Compare · Healing peptide
BPC-157 vs TB-500
Both are healing peptide compounds. Here's how they line up on the evidence — graded the same way.
| BPC-157 | TB-500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence | Animal only | Animal only |
| Class | Healing peptide | Healing peptide |
| Summary | A synthetic peptide marketed for healing, but human data is limited to a few tiny uncontrolled studies. It is unapproved and banned in sport. | TB-500 is a synthetic thymosin beta-4 fragment marketed for healing, but human data on the fragment itself is essentially absent and the supporting research is animal-only. |
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BPC-157
BPC-157 is one of the most hyped "healing peptides" in the recovery and longevity world. Strip away the marketing, and the human evidence is remarkably thin.
TB-500
TB-500 is a lab-made peptide sold widely as a "healing" and recovery compound. It is worth separating clearly from the natural protein it is derived from, because much of the optimistic marketing borrows credibility from research that did not actually use TB-500.