Science Intelligence

Lit Review™


Your biggest competitive advantage might be hiding in Table 3.

What It Is

A Lit Review™ starts with your product: what’s in it, how much, and in what form. We find what’s been published on each of those ingredients for what your product is meant to do, check it against what competitors already claim, and sort it into what you can use, what’s new, what nobody is saying yet, and what doesn’t hold up.


How It Runs

It starts with what’s in your product.

Every ingredient gets its own search, scoped to what your product is for. Then we look across the shelf at what competitors already say, and land on what your brand can use.

01Your formula
02The science on each ingredient
03What the shelf already says
04What you can use
Your product Lullwell™ Magnesium Night Dietary supplement · 2 capsules
  • Magnesium glycinate200 mg
  • L-theanine100 mg
  • Tart cherry480 mg
What the science says
Magnesium glycinate
Absorbed better than magnesium oxideStrong
Improves sleep on its ownMixed
L-theanine
Supports relaxation without drowsinessGood
Tart cherry
A natural source of melatoninStrong
Longer sleep timeEarly
What you can use
Nobody is saying itAbsorption.

Every bottle on the shelf leads with milligrams. None talk about the form.

A new angleA calm mind and a relaxed body.

Two ingredients, two jobs, in one routine.

Where it stopsSleep outcomes.

The evidence is mixed, so sleep stays in support language.

Illustrative · Lullwell™ is a fictional product


What Comes Back

Every study, including the ones that disagree.

Every study on your ingredients, with what it found and how closely it matches your product. The ones that cut against a claim stay in. They tell you where to stop.

420studies and trials found
58relevant to your product
21 support a claim 4 mixed 6 no effect · kept as guardrails 27 context
StudyDesignWhat it foundFits the product?
Author et al. 2021RCT, crossover · n=40Glycinate raised blood magnesium more than oxide at the same dose. SupportsMatches dose and form
Author et al. 2018Systematic review · 14 trialsOrganic forms were absorbed better than inorganic forms across trials. SupportsPartial mixed doses
Author et al. 2023RCT, double-blind · n=80No difference in sleep scores between forms after eight weeks. No effectMatches dose and form
Author et al. 2016Observational · n=3,900Adults with higher magnesium intake reported better sleep quality. ContextGap diet, not a supplement
The honest line

Better absorption is not the same as better sleep. One well-run trial found no difference in sleep between forms, so the claims stop at absorption and every sleep line stays structure/function.

Illustrative · Lullwell™ is a fictional product; studies and figures are invented and identifiers masked


Strategic speed, not academic sprawl.

The traditional lit review

  • Time6+ months of academic process
  • OutputA dense research summary nobody reads twice
  • Built forDocumentation

LTB Lit Review™

  • TimeA fraction of the time — months, not years
  • OutputA strategic science map for claims, formulation, and positioning
  • Built forDecisions
Proof

Cheers: retail-ready in three weeks.

36 ingredients
Scored against a national retailer's clinical evidence bar
13 Tier A
Priority ingredients, with 10 on-pack-eligible claims
4 formulation builds
Retail-ready formulations with complete dosing
What You Get

Every study on your ingredients, sorted into what’s established, what’s new, what nobody is claiming yet and what doesn’t hold up. Plus the directions your brand could own, ready to become claims in Claim Dev™.


FAQ

Common questions

What is a Lit Review™?

A Lit Review™ is a fast, strategic review of the published science behind your product — what’s established about your ingredients, what’s new, what nobody is claiming yet, and the claims you could credibly own. It's Phase 1 of the Science Marketing Engine.

How long does a Lit Review™ take?

A few months, not the year-plus a traditional review can take. Our AI-assisted process compresses the timeline without cutting corners on rigor.

Who is a Lit Review™ for?

Consumer health and healthcare brands deciding where to invest, what to claim, or how to differentiate — ideally before committing to a formula or a campaign.

What do I get from a Lit Review™?

A clear map of the evidence: mechanisms, claim opportunities scored against the standard that matters (retailer or regulatory), competitive white space, and a prioritized direction for marketing.

How is it different from a standard literature review?

A standard review tells you what the studies say. A Lit Review™ tells you where your brand can credibly win — built for marketing decisions, not just academic completeness.

How is this different from an AI literature-search tool?

A search tool gives your team a faster way to find papers. It does not screen them, verify that identifiers resolve, read the load-bearing ones in full text, or decide what the evidence will and will not support. That work is the review, and it is what we deliver. We wrote a fuller comparison here: IngredientAI vs. Let There Be.


Find out where your science can win.

A Lit Review™ moves fast — and the white space it finds lasts years.

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