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Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch

by NOW Sports · tablet or pill · 10 tablets

  • Off the market since February 2024 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 245921
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 10 servings

Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch by NOW Sports lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 20 mg of niacin, 2 mg of Vit. B6, 6 mcg of vitamin B12 and 13 mg of calcium, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch?

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

Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245921, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Total Sugarsless than 1 g
Added Sugars1 g1%
Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Nicotinamide)20 mg125%Niacin in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vit. B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVit. B6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl)2 mg118%Vitamin B6 in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVit. B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)6 mcg250%Vitamin B12 in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 14,425 products6 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg6 mcg

74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate)13 mg1%Calcium in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 17,831 products13 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg13 mg

95% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium CarbonateMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Carbonate)25 mg6%Magnesium in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 14,003 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg25 mg

77% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Sodiumas Sodium Bicarbonate360 mg16%Sodium in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 14,514 products360 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.360 mg

Higher than 94% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Potassiumas Potassium BicarbonatePotassium (Form: from Potassium Bicarbonate)100 mg2%Potassium in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 11,614 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Green Tea extract125 mgGreen Tea in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 2,595 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 55% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

naturally occurring Caffeine36 mgCaffeine in Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch against 3,358 products36 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.36 mg

95% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245921 (entered March 25, 2021), 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?

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:

  • 95% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 13 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
  • 95% of the 3,358 products that print an amount of caffeine list more than its 36 mg of naturally occurring caffeine (filed by NIH under caffeine) (median 200 mg).

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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Dissolve 1 tablet daily into 16 oz. of water.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245921.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Citric Acid, Cane Sugar, L-Leucine, Powder, Natural flavor, Stevia leaf extract, Beta-Carotene, Maltodextrin.

How many labels does Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch have?

One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2021.

  1. Label 245921 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 10 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: Effervescent Effer-Hydrate Lemon Lime (flavor difference), Effervescent Effer-Hydrate Mixed Berry (flavor difference), Effervescent Effer-Energy Tropical Punch Flavor (image difference, same product), Effervescent Effer-Hydrate Lemon Lime Flavor (flavor difference), Effervescent Effer-Hydrate Mixed Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Effervescent Effer-Hydrate Orange Strawberry Flavor (flavor difference).

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 (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.

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