Calcium Pyruvate Energy Enhancer
by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 02313 7
- DSLD label 184877
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Calcium Pyruvate Energy Enhancer by Swanson Ultra lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 244 mg of calcium, 1.05 g of pyruvate and 100 mg of cayenne pepper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Calcium Pyruvate Energy Enhancer?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium PyruvateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Pyruvate) | 244 mg | 19% | Higher than 73% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Pyruvateas Calcium PyruvatePyruvate (Form: from Calcium Pyruvate) | 1.05 g | ||
| Cayenne Pepper | 100 mg | Higher than 70% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184877 (entered April 25, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving 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 Calcium Pyruvate Energy Enhancer's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Calcium PyruvateAllergy Research Group 2 shared, 72% alike
- Calcium PyruvateNutriCology 2 shared, 72% alike
- Pyruvate 600 mgNOW Sports 2 shared, 72% alike
- PyruvateBIOVEA 2 shared, 56% alike
- LipoleanSNI Elite Series · off the market 1 shared, 44% alike
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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules per day with food and water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184877.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Calcium Pyruvate Energy Enhancer have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2019.
- Label 184877 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 02313 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.