Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) and performance

What 2 graded rows on pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) agree on for performance, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) page, with its PubMed record.

Supplement

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2 rows · 22 people

They agree: both rows found no difference.

No difference

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade D, is an open-label trial of 14 people (2021) and found no difference.

The rows run from 8 to 14 people, published from 2012 to 2021: 2 single studies.

2 no difference

Grade DMuscle coenzyme A and cycling performance · No difference
Open-label trial · n 14 · 2021 · Trained male cyclists
6 g/day · 16 weeks
Muscle coenzyme A and acetyl-CoA content and time-to-exhaustion performance did not change.
Row on the Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) page · PubMed 33075232 (opens PubMed)
Grade DMuscle coenzyme A, fuel use and exercise performance · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 8 · 2012 · Healthy young men
1.5 g/day pantothenic acid plus 1.5 g/day cysteine · 1 week
Resting muscle coenzyme A, fuel selection during cycling and a 15-minute performance test did not differ from the glucose-polymer control.
Row on the Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) page · PubMed 22052867 (opens PubMed)