PlainVitamins

Energy Formula

by Pomology · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 91644 00159 7
  • DSLD label 16179
  • Serving 2 to 4 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Energy Formula by Pomology lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 100 mg of pomegranate extract, 100 mg of rhodiola rosea extract, 200 mg of guarana extract and 200 mg of gotu kola extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.

What is in Energy Formula?

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).

Energy Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 16179, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pomegranate extractas Ellagic AcidPomegranate extract (Form: standardized to 40% Ellagic Acid)100 mgPomegranate in Energy Formula against 860 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 12.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 70.5 mg.100 mg

Higher than 54% of 860 products listing pomegranate (median 70.5 mg).

Rhodiola rosea extractRhodiola rosea extract PlantPart: root Genus: Rhodiola Species: rosea Note: A 20:1 extract, equivalent to 4800 mg of fresh Rhodiola Rosea root100 mgRhodiola in Energy Formula against 945 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

49% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg).

Guarana Extractas CaffeineGuarana Extract (Form: standardized to 10% caffeine)200 mgGuarana in Energy Formula against 317 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.200 mg

Higher than 56% of 317 products listing guarana (median 125 mg).

Gotu Kola Extractas terpenesGotu Kola Extract (Form: standardized to 10% terpenes (Form: as asiaticosides))200 mgGotu Kola in Energy Formula against 393 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 225 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 393 products listing gotu kola (median 100 mg).

Suntheamine(R)as L-Theanine60 mgTheanine in Energy Formula against 1,602 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.60 mg

78% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg).

Cocoa Extractas TheobromineCocoa Extract (Form: standardized to 10% theobromine)200 mgCocoa in Energy Formula against 255 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 52% of 255 products listing cocoa (median 150 mg).

Green Tea Extractas Catechins, EGCG, PolyphenolsGreen Tea Extract (Form: standardized to 95% polyphenols, 75% catechins, 45% EGCG)300 mgGreen Tea in Energy Formula against 2,595 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 77% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 16179 (entered December 21, 2012), 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 Energy Formula'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: Take 2-4 capsules per day, or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is free of soy, sugar, yeast, dairy, wheat, gluten or artificial coloring and preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 16179.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Energy Formula have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 16179 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 91644 00159 7
  2. Label 2585 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market November 16, 2012 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 91644 00159 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bullwater Health & Fitness, LLC (distributor), Hoboken, New Jersey. All Pomology products.

Where next?