- SlimSet, best for label transparency: every dose printed and the clearest refund policy, but 138 mg of caffeine per capsule. Jump to details
- Burntide, best caffeine-free option: a simple vinegar and BHB gummy, with hidden doses and the weakest evidence. Jump to details
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The weight-loss aisle is the most crowded and the most exaggerated corner of the supplement market, so we kept this comparison deliberately narrow. We only included products we have already reviewed in full on this site and that are actually sold for weight or metabolism. Two qualify today: SlimSet, a caffeine-based capsule, and Burntide, an apple cider vinegar and BHB gummy. They cost exactly the same, so the choice comes down to what is in them, how openly it is labeled, and whether you can take caffeine.
The honest headline first: neither product has strong evidence for weight loss, and no supplement replaces changes to food, activity and sleep. Within those limits, SlimSet is the better-documented product, and Burntide is the one to choose if caffeine is off the table.
How we compared them
This comparison is based on labels, official pages and published research, not on personal testing. We did not take these products or weigh anyone. We read each label, order page, FAQ and refund policy, then checked each ingredient against published reviews and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Our criteria:
- Label transparency. Is every dose printed?
- Strength of ingredient evidence. What do human trials show for weight, and at what dose? Neither finished product has a published trial.
- Price per month. Each bottle or jar is a 30-day supply.
- Guarantee and refund terms. Clear rules beat generous-sounding but contradictory ones.
- Marketing red flags and safety. Overstated claims, look-alike websites, and ingredients that some people should avoid.
SlimSet vs Burntide: side by side
| SlimSet | Burntide | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Vegetable capsule, 1 a day | Gummy, 1 a day (30 per jar) |
| Key ingredients | Green coffee 130 mg, raspberry ketone 130 mg, garcinia 130 mg, green tea extract 130 mg, caffeine 138 mg | 525 mg blend of apple cider vinegar and BHB salts (calcium, magnesium, sodium) |
| Doses published? | ✅ Yes, every ingredient | ❌ No, one blend with no amount per ingredient |
| Caffeine | 138 mg per capsule, plus a little from the extracts | None listed |
| Sugar | None | 2 g per gummy (1 g added) |
| Price per unit (30-day supply) | $79 (2) · $69 (3) · $49 (6) | $79 (2) · $69 (3) · $49 (6) |
| Shipping | Free on 6 bottles; shown at checkout on 2 and 3 | Free on 6 jars; $9.99 US on 2; pages disagree on 3 |
| Guarantee | 60 days from order; return remaining or unopened bottles | 60 days from order; two conflicting return rules |
| Return shipping | Customer pays (unless damaged or wrong) | Not stated |
| Main safety point | Caffeine; rare liver reports with green tea extract and garcinia | Sugar for people watching blood sugar; vinegar with some medicines |
| Biggest marketing red flag | "Quiet the food noise", belly-fat targeting | "Total Metabolism Breakthrough"; look-alike domains |
Prices are the ones listed on each official order page when we reviewed them. They change from time to time, so the checkout page is always the final word.
1. SlimSet: best for label transparency (if you tolerate caffeine)
SlimSet does something many weight-management products do not: it prints the dose of every ingredient. One vegetable capsule holds 130 mg each of green coffee bean extract (50% chlorogenic acids), raspberry ketone, garcinia extract (50% HCA) and green tea extract (45% EGCG), plus 138 mg of caffeine anhydrous. There is no proprietary blend, no sugar, and the site text matches the label. Its refund policy is also the clearer of the two: dated June 2026, one set of rules, a written return address in Ogden, Utah.
The research behind these ingredients is modest. Green coffee and garcinia each showed small effects in 2011 meta-analyses that the authors flagged as low quality or not clinically meaningful. A Cochrane review found green tea's effect on weight very small and not statistically significant. Raspberry ketone has no published human trials on its own. Caffeine, the ingredient you will feel most, has a small, dose-related effect on weight in a 2019 meta-analysis. The 138 mg dose is the deciding factor: it is roughly a strong cup of coffee, and it rules SlimSet out for many people.
