their supplement products. These are:
- Exogenous ketone base, the foundation of any keto supplement program.
- Electrolyte soft gels, for maintaining balanced electrolyte levels.
- Blood sugar support capsules, for burning residual carbs as quickly as possible.
- Keto greens powder, for getting dietary fiber and necessary plant nutrients.
- MCT oil powder, to increase the quantity of easily-digestible fat in your diet.
- Keto nootropic, a mix of ketones, herbs, collagen and MCT oil for mental health.
While we won’t be talking about their other products, it’s important to note that Perfect Keto offers more than just supplements. These include:
- Keto bars, a ketogenic protein bar with 19 grams of fat and only 3 grams of carbs.
- Keto collagen, a supplement powder for promoting healthy joints, hair, skin and nails.
- Instant keto coffee, a coffee with added MCT oil.
- Ketone testing strips, simple urine test strips for measuring your ketone levels.
- Keto nut butter, a keto-friendly macadamia and cashew nut butter with added coconut oil.
Perfect Keto Ingredients
The ingredients in perfect keto vary depending on what supplement we’re talking about. Let’s take a quick look at each of the major ones,
Exogenous Ketone Base Ingredients
Perfect Keto’s Exogenous Ketone Base contains beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) salts, which are ketones attached to an electrolyte for improved absorption. They also include monk fruit extract, stevia leaf, and natural flavors that are different depending on which flavor you choose.
The 11.3 grams of BHB are the main ingredient, while the other ingredients improve absorption and flavor. And flavor is key here! BHB tastes bad, and flavoring takes it from “bad” to “tolerable”. Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what Perfect Keto has to say on their website:
“Exogenous ketones are not delicious. They are not meant to be delicious. In fact, when taken alone, they are horrendous. We engineered our products to deliver the many benefits of exogenous ketones without losing your lunch. However, many people will still find the product slightly bitter, or to have a strange aftertaste.”
We appreciate their candor. Bottom line: mix this in your protein shake, and it will taste just fine.
Electrolyte Soft Gel Ingredient
Each electrolyte soft gel capsule contains 35mg of calcium, 35mg of magnesium, 140mg of sodium, and 70mg of potassium, with organic rice for bulk. The capsules themselves are made of gelatin.
Blood Sugar Support Capsule Ingredients
The main ingredients in Perfect Keto’s Blood Sugar Support Capsules are 5,000 micrograms of biotin, and 300 micrograms of chromium picolinate. Other active ingredients are 1,000 micrograms of Gymnema sylvestre leaf powder, 500 micrograms each of bitter melon extract and cinnamon bark extract, 300 micrograms of berberine bark extract, and 60 micrograms of banaba leaf extract. The capsule itself is vegetarian, although they don’t specify what it’s made of.
Keto Greens Powder Ingredients
The main ingredient in Keto Greens powder is a 4,000mg blend of alfalfa leaf juice, wheat grass, barley grass, oat grass, broccoli, cabbage, parsley, kale, spirulina, chlorella, kelp, dulse, dandelion and broccoli sprouts.
It also contains a 950mg antioxidant blend, with Berberine HCl, bromelain, alpha lipoic acid, milk thistle seed extract, inositol, gotu kola, Reishi mushroom powder, and hibiscus flower extract.
The 500mg of organic fruit include apple, maquiberry, pomegranate, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry and cranberry. There’s also a 300mg absorption blend, including amylase, cellulase, lactase, lipase, protease, and N-Acetyl cysteine.
If that’s not enough, there are also 5000mg of MCT oil powder. That’s a lot of nutrients in one scoop of powder!
MCT Oil Powder Ingredients
Perfect Keto’s MCT Oil Powder contains 10 grams of pure MCT oil powder with acacia fiber, stevia leaf, and natural flavors. The salted caramel flavor also contains sea salt.
Keto Nootropic Ingredients
The keto nootropic contains dozens of vitamins, minerals and enzymes for promoting ketogenic metabolism. The main ones are vitamins B1, B2, and B12, as well as 100mg of alpha lipoic acid, 5,000mg of MCT oil, powder, 100mg of Phosphatidylserine, and 100mg of gingko biloba leaf extract.
How Does Perfect Keto Work?
Just like the ingredients, we’re going to tackle each supplement separately here. This is necessary, since not all of them work the same way or have the same effect.
How the Exogenous Ketone Base Works
Exogenous ketones are the keystone of any ketogenic supplement program. They work by increasing your blood ketone level directly, without the need for your liver to break down any fat. This is particularly helpful at two times.
First, when you’re transitioning to keto, your liver takes a few days to ramp up ketone production. Since you won’t be eating carbs, your body loses a lot of energy, which can leave you sluggish and listless. Taking exogenous ketones can give you enough energy to get through a hard day’s work.
Secondly, a lot of people take exogenous ketones right before a workout. It’s similar to carb-loading before a workout to boost your metabolism, except it’s keto-friendly!
How the Electrolyte Soft Gels Work
Every diet has its drawbacks, and the ketogenic diet is no different. The main downside here is that your body will tend to shed a lot of water, leading to dehydration. That’s easily solved by drinking plenty of water, but the constant peeing is going to drain your body of electrolytes.
