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Energy Complex

by Nutricost · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10139 57361 6
  • DSLD label 333806
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 120 servings

Energy Complex by Nutricost lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mg of yerba mate, powder, 100 mg of black tea leaf extract, 50 mg of guarana seed extract and 50 mg of gotu kola leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Energy Complex?

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

Energy Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 333806, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Yerba Mate, Powderas Ilex paraguariensis, Powder250 mgMate in Energy Complex against 131 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 65% of 131 products listing mate (median 100 mg).

Black Tea Leaf Extractas Camellia sinensis Leaf Extract50% caffeine100 mgBlack Tea in Energy Complex against 81 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 350 mg.100 mg

73% of 81 products listing black tea give more (median 350 mg).

Guarana Seed Extractas Caffeine47% caffeine50 mgGuarana in Energy Complex against 317 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.50 mg

71% of 317 products listing guarana give more (median 125 mg).

Gotu Kola leaf extract50 mgGotu Kola in Energy Complex against 393 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 225 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

70% of 393 products listing gotu kola give more (median 100 mg).

Caffeine, Naturalas Camellia sinensis98% caffeine25 mgCaffeine in Energy Complex against 3,358 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.25 mg

96% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 333806 (entered July 24, 2025), 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:

  • 96% of the 3,358 products that print an amount of caffeine list more than its 25 mg of 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Energy Complex'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 use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily with 8-12 oz of water or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Do not consume more than 400 mg of caffeine from any source in a 24 hour period.
Warning: For healthy individuals 18 years and older.
Consult a healthcare professional prior to use if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten-free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 333806.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Energy Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 333806 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 10139 57361 6
  2. Label 77052 Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 02669 93419 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nutricost (distributor), Vineyard, UT. All Nutricost products.

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