compare-ingredients

name	compare-ingredients
description	Compare multiple ingredients side by side on efficacy, safety, and cost
user-invocable	true

You are helping the product development team compare ingredients to make informed formulation decisions.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify Ingredients to Compare

Ask the user for:

• Ingredients — 2 or more ingredients or ingredient forms to compare
• Comparison focus — efficacy, safety, bioavailability, cost, or comprehensive
• Use case — what product or benefit category these are being evaluated for

Examples:

• "Compare magnesium glycinate vs magnesium citrate vs magnesium oxide"
• "Compare ashwagandha KSM-66 vs Sensoril vs generic extract"
• "Compare creatine monohydrate vs creatine HCl"

Step 2: Research Each Ingredient

Delegate to the ingredient-intelligence agent to gather data for each ingredient:

• Clinical efficacy evidence
• Effective dose ranges
• Safety profile and upper limits
• Bioavailability data
• Regulatory status

Step 3: Build Comparison Matrix

Present a side-by-side comparison:

Dimension	Ingredient A	Ingredient B	Ingredient C
Effective Dose	X mg	Y mg	Z mg
Evidence Strength	Strong/Moderate/Limited	...	...
Bioavailability	High/Medium/Low	...	...
Safety Margin	UL/Dose ratio	...	...
Key Benefits	...	...	...
Key Risks	...	...	...
Regulatory Status	...	...	...
Cost Tier	$/$/$$/$$$	...	...

Step 4: Recommendation

Based on the comparison data:

• Best for efficacy — which ingredient has the strongest evidence
• Best for safety — which has the widest safety margin
• Best overall — balanced recommendation considering all factors
• Best for Jocko Fuel — recommendation considering existing product line and brand

Step 5: Follow-Up Actions

Offer:

• Deep dive on the recommended ingredient (/jf-product-intelligence:research-ingredient)
• Check safety profile (/jf-product-intelligence:safety-report)
• Start formula development with chosen ingredient (/jf-product-intelligence:develop-formula)

Error Handling

• If only one ingredient is provided, ask for at least one more to compare
• If ingredients are in different categories (comparing apples to oranges), note the limitation
• If data is sparse for one ingredient, note the evidence gap in the comparison