PlainVitamins

5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry

by Living Essentials · liquid · 11.58 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 314007
  • Serving 0.97 to 1.96 fluid ounces (1/2-1 bottle); amounts per 1.93 fluid ounces
  • 6 servings

5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry by Living Essentials lists 10 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1.93 fluid ounces, such as 40 mg of niacin, 40 mg of vitamin B6 and 500 mcg of vitamin B12; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.93 fluid ounces. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314007, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacinas Niacinamide40 mg250%Niacin in 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry against 12,413 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg40 mg

Higher than 71% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. 2.3 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride40 mg2,353%Vitamin B6 in 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry against 15,277 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg40 mg

Higher than 85% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin500 mcg20,833%Vitamin B12 in 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry against 14,425 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mcg.

Energy Blend2,000 mg
Taurinein the blend, no amount given
Glucuronic Acidas Glucuronolactoneas or from glucuronolactonein the blend, no amount given
Malic Acidin the blend, no amount given
N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosinein the blend, no amount given
L-Phenylalaninein the blend, no amount given
Caffeine230 mgCaffeine in 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry against 3,358 products230 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.230 mg

Higher than 68% of 3,358 products listing caffeine (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 460 mg.

Citicolinein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314007 (entered May 23, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 80 mg of niacin, 2.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Recommended use: take one half (1/2) bottle for moderate energy. Take one whole bottle for maximum energy. Do not exceed two bottles daily, consumed several hours apart.
Warnings
Caution: Contains caffeine comparable to 12 ounces of the leading premium coffee. Limit caffeine products to avoid nervousness, sleeplessness, and occasional rapid heartbeat. You may experience a Niacin Flush (hot feeling, skin redness) that lasts a few minutes. This is caused by increased blood flow near the skin.
Do not take if you are pregnant or nursing. If you are taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Not recommended for children.
Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Sugar free
Storage
Use or discard any remained within 72 hours (three days) after opening. Refrigeration not required.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314007.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Water, Purified, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Sucralose, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Star-K (Kosher).

How many labels does 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Berry have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314007 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 11.58 fluid ounces
  2. Label 33954 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · UPC 7 19410 70012 6
  3. Label 33397 Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 1.93 fl. Oz.
  4. Label 18172 Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 6 Pack · UPC 7 19410 70006 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Living Essentials, LLC (distributor), FARM HLS, MI. All Living Essentials products.

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