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CoQ10 50 mg

by NOW · softgel capsule · 50 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03192 1
  • DSLD label 314121
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 50 servings

CoQ10 50 mg by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 20 mg of vitamin E, 70 mcg of selenium and 50 mg of coenzyme Q-10. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in CoQ10 50 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).

CoQ10 50 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314121, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol20 mg133%
Seleniumas L-Selenomethionine70 mcg127%Selenium in CoQ10 50 mg against 7,658 products70 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg70 mcg

Higher than 52% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mcg.

Coenzyme Q-1050 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in CoQ10 50 mg against 2,922 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

53% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314121 (entered July 25, 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?

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 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 CoQ10 50 mg'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
Suggested Usage: Take 1 softgel 1 to 2 times daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no titanium dioxide.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314121.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Bran Oil, Softgel Capsule, Beeswax, Soy Lecithin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher) Contains Gelatin; Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does CoQ10 50 mg have?

13 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314121 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03192 1
  2. Label 245832 Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03193 8
  3. Label 245829 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03192 1
  4. Label 69810 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03192 1
  5. Label 55754 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 200 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03195 2
  6. Label 55753 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03193 8
  7. Label 55752 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market July 18, 2016 · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03192 1
  8. Label 46088 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 200 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03195 2
  9. Label 46087 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03193 8
  10. Label 46086 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03192 1
  11. Label 14636 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 200 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03195 2
  12. Label 14635 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03193 8
  13. Label 14633 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03192 1

DSLD also links this label to: Dark Matter Fruit Punch (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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