Pros
- Every dose printed; no proprietary blend
- Caffeine has the most consistent (if small) weight data of any ingredient here
- Clear, dated refund policy
- No sugar; one capsule a day
Cons
- 138 mg caffeine: not for sensitive, pregnant or heart-rhythm patients
- Green tea extract and garcinia have rare liver-injury reports
- Raspberry ketone has no human trials
- You pay return postage; shipping is not refunded
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2. Burntide: best for a caffeine-free option
Burntide is the simpler, gentler product: one fruit-flavored gummy a day with a 525 mg blend of apple cider vinegar and BHB salts, and no stimulant or caffeine on the label. If you cannot or do not want to take caffeine, it is the only option in this comparison. Copycat pages claim it contains green tea and cayenne; the official label does not.
Its weaknesses are on paper. The blend does not say how much vinegar or BHB you get. The vinegar study the brand cites (Kondo, 2009) was a 12-week trial of a vinegar drink, not a gummy, with modest results. BHB salts can raise blood ketones briefly, but there is no solid human evidence that they cause weight loss, and a gummy is not a ketogenic diet. Each gummy has 2 g of sugar, 1 g of it added. And the brand publishes two different return rules, one asking for all jars back and one for unused jars only, with no word on return postage. Several look-alike domains (burntide.org, getburntide.com and others) also use the name, so check that you are on burntide.us.
Pros
- Caffeine-free and stimulant-free
- Short, familiar ingredient list
- Pleasant gummy format
- One-time payment, 60-day guarantee
Cons
- Proprietary blend: no amount per ingredient
- Weakest ingredient evidence for weight in this comparison
- 2 g of sugar per gummy
- Conflicting refund rules; look-alike websites
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Evidence check: what each ingredient has shown
| Ingredient | Product | Best evidence for weight |
|---|---|---|
| Caffeine | SlimSet | Small, dose-related effect in a 2019 meta-analysis |
| Green coffee extract | SlimSet | Small effect in low-quality trials (2011 meta-analysis); ODS calls it limited |
| Garcinia (HCA) | SlimSet | Small difference, not clinically meaningful (2011 meta-analysis) |
| Green tea extract | SlimSet | Very small, not statistically significant (Cochrane, 2012) |
| Raspberry ketone | SlimSet | No human trials on its own |
| Apple cider vinegar | Burntide | One small 12-week trial of a vinegar drink (2009) |
| BHB salts | Burntide | Raise blood ketones briefly; no solid evidence of weight loss |
None of these studies tested SlimSet or Burntide. They describe ingredients, often in different forms and doses. Read the table as "what is plausible at best", not as a promise.
The caffeine question decides it for many people
SlimSet's 138 mg of caffeine, plus a few milligrams from the green tea and green coffee extracts, is close to a strong cup of coffee. The FDA cites about 400 mg a day as an amount not generally linked to negative effects in healthy adults, so count your coffee, tea, soda and energy drinks too; the brand itself says not to combine SlimSet with other caffeinated products. Skip it if caffeine makes you jittery or keeps you awake, if you are pregnant or nursing, or if you have heart rhythm problems or high blood pressure. Take it in the morning if you do take it.
Burntide has no caffeine, which is its strongest selling point. Its trade-off is a little sugar in every gummy, which matters mainly for people counting carbohydrates or managing blood sugar.
Price and guarantees
The prices are identical: $79 per unit for 2, $69 for 3 and $49 for 6, each a one-time payment with no subscription, and the 6-unit package ships free with three e-books in both cases. For 2 and 3 units, both brands show confusing shipping labels, so the checkout total is the number to trust.
The guarantees are both 60 days from the order date, but they are not equally clear. SlimSet's refund page is dated, consistent with its support page, and spells out that you return remaining or unopened bottles and pay return postage. Burntide publishes two rules that contradict each other and does not say who pays postage, so email support and get the answer in writing before you ship anything. On refund clarity, SlimSet wins.
