Energy Enhancer

by GNC Longevity Factors · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 caplets

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 2108
  • Serving 3 caplets
  • 30 servings

Energy Enhancer by GNC Longevity Factors lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 caplets, such as 10 mg of niacin, 1,500 mg of L-arginine, micronized, 300 mg of MegaNatural(R) -BP(TM) grape seed extract and 150 mg of peg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Energy Enhancer?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 caplets. 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 Enhancer: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2108, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacin10 mg50%Niacin in Energy Enhancer against 12,413 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg10 mg

77% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

L-Arginine, Micronized1,500 mgArginine in Energy Enhancer against 1,455 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 81% of 1,455 products listing arginine (median 500 mg).

MegaNatural(R) -BP(TM) Grape Seed Extract300 mgGrape in Energy Enhancer against 1,900 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.300 mg

Higher than 89% of 1,900 products listing grape (median 50 mg).

Peg150 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2108 (entered November 25, 2011), 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?

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take three caplets daily.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Sugar, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2108.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Calcium Carbonate, Enteric Coating, Titanium Dioxide, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin.

How many labels does Energy Enhancer have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 2108 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market December 19, 2023 · 90 caplets

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Longevity Factors products.

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