Fat Burner · label-based rating

Hardcore Elite

by Hydroxycut · $24.99 / 50 servings ($0.50/serving)
D
Formula
Badly underdosed
C
Deal
Marked up

"America's #1 selling weight-loss brand." Decades of TV ads.

Key ingredients

Caffeine · Green Coffee Extract · C. canephora robusta · L-Theanine

Doses are hidden or too numerous to grade one-by-one — this product carries a label-based rating.

Make it yourself — per serving

Ingredient (bulk)Cost/serving
Caffeine Anhydrous$0.08
Your DIY cost$0.08
Hydroxycut charges ($24.99 / 50 servings)$0.50

That's a 6.3× markup over building the same actives from bulk powders. (Receipt covers the parts that matter — the recognizable actives.)

The verdict

The only ingredient here with real fat-loss evidence is caffeine; the green-coffee and other extracts are window dressing (the company has a history of pulled products and lawsuits). You're buying a caffeine pill with a marketing budget. A plain caffeine tab in bulk does the same for pennies.
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Head-to-head

Hardcore Elite vs Fat Burner

More Fat Burner grades

Fat Burner — BInstant Knockout — C

Educational only — not medical advice. Grades and clinical doses are computed from public labels against sourced research (citations on the main site); prices last verified 2026-07-21. Expensive Powder has no sponsors; bulk links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a grade. Talk to a clinician before starting any supplement.