First, talk to a doctor about your weight
Weight that changes without an obvious reason deserves a medical visit before any supplement. An underactive thyroid can cause weight gain and fatigue; so can some medicines, including certain antidepressants, steroids and diabetes drugs; and midlife hormonal changes play a part for many women. A simple blood test can rule out the thyroid, and a doctor can review your medication list.
It is also worth knowing that, for adults with obesity or weight-related health problems, there are prescription treatments with far stronger evidence than anything in the supplement aisle. A doctor can tell you whether you are a candidate. The NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements is blunt about the category these two products belong to: evidence for most weight-loss supplement ingredients is limited, and effects, where they exist, are small. Neither SlimSet nor Burntide is a treatment for obesity.
Who should check with a doctor first
- SlimSet: anyone with liver disease (green tea extract and garcinia have rare liver-injury reports), anyone taking nadolol or other beta-blockers, stimulant medication or any prescription medicine, and anyone with anxiety, high blood pressure or a heart rhythm disorder. Stop and seek care if you notice yellow skin or eyes, dark urine or upper-right abdominal pain.
- Burntide: people with diabetes or on diabetes medicine (sugar per gummy, and vinegar has been linked to interactions with insulin), people on diuretics or digoxin, and anyone with kidney disease or on a sodium-restricted diet, since BHB salts supply minerals including sodium.
- Both: pregnant or nursing women and anyone under 18.
Our verdict
SlimSet is our top pick for adults who tolerate caffeine well. It is the more transparent product, with every dose printed and a clear refund policy, and its caffeine is the ingredient with the most consistent, if small, evidence. Choose it deliberately, count your total caffeine, and treat it as a small add-on to a food and activity plan.
Burntide is the better choice if you need to avoid caffeine and like the idea of a gummy. Accept that its doses are hidden and its evidence is thin, buy only on burntide.us, and confirm the refund rule by email.
If you have a lot of weight to lose or a weight-related health problem, put your doctor ahead of both: that conversation opens options that no supplement can match.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best weight loss supplement?
Of the weight-management products we have fully reviewed, SlimSet ranks first for label transparency and refund clarity, provided you tolerate caffeine. No supplement has strong evidence for weight loss.
Is SlimSet better than Burntide?
On transparency and evidence, yes: SlimSet prints every dose and includes caffeine, which has a small, dose-related effect on weight. Burntide is better for anyone who must avoid caffeine.
How much caffeine is in SlimSet?
138 mg of caffeine anhydrous per capsule, plus up to about 4 mg from the green tea extract and an unstated amount from the green coffee extract.
Does Burntide contain caffeine?
No caffeine is listed on the Burntide label. It contains a 525 mg blend of apple cider vinegar and BHB salts, and 2 g of sugar per gummy.
Do apple cider vinegar or BHB gummies work for weight loss?
The evidence is weak. One small trial of a vinegar drink showed modest changes, and BHB salts have no solid evidence of causing weight loss on their own.
Should I see a doctor before taking a weight loss supplement?
Yes, especially if your weight changed without a clear reason, if you take medicine, or if you have heart, liver, kidney or thyroid problems. A doctor can also discuss prescription options with much stronger evidence.
Related reading
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Buy it from the official store so the guarantee applies, and keep your order email until you decide.
Check SlimSet price on the official site →Opens the brand's official website · money-back guaranteeSources
- SlimSet official order page, sales page, refund and support pages (June 2026) and Supplement Facts label (slimset.us/funnelb3/), as summarized in our SlimSet review
- Burntide official order page, Supplement Facts label (REV 04/24), support page, terms and returns policy (burntide.us/funnelb3/), as summarized in our Burntide review
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss. ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/WeightLoss-HealthProfessional
- Onakpoya I. et al. The use of green coffee extract as a weight loss supplement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2011. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20871849
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration consumer guidance on caffeine intake (about 400 mg a day for healthy adults)