All this bickering -- what are we, women?
This is the deal; If somthing has potential benefit, bodybuilders are going to try it. If it sucks, most will catch on and abadon it. Usually it's only when a supp company keeps promoting bogus products do people kid themselves into believing they work.
Advertising also brings in new suckers all the time. This is not the case with Carao. So if you want to pick on something, there are a lot of other choices. Lets start with your list.
Creatine: Overrated. Temporarilly increases strength through water retention. Excess creatine will not increse ATP beyond ones natural limit. "Loading" creatine is a scam.
Whey: Another golden child of the supp industry. Whey is just another form of protein, no better or worse than others. A pound cost about a dollar. A one pound tub of a MRP contains a quarter pound of protein and costs approx $40.
Glutamine: Worthless garbage promoted by the supp companies. Completely innefective in oral form since the body is designed to make glutamine from BCAA. Raises ammonia levels.
Vit/Min; No shit.
Flax Seed oil: A phytoestroen that's recently been shown to remove androgens from the body. Has been linked to prostate cancer.
There you go. That's your "best" list. Now tell me again how we're being scammed by a farmer in Costa Rico selling a 2 month supply of Carao for 20 bucks.