Some people try eating a lot of salt to counteract this, but salt only contains sodium, not calcium, magnesium or phosphorus. Perfect Keto’s electrolyte supplements provide all of these nutrients in the proper proportions, so you won’t suffer from weakness or mental fog due to an electrolyte deficiency.
How the Blood Sugar Support Capsules Work
The point of the blood sugar support capsules is to boost your ability to burn carbohydrates. At first, this may seem counterintuitive. Isn’t the whole point of the ketogenic diet to not eat carbohydrates?
It is, but no diet is perfect. And frankly, unless you limit yourself to a very small selection of raw foods, you’re going to end up eating a few grams of carbs every day. In itself, this isn’t a deal-breaker. However, the faster you burn those carbs, the less they’ll interrupt the flow of your ketogenic metabolism.
The blood sugar support capsules contain several vitamins and minerals that increase the rate of glucose metabolism in your cells. Vitamin B7, for example, increases all forms of metabolism, while chromium piccolinate is so good at boosting carbohydrate metabolism that many doctors recommend it as a supplement for diabetics.
How the Keto Greens Powder Works
This is more straightforward than the other supplements, because keto greens powder is really just a bunch of powdered veggies. The idea here is to get plenty of healthy, natural vitamins from these vegetables while minimizing carb intake.
One of the biggest challenges people face on the ketogenic diet is getting enough nutrients when they feel full all the time from eating a lot of fat. This powder makes it easier by reducing the overall bulk of the veggies.
How the MCT Oil Powder Works
MCT oil is the healthiest, easiest to digest fat that you can eat. It’s a common ingredient in many ketogenic recipes, and helps boost your intake of healthy fats. However, a lot of people don’t like it because, well, it’s oil, and oil can be gross to eat a lot of. By putting it in powdered form, Perfect Keto makes it easier to stomach.
How the Keto Nootropic Works
We’ve already talked about most of the ingredients in the keto nootropic. The one thing we haven’t really discussed is alpha lipoic acid (ALA). ALA is an enzyme that your cells’ mitochondria produce naturally to help your body break down glucose and glycogen.
This is incredibly helpful while you’re getting into ketosis, since your body needs to use up its sugar reserves before it will start converting fat into ketones. It’s also helpful for burning residual carbs as quickly as possible – similar to the blood sugar support – as well as for managing cheat days.
Is it Effective or is Perfect Keto a Scam?
We hope we’ve done a good enough job of covering the benefits of Perfect Keto’s supplements to explain why it’s not a scam. Like many health supplements, it can be on the pricey side, but the benefits are real and supported by nutrition science.
The one thing we should mention is that one of this will work if you’re not actually following the ketogenic diet. Some of the supplements, like the keto greens powder and electrolytes, can be healthy for a variety of people, but in and of themselves they’re not going to help you lose weight. Perfect Keto can help you, but they can’t do your grocery shopping for you.
Potential Perfect Keto Side Effects
As with any supplement, it’s not a good idea to take more than the recommended dose of any of these supplements. Taking too many electrolytes, for example, can cause dehydration and raise your blood pressure. If you take the recommended quantity of Perfect Keto, you should be perfectly fine.
There’s one exception to this, and it’s worth mentioning: a lot of people suffer from nausea or diarrhea while they’re getting used to the keto diet. Your gut bacteria and digestive enzymes need some time to adjust to the large quantities of fat you’ll be eating.
If you’re having gut problems, anything containing MCT oil is liable to exacerbate them. This makes sense; if too much fat is causing your problems, the last thing you need is to eat even more fat.
In this case, your best option is to simply adjust your dosage. Instead of taking a full scoop of MCT oil powder and keto greens, start with a quarter scoop. Once you’ve adjusted, increase that to half a scoop, then wait again. Finally, you should be able to adjust to a full scoop without having any problems.
Conclusion
As you can see, there’s a lot to like about Perfect Keto.
The thing we appreciate most about this company, as opposed to some other keto supplement companies, is that they offer a wide variety of products instead of one miracle pill or powder. This reflects a scientific approach to the ketogenic diet.
Simply put, not everyone is going to need all of these supplements, and you’re not necessarily going to need them at all phases of your diet. By dividing up their supplements into multiple package, Perfect Keto gives you control of your program.
Need exogenous ketones to get into ketosis, but not to stay there? Take them while you’re transitioning, then keep them around for cheat days. Need blood sugar support when you have a meal with more carbs than you should? Take them in those circumstances, and leave them in your pantry for the next time you need them.
That said, there’s one product in their lineup that everyone on the keto diet should be taking: the electrolyte soft gels. Electrolyte imbalance is one of the worst possible side effects of the ketogenic diet, and there’s no reason for it to happen. An electrolyte supplement is practically mandatory for long-term keto dieters. Even for short-timers, it can help ease the symptoms of keto flu.
We hope this review was helpful. Even if you decide to choose a different supplement line, we hope you’ve learned a thing or two about which keto supplements are right for you and your body